The 60 Largest American Charitable Contributions of the Year
Compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy
Compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy
The 60 Largest American Charitable Contributions of the Year
Compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy
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William H. (Bill) Gates III, Melinda F. Gates
Technology
3.4 billion
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2
Susan T. Buffett
Investments
2.6 billion
Buffett Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Spirit Foundation, Susan A. Buffett Foundation
3
John M. Templeton
Investments
550.0 million
John Templeton Foundation
4
Caroline Wiess Law
Family wealth
450.0 million
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, University of Texas
5
George D. Cornell
Family wealth
196.0 million
Cornell University, Other groups, Rollins College
6
Leo A. Drey, Kay Drey
Agriculture, family wealth
180.0 million
L-A-D Foundation
7
Pierre Omidyar, Pam Omidyar
Technology
173.2 million
Other groups, The Omidyar Network
The Omidyars declined to provide names of specific organizations to which they gave $79.2 million.
8
Bernard Marcus
Retail
161.0 million
Billi and Bernie Marcus Foundation
9
Sidney E. Frank
Food and beverage
142.0 million
Brown University
10
Michael Bloomberg
Media and entertainment
138.0 million
Arts, Education, Health care, Social-services organizations
[source: http://specials.slate.com/slate60/2004/ ]
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