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New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and the inheritance of purpose: public service meets a family tradition of transformational philanthropy
$25 million infusion of fresh funding of university revitalization project spearheaded by Christian Keesee and the Kirkpatrick family
$30 million gift to hospital from low-key philanthropists John and Cathy Phillips is geographically focused—prioritizing communities where healthcare access gaps are both measurable and, in their view, solvable with concentrated capital
$25 million gift from Karen Richards Sachs establishes “The Dot” at Brandeis, expanding access and opportunity for future generations
$100 million latest gift to health center raises the philanthropic giving of “the world’s happiest self-made billionaire” Dr. Herbie Wertheim, to the mid-nine figures level
$25 million gift from Karen, Jim, and Daniel Frank powers college’s civil discourse initiative
$108.3 million latest gift from Jensen and Lori Huang aims to acquire advanced AI computing capacity from CoreWeave, donating it to universities and nonprofit institutions working at the forefront of scientific discovery
$122.3 million gift for iconic visual arts center from Columbia University graduate David Salisbury
$34 million gift to university from John and Ann Tickle, donors who view higher education not as an abstraction, but as a lived turning point
$4 billion fortune that started with the Marines: the discipline behind Bob Parsons’ business success and over $300 million in his philanthropy to date
$100 million latest Bezos family donation to Robin Hood Foundation in the memory of Jackie Bezos anchors $1 billion endowment campaign for poverty fight with focus on early childhood education
$85.2 million, John and Tashia Morgridge’s latest university gift, lifts their lifetime philanthropy toward the billion-dollar mark
$25 million William and Carolyn Franke’s latest gift sets new benchmark for rural and indigenous medical education, elevating their philanthropy into the nine-figure range
$75 million gift to clinic by philanthropists Paula and Randy Ringhaver
Marc Rowan’s thoughtful philanthropy is in the mid-nine-figure range and growing
$50 million new commitment designed to shape communities, underscores the forward-looking vision of Mary Barra
$311.9 million given to university in donor support, fueled by historic law school and neuroscience gifts
$20 million donation to the opera from Richard W. Colburn
$50 million latest gift to university announced by William P. Carey II brings his family’s donations to school over the $125 million mark
$200 million gift from Jan Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp, to a hospital recognized globally for its inclusiveness, where patients of all religions, races, and economic backgrounds are treated without prejudice in a setting that is apolitical and non-discriminatory
$90 million gift to school from Lynn Barr will help make advanced training in public health more accessible
$200 million gift to university from Mark and Mary Stevens aims to accelerate discovery across health sciences, national security, business innovation, and the creative arts—fields that increasingly converge through the power of advanced computing
$401 million personal gift from Greg and Dawn Williams gives great impetus to university transformation, entrepreneurship, children’s health, and civic revitalization
$90 million new gift to university from Penny and Philip H. Knight follows their earlier commitment of $75 million to school
$35 million gift from Douglas and Diana Berthiaume to university will establish a new center for biomedical discovery, raises their giving to more than $90 million