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$10 million latest gift fuels science at museum as Dr. Irwin Jacobs’ philanthropic giving tops over $700 million to date
$1 billion initiative supports researchers from 40 countries who are leaders in interdisciplinary science: scientists receive funding from Eric and Wendy Schmidt
$20 million naming gift from Ross W. Lampe Jr. to department of biomedical engineering
$50 million new gift to liberal arts college from Reed Hastings to launch new initiative for AI and humanity
$25 million gift from Michael and Tanya Polsky for energy transition, innovation studies at university
$10 million donation to university from Jordan Schnitzer followed by his similarly substantial new gift to art museum
$15 million donation from Denis and Britta Nayden for student-athlete academic center
$50 million recent initiative by Marie Dageville fuels disaster relief, bringing her total giving to date to well over $250 million
$20 million gift from family of Philip & Sima Needleman for frontiers of science program and a new effort to rapidly respond to urgent national and global challenges in science, engineering, and medicine
$100 million mark passed by Michael Jordan’s philanthropic giving with the opening of fourth free health clinic
$70 million gift from John and Carolyn Sonnentag supports university leadership transition to James C. Schmidt
$75 million latest gift for new hospital from Eccles family raises their giving over the $1 billion mark
$300 million gift from philanthropist Richard Hedreen creates new art museum
$32 billion cash acquisition of Wiz sends shockwaves through Tech and philanthropy with focus on social impact ventures, education, security awareness, and youth empowerment
Kenneth C. Griffin’s landmark nine-figure gift secures naming rights for state-of-the-art cancer center at MSK, elevating his combined philanthropy well beyond $2 billion
$50 million gift from Pierre Lassonde to university for creating a disruptive innovation hub
$181,818,181 fund for ‘magically weird’ projects launched by principled partners Arielle Zuckerberg, Lee Jacobs and Cyan Banister
$100 million new gift to university from David A. Duffield for a new school of electrical and computer engineering, strategic research priorities
$15 million latest gift for community center from Dennis & Phyllis Washington brings their philanthropic donations to over $500 million, impacting more than 250,000 lives
$70 million university donor, sports team owner Tilman Fertitta nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Italy
$25 million gift from Howard R. Levine brings medical school dream to life
$50 million new gift from Lynne and Richard Pasculano to promote contemporary dance raises their giving to $70 million
$50 million gift led by Sam Altman, Open AI and consortium for research at 15 institutions toward responsible development and real-world applications that benefit humanity
$817 million megagift from former Afghan refugee, American University pioneer Mirwais Azizi to a non-profit cancer hospital and research center
$25 million latest gift for new college of connected computing from Lifestyles Magazine/Meaningful Influence cover subject Laura Arnold and husband John Arnold