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$1 billion: Mark Zuckerberg and Meta launch community fund as their AI data center spending nears $145 billion
$150 million to reinvent a city: Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman open their checkbook to San Francisco
$10 million new gift: Laurie McGrath’s latest donation builds a waterfront tribute to those who served—elevating the family’s giving past $150 million
$125 million gift from philanthropists Jonathan and Mindy Gray reflects a lifetime of generous giving to health and opportunity
$30 million latest gift: the Goldrich family’s extraordinary legacy of survival becomes a gift of prevention
$50 million new bet from billionaire David Einhorn on the science of human connection
$27 million new gift to medical research from Tim and Barbara Michels cements a legacy born from the couple’s own family health crisis and follows their earlier $15 million gift
$100 million new effort from a $13 billion family legacy: Hewlett grandchildren Billy Hewlett, Flora Hewlett Birdzell, and Carrie Hewlett Zeisler champion new AI and biosecurity initiatives
$50.5 million and counting: Jack Little’s latest, biggest bet on the Berkshires makes him New England’s most consequential conservation donor
$50 million gift from investor and alumnus William “Bill” Ford to college reflects a pattern of deeply personal, institution-focused giving that blends loyalty, governance, and long-term investment in intellectual communities
$50 million latest gift to university announced by William P. Carey II brings his family’s donations to school over the $125 million mark
$80 million to heal a region: Bill and Tracy Frist and family back college center, linking wellness and the outdoors
$10 million gift from Jonathan and Polly Levine reshapes the future of life at ASU, raising their overall philanthropy to approaching $100 million to date
$17.5 million new donation from Arlene Evans and Barry Dewberry to teaching hospital
$540 million new gift from Bill Gates is the largest donation in university’s history —it is also a window into how he wants to be remembered
$11 million gift reflects Elaine Potter’s long wager on hard questions
$30 million gift to school from Richard Davis reflects a life built on islands and airstrips
$20 million gift from alumnus Bob Hinton presents naming opportunity at university
$43.2 million: Donald Klekamp’s recent gift to law school lifts his family’s giving to university past $115 million
$26 million newest climate bet by Eric Schmidt targets the hardest part of the energy transition
$32 million for community hospital’s emergency care: healthcare organization CEO and former nurse Greg A. Adams leads historic commitment
$50 million new donation, no name attached: MacKenzie Scott’s discreet gift to Native Forward scholars
$25 million new scholarship investment from Mary Reisher and family, delivered to 27 Colorado colleges and universities, raises their giving to education well over $45 million
$1.42 billion in philanthropic giving to date, Stephen M. Ross isn’t slowing down
$25 million gift from Alvarez family elevates their giving to the $60 million level- and opens a new chapter at university