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$300 million gift from Gayle Benson for children’s hospital
$2.4 billion: recent signatories of The Giving Pledge, 41-year-old Drew Houston and his wife, Erin, are focusing their philanthropic efforts on supporting education and entrepreneurship
$128 million latest gift from philanthropists Steve and Sally Morgan supports six research projects on novel insulins at major US universities, including Indiana, Stanford, Wayne State, and the University of Notre Dame, elevating their giving to more than $385 million
$50 million gift from Allison & Roberto Mignone and family launches women’s health collaborative at medical center
$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
$125 million gift to university by Jon and Mindy Gray
$40 million new donation to ophthalmology center announced by Donald M. Elliman will fuel research and new therapies—raising funding to $153 million in philanthropic gifts for research
$90 million landmark gift from Larry Leinweber and family establishes national network of theoretical physics institutes
$50 million gift to launch Autism Institute from Jeffrey Lurie and family
$35 million gift from J. Frank Barefield renames college of arts and sciences
$18 million latest gift to school by Nita and Mukesh Ambani puts their overall philanthropic giving to date well over the $600 million mark
$21 million naming gift from Thea Berggren to fund quantum biology and medicine research at university
$60 million naming gift to hospital from Ajay, Kap & Tony Dilawri aims to revolutionize heart care
$13.9 billion fortune and counting: 40 year old Pavel Durov names 100+ heirs — but payout is only 30 years from now
$10 million new gift from philanthropist Arthur M. Blank to youth development organization raises his charitable giving over the $1.5 billion mark
$2.6 billion raised for university’s centennial year with lead donations from the Frost, Miller, Herbert, Sethi, Alvarez, Simons and Soffer families
$20 million latest gift to expand business school from Tippie family raises their giving to school to over $45 million
$100 million new initiative backed by the Kazarian family to revitalize U.S. Armenian Christian ecosystem
$13 million gift from Davidson family deepens a legacy of faith and service at 184-year-old university
$10 million new gift to university from Stu and Kim Lang for construction of animal medicine facility
$25 million gift from Joseph A. Remai accelerates progress on new polytechnic campus
$12 million latest gift from Jerry Frautschi secures funding for history center raises his and wife Pleasant Rowland’s donations to well over $300 million for local causes
$450 million boost to global polio eradication efforts over three years from Bill Gates and Rotary announced
$18 million for lifesaving equipment and training for first responders
$1.3 billion new philanthropic commitment to the Giving Pledge on its 15th anniversary from immigrant entrepreneurs Bharat Desai and Neerja Sethi