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$7.166 billion given away this year so far: Lifestyles Magazine/Meaningful Influence cover subject Mackenzie Scott donates with humility, urgency, and profound trust in the capacity of communities to change their own futures when given the freedom and resources to do so
$29 million latest gift to university from Kimberly K. Querrey raises her giving to school to over $391 million to date
$15 billion of meaningful influence, no spotlight required: Jan Koum’s discreet support for worthy institutions that endure
$10 million new gift follows a recent $100 million commitment from the James M. Cox Foundation, led by the founders’ grandson Jim Kennedy, both aimed at protecting natural resources and strengthening the systems that support families
$150 million new Gatton gift to university elevates his donations to school to over $200 million
$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
$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