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$50 million philanthropic investment led by Quilter family leads to transforming Alzheimer’s Research at university
$20 million gift from Bob McCreary to university is the latest chapter in one man’s lifelong love story with his alma mater
$10 million latest gift from visionary philanthropists Charles and Lisa Simonyi establishes major new initiative dedicated to advancing Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and emerging technologies
$12.5 million new gift from philanthropist Andrew Forrest accelerates global climate action; his giving to date tops $6.5 billion
$1 billion new commitment from Connie and Steve Ballmer one of the largest philanthropic investments in early childhood education in history
$10 million gift to university from Ann and Jeremy Pava
$300 million latest gift from Denny Sanford, to build a major medical center
$10 million gift from alumna Christina M. Dennis to business school aims to expand opportunity and nurture the next generation of transformative business leaders
$40 million donation by Aud Jebsen sets new benchmark for global music education
$11 million gift to children’s hospital from Anne and Don Edwards is aimed at reshaping the landscape of genetics and rare disease research
$20 million gift from Lynda and Stewart Resnick deepens their philanthropic legacy, launches student success center. Their philanthropy to date amounts to $2.5 billion
$30 million gift from university alumnus Michael Rees will help bolster a scholars program
$100 million from Ben and Lucy Walton supercharges global debt-for-climate swaps
$13 million naming gift from George Conrades to endow university’s new engineering school
$11 billion turned down, a life given away: Craig Newmark’s wonderfully odd Giving Pledge
$75 million stage for generosity: Julie Beren Platt and Marc Platt take a star turn in university’s new performing arts center naming
$15 million gift from philanthropist Joan P. Brock creates a multidisciplinary hub, integrating nutrition, lifestyle medicine, research, and community health
$20 million gift from Kris Singhal and family to support new civic campus at hospital
$10 million gift to support youth mental health from Savage family
$250 million new commitment from Melinda French Gates to advance health solutions for women of all backgrounds at all stages of life
$10 million gift to university from Ellen and H. Edward Hanway will support from science and nursing to business, risk management, and student scholarships
$25 million gift from Kent and Liz Dauten to launch behavioral health institute, a pioneering initiative aimed at redefining behavioral health care
$20 million gift sets state on a bold path: outperform the nation in math
$10 million gift to regional medical center from Michael Jordan honors his mother and advances his vision for compassionate, accessible healthcare
$17.5-million new gift from Munk family to university aims to strengthen leadership in global affairs and public policy, raising Munk their donations to the school to over $66 million