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$50 million gift from Gilchrist and Amy Berg to clinic fuels global healthcare innovation
$15 million gift of Roy and Diana Vagelos to physician-scientist training program raises their giving to well over $1.2 billion
$100 million donor to medical school, holder of nearly one thousand medical patents, self-made billionaire philanthropist Dr. Gary Michelson receives the Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award
$2 billion philanthropic pledge: Noubar and Anna Afeyan channel lifelong curiosity into scientific and humanitarian giving
$1.25 billion Ellison Institute debuts in Oxford, aiming to find practical solutions to the problems of hunger, healthcare, and climate change
$32 million in new grants; Overdeck family’s giving tops $500 million in education-focused philanthropy
$15 million latest gift to hospital by Ken Griffin raises his philanthropy well over the $2 billion mark
$10 million gift from Kahlert family to enhance patient care and medical training through the establishment of the Kahlert Surgical Innovation Institute
$25 million donation from Walter and Shirley Wang to create a center for digestive health
$100 million in increased annual giving: Sandra Levine redefines her family foundation’s philanthropy after donating $590 million for scalable, innovative solutions
$1 billion in new commitments: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Charles Koch, Scott Cook, and John Overdeck lead powerful coalition to reimagine economic mobility with AI for millions of low-income families
$600 million given to worthy causes and accelerating: the next generation of the Zell family is proving that legacy isn’t just what you inherit—it’s what you thoughtfully expand
$12 million new gift from David Harquail, Birgitta Sigfridsson-Harquail and family addressing non-invasive neuromodulation therapies for some of the most difficult-to-treat brain disorders
$15 million naming gift from Nancy and John Lindahl to support orchestra
$100 million gifted to date to cancer center from philanthropists Stuart and Molly Sloan
$25 million gift announced by Michael Schill will establish a pioneering institute dedicated to adolescent mental health and well-being at university
$58 million-funded awards by Hoffman family aim to expand multidisciplinary support for ALS patients nationwide- applications for the 2025 awards are now open
$20 million gift from Barb and Rollie Anderson enables university’s expansion into faith-centered, interdisciplinary health sciences education
$20 million endowment gift from Geri & Richard Brawerman announced to benefit students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership potential, and financial need
$10 million new gift to law school from Alfred Moses in support of the future of public service follows his $38.1 million gift to a museum
$40 million gift to college from Louise Strauss is the largest to date
$20 million gift to university from J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox earns “2025 Philanthropists of the Year” award
$27.7 million latest gift from Sergey Brin powers groundbreaking autism research- raises his philanthropic giving to over $4 billion
$50 million gift to college from T. Eric Galloway to advance community building mission and support school’s endowment campaign
Billion-dollar visionary effort from Michael Milken and family sparks a bold new center to redefine the Advancement of the American Dream through education, health, and entrepreneurship