| Rank |
Donor |
Source of Wealth |
Amount Donated/Pledged |
Amount Paid |
Payment recipients |
Notes |
| 1 |
William H. (Bill) Gates III,
Melinda F. Gates | Technology |
2.4 billion |
2.4 billion |
American Red Cross International Response Fund,
Campaign to Eradicate Polio By the End of the Year 2000,
Columbia University,
Community Foundation of Silicon Valley,
Global Fund for Children's Vaccines,
International Rescue Committee,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Population Services International,
RFSU, Swedish Association for Sex Education,
Seattle Art Museum,
Sequella Global Tuberculosis Foundation,
United Negro College Fund,
United Way of King County,
World Health Organization |
|
| 2 |
James H. Clark | Technology |
150.0 million |
150.0 million |
Stanford University |
|
| 3 |
Warren E. Buffett,
Susan Buffett | Investments |
134.0 million |
134.0 million |
Four organizations |
|
| 4 |
Robert Edward (Ted) Turner | Media and entertainment |
100.0 million |
100.0 million |
United Nations Foundation |
|
| 4 |
Kenan E. Sahin | Technology |
100.0 million |
100.0 million |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
| 6 |
Audrey Jones Beck | Family wealth |
80.0 million |
80.0 million |
Houston Museum of Fine Arts |
|
| 7 |
Frederick A. Klingenstein,
Sharon Klingenstein | Investments |
75.0 million |
75.0 million |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
|
| 8 |
Steve Kirsch,
Michelle Kirsch | Technology |
70.0 million |
70.0 million |
Community Foundation of Silicon Valley |
|
| 9 |
Steven Ferencz Udvar-Hazy | Finance |
60.0 million |
60.0 million |
Smithsonian Institution |
|
| 9 |
Frank Batten Sr. | Communications |
60.0 million |
60.0 million |
University of Virginia |
|
| 11 |
Peter B. Lewis | Finance |
59.8 million |
59.8 million |
Case Western Reserve University,
Princeton University |
|
| 12 |
Henry Samueli,
Susan Samueli | Technology |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
University of California at Irvine,
University of California at Los Angeles |
|
| 12 |
Elmer Rasmuson | Finance |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
Anchorage Museum of History and Art |
|
| 12 |
Thomas S. Monaghan | Food and beverage |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
Ave Maria School of Law |
|
| 12 |
W. Jerome Frautschi | Media and entertainment |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
City of Madison, WI |
|
| 12 |
Richard A. Manoogian,
A. Alfred Taubman,
Josephine Clay Ford | Family wealth |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
Detroit Institute of Arts |
|
| 17 |
Jeffrey S. Skoll | Technology |
47.5 million |
47.5 million |
Community Foundation of Silicon Valley |
|
| 18 |
Alice Skaggs,
Leonard Samuel Skaggs Jr. | Retail |
42.0 million |
42.0 million |
Catholic Archdiocese of Salt Lake City |
|
| 19 |
Steve Case,
Jean Case | Technology |
40.0 million |
40.0 million |
America's Promise,
D.C. College Access,
Habitat for Humanity,
Other groups,
Powerup: Bridging the Digital Divide |
|
| 20 |
Irwin Helford | Retail |
36.0 million |
36.0 million |
City of Hope National Medical Center |
|
| 21 |
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. | Business |
35.0 million |
35.0 million |
Duke University |
|
| 22 |
Alberto W. Vilar | Finance |
33.0 million |
33.0 million |
Carnegie Hall,
Festspielhaus,
Kirov Opera,
Lyric Opera of Chicago,
Operalia,
Royal Opera House,
Salzburg Festival,
Spoleto Festival,
Vilar Center for the Arts,
Washington and Jefferson College |
|
| 23 |
Henry B. Tippie | Investments |
30.0 million |
30.0 million |
University of Iowa |
|
| 23 |
Ron Burkle,
Ted Forstmann,
John Walton | Business |
30.0 million |
30.0 million |
Children's Scholarshp Fund |
|
| 23 |
A. Alfred Taubman | Real estate |
30.0 million |
30.0 million |
University of Michigan |
|
| 26 |
Joe Long,
Teresa Long | Finance |
26.2 million |
26.2 million |
Arts Center Stage,
University of Texas |
|
| 27 |
Alvin J. Siteman,
Ruth Siteman | Oil, real estate |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital,
Washington University |
|
| 27 |
Jane Bradley Pettit | Family wealth |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
New public technical high school in Milwaukee |
|
| 27 |
Robert E. Petersen,
Margie Petersen | Publishing |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Petersen Automotive Museum |
|
| 27 |
William A. Porter,
Joan Porter | Finance |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
| 27 |
Milken Family Foundation | Finance |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
CaP Cure |
|
| 27 |
David H. Koch | Oil |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
| 27 |
Walter J. Klein | Publishing |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
North Carolina School of the Arts |
|
| 27 |
Flora L. Thornton | Family wealth |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
University of Southern California |
|
| 35 |
Raymond Neag | Business |
23.0 million |
23.0 million |
University of Connecticut |
|
| 36 |
Bernard Gordon | Technology |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Tufts University |
|
| 36 |
William Davidson | Business |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Weizmann Institute of Science |
|
| 36 |
Carl Icahn | Finance |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Princeton University |
|
| 36 |
Joseph J. Jacobs | Engineering |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Polytechnic University |
|
| 36 |
Robert G. Mondavi | Food and beverage |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts |
|
| 36 |
Richard J. Solove | Real estate |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Ohio State University |
|
| 36 |
Verne A. Willaman | Business |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Pennsylvania State University |
|
| 36 |
Malda Abrams,
George Abrams | Law |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Harvard University |
|
| 44 |
Glorya Kaufman | Family wealth |
18.0 million |
18.0 million |
University of California at Los Angeles |
|
| 44 |
Gregory C. Carr | Technology |
18.0 million |
18.0 million |
Harvard University |
|
| 46 |
Robert McNair,
Janice McNair | Technology |
17.5 million |
17.5 million |
Rice University |
|
| 47 |
George Soros | Finance |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Medicine as a Profession |
|
| 47 |
Clarice Smith | Family wealth |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
University of Maryland |
|
| 47 |
Stanford N. Phelps | Oil |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Phillips Exeter Academy |
|
| 47 |
Craig McCaw,
Susan McCaw | Telecommunications |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Foundation for Community Development,
Nelson Mandela Foundation |
|
| 47 |
Elkin B. McCallum,
Donna McCallum,
Kerry McCallum | Business |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Bentley College |
|
| 47 |
Judson H. Krozeze | Family wealth |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
University of Mississippi |
|
| 47 |
Kemmons Wilson | Hotels |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
University of Memphis |
|
| 47 |
Kirk Kerkorian | Finance |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
American Red Cross |
|
| 47 |
Cyrus Katzen,
Myrtle Katzen | Finance, real estate, dentistry |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
American University |
|
| 47 |
Richard B. Fisher,
Jeanne Donovan Fisher | Finance |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Bard College |
|
| 47 |
Doris Christopher,
Jay Christopher | Retail |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Concordia University |
|
| 47 |
Arthur M. Blank family | Retail |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Hall |
|
| 47 |
Daniel Koshland | Biochemistry |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Haverford College |
|
| 47 |
Elton B. Stephens,
James T. Stephens | |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Birmingham-Southern College |
|
| 47 |
H. Stephen Stehane | Engineering |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Bethany College |
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