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$800 million mega-gift after years of quiet, patient, unglamorous behind-the-scenes work by philanthropist Chris Hohn saves lives in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria
$10.8 million now, $83 million raised overall — how a homecoming win capped the charity golf classic’s best year yet for Iowa youth
$10 Million Commitment from Edelman Financial Engines Establishes New School of Financial Planning at Rowan University
$100 million gift from third-generation philanthropist George E. Norcross III to Cooper University Health Care/MD Anderson Cancer Center in honor of his parents
$10 million latest classroom gift to university from the Walton family reflects a long record of quiet, extraordinary generosity: their four decades of giving now tops $6 billion
$1 billion raised, and the Mannings, Harrisons, Cooks and a handful of anonymous believers behind it: inside the remarkable philanthropic campaign remaking UVA Health
$10 million naming gift from Laurene and Scott Sperling creates center for Jewish studies at universtiy
$10.5 million in new SCI research grants announced by Ray Neilsen
$500 million for cancer research: V Foundation and Susanna Greer and team honor Jim Valvano’s “Don’t Ever Give Up” legacy
$64.5 million gift: Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo leads earthquake relief effort
$3.3 billion: how Peter Thiel’s unconventional philanthropy turned a college dropout into a billionaire at 25
$27 million donation from Doug Mercer will redefine electrical, computer, and systems engineering
$31 million latest gift to medical center by Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg lifts their giving to institution to over $60 million
$33 million new commitment: how Donald E. Aldrich turned one fraternity’s handshake with Danny Thomas into a children’s research hospital’s biggest windfall
$260 million from philanthropists Bill Ackman and Neri Oxman creates an extraordinary brain research institute in Manhattan
$57.5 million latest gift from Lifestyles Magazine/Meaningful Influence’s exclusive cover subject, philanthropist Bernard Arnault launches Math & Basic Sciences Institute
Jason and Keely Krantz: writing multimillion-dollar gifts for medical research where other donors still see only risk
$35 million gift from the family of Liz and Dick Uihlein to university intended for “holistic football success”
$86 billion in philanthropy in the making: a lifetime of generosity and giving from Dario and Daniela Amodei
$75 million new donation from Jensen Huang to university pushes his giving past $300 million
$50 million gift to university from Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain and her husband, John McCall MacBain, aims to advance global leadership in health span research and raises their overall philanthropy to $560 million
$40 million gesture from country music’s Zach Brown, who has long dedicated his personal fortune to traditional charitable causes like his own Camp Southern Ground for neurodivergent children and military veterans, expands his horizons of service
$11.6 billion heading to charity: Dangote family signs a historic pledge, built on a decade of American partnerships
$25 million latest gift from Dee and Jimmy Haslam to Cleveland Clinic brings their philanthropy to $382.5 million
$50 million naming gift goes to college, honoring the life of John T. Hayden