| Rank |
Donor |
Source of Wealth |
Amount Donated/Pledged |
Amount Paid |
Payment recipients |
Notes |
| 1 |
William H. (Bill) Gates III,
Melinda F. Gates | Technology |
5.0 billion |
5.0 billion |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
|
| 2 |
Eli Broad,
Edythe L. Broad | Finance, real estate |
137.5 million |
137.5 million |
Broad Art Foundation,
Broad Foundation,
California Institute of Technology,
University of California at Los Angeles,
Walt Disney Concert Hall |
|
| 3 |
Jon M. Huntsman | Business |
125.0 million |
125.0 million |
Intermountain Health Care,
University of Utah |
|
| 4 |
Elmer Rasmuson | Finance |
113.4 million |
113.4 million |
Alaska Pacific University,
Anchorage Museum of History and Art,
Rasmuson Foundation,
University of Alaska |
|
| 5 |
Dora Donner Ide | Family wealth |
111.0 million |
111.0 million |
California Academy of Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Chinese Hospital Association,
Guide Dogs for the Blind,
Hanover College,
Nature Conservancy,
On Lok Senior Health Services,
San Francisco Ballet,
San Francisco Boys and Girls Club,
San Francisco Foundation,
San Francisco Public Library,
San Francisco Zoo,
St. Anthony Foundation,
University of California at San Francisco |
|
| 6 |
James Barksdale,
Sally Barksdale | Technology, investments |
100.0 million |
100.0 million |
University of Mississippi |
|
| 7 |
Kenneth E. Behring | Real estate |
89.5 million |
89.5 million |
National Museum of American History,
University of California at Berkeley,
Wheelchairs for the World |
|
| 8 |
Jean Jessop Hervey | Family wealth |
80.0 million
(bequest) |
80.0 million |
To be determined at time of donation |
|
| 9 |
Charles T. (Ted) Bauer | Investments |
65.0 million |
65.0 million |
Harvard University,
University of Houston |
|
| 9 |
Frank H. Levinson,
Wynette Levinson | Telecommunications |
65.0 million |
65.0 million |
Celerity Foundation |
|
| 11 |
Frank Batten Sr. | Communications |
60.0 million |
60.0 million |
University of Virginia |
|
| 11 |
John W. Kluge | Telecommunications |
60.0 million |
60.0 million |
Library of Congress |
|
| 11 |
Marguerite Brooks,
H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest | Media and entertainment |
60.0 million |
60.0 million |
Mercersburg Academy,
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Ursinus College,
Wilson College |
|
| 14 |
Robert Edward (Ted) Turner | Media and entertainment |
50.6 million |
50.6 million |
United Nations Foundation |
|
| 15 |
Billy Joe (Red) McCombs | Media and entertainment |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
University of Texas |
|
| 15 |
Theodore J. Forstmann | Investments |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
Children's Scholarshp Fund |
|
| 15 |
Richard M. Schulze,
Sandra Schulze | Retail |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
University of St. Thomas |
|
| 15 |
Clara Rosenthal Weitzenhoffer | Family wealth |
50.0 million |
50.0 million |
University of Oklahoma |
|
| 19 |
Alberto W. Vilar | Finance |
46.5 million |
46.5 million |
Kirov Opera,
Musikverein Concert Hall,
Royal Opera House,
Salzburg Festival,
Washington and Jefferson College |
|
| 20 |
Edward H. Harte | Publishing |
46.0 million |
46.0 million |
Harte Research Foundation |
|
| 21 |
Ann Lurie | Family wealth |
40.0 million |
40.0 million |
Northwestern University |
|
| 21 |
Henry Segerstrom | Real estate |
40.0 million |
40.0 million |
Orange County Performing Arts Center |
|
| 23 |
Jeffrey S. Skoll | Technology |
39.0 million |
39.0 million |
Skoll Community Fund |
|
| 24 |
Thomas Mendoza,
Kathy Mendoza | Technology |
35.0 million |
35.0 million |
University of Notre Dame |
|
| 25 |
Lincoln M. Knorr | Manufacturing |
33.0 million
(bequest) |
33.0 million |
University of Michigan |
|
| 26 |
Jim Oelschlager,
Vanita Bauknight Oelschlager | Investments |
32.0 million |
32.0 million |
Denison University,
Mount Union College,
University of Akron |
|
| 26 |
Thomas M. Siebel | Technology |
32.0 million |
32.0 million |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|
| 26 |
Margaret McDermott | Family wealth |
32.0 million |
32.0 million |
University of Texas at Dallas |
|
| 29 |
Louis Edelstein | Law, investments |
30.0 million |
30.0 million |
American Technion Society,
Hadassah Medical Organization,
Jerusalem Foundation |
|
| 29 |
Edmond J. Safra family | Finance |
30.0 million |
30.0 million |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
|
| 31 |
John H. Sykes,
Susan Sykes | Technology |
28.0 million |
28.0 million |
University of Tampa |
|
| 32 |
John J. Moores,
Rebecca Moores | Technology, investments |
26.6 million |
26.6 million |
San Diego Zoo,
University of California at San Diego |
|
| 33 |
Charles F. Dolan,
Helen Dolan | Media and entertainment |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Fairfield University |
|
| 33 |
William Clay Ford | Business |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village |
|
| 33 |
Dennis J. Keller | Business |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
University of Chicago |
|
| 33 |
Bruce McCaw,
Jolene McCaw | Telecommunications |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Talaris Research Institute |
|
| 33 |
Leonard Riggio,
Louise Riggio | Retail |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
DIA Center for the Arts |
|
| 33 |
Alvin J. Siteman,
Ruth Siteman | Oil, real estate |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital,
Washington University |
|
| 33 |
Gerhard R. Andlinger | Investments |
25.0 million |
25.0 million |
Princeton University |
|
| 40 |
Julian H. Robertson Jr.,
Josie Robertson | Investments |
24.0 million |
24.0 million |
Duke University,
University of North Carolina |
|
| 40 |
John C. Malone | Media and entertainment |
24.0 million |
24.0 million |
Yale University |
|
| 42 |
Peter B. Lewis | Finance |
23.8 million |
23.8 million |
Princeton University,
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum |
|
| 43 |
Lambert J. Gross | Finance |
22.6 million
(bequest) |
22.6 million |
American Heart Association of Florida,
American Lung Association of Southeast Florida,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
Mercersburg Academy |
|
| 44 |
Katherine Gregory Thomas | Family wealth |
22.5 million
(bequest) |
22.5 million |
St. Albans School,
Washington National Cathedral |
|
| 45 |
Carl Shapiro,
Ruth Shapiro | Retail |
22.0 million |
22.0 million |
Brandeis University |
|
| 45 |
Edward L. Gaylord | Communications |
22.0 million |
22.0 million |
University of Oklahoma |
|
| 47 |
Lorry I. Lokey | Media and entertainment |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Stanford University |
|
| 47 |
Bruce McCaw,
Craig McCaw,
John McCaw,
Keith McCaw | Telecommunications |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Seattle Center Foundation |
|
| 47 |
Dennis Barsema,
Stacey Barsema | Telecommunications |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Northern Illinois University |
|
| 50 |
Lawrence J. Ellison | Technology |
17.6 million |
17.6 million |
Ellison Medical Foundation |
|
| 51 |
Gary Winnick | Telecommunications |
17.0 million |
17.0 million |
Museum of Modern Art,
Other groups,
Winnick Institute |
|
| 52 |
William D. Hacker | Investments |
16.8 million |
16.8 million |
California Institute of Technology |
|
| 53 |
Katherine R. (Kaye) Lillehei | Family wealth |
16.0 million |
16.0 million |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
|
| 53 |
William J. Carey | Mineral exploration |
16.0 million |
16.0 million |
University of Notre Dame (Michigan) |
|
| 55 |
Douglas E. Rogers,
Colleen Rogers | Finance |
15.3 million |
15.3 million |
Williams College |
|
| 56 |
Cyrus Katzen,
Myrtle Katzen | Finance, real estate, dentistry |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
American University |
|
| 57 |
Jerome Katzin,
Miriam Katzin | Law, investments |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
University of California at San Diego |
|
| 57 |
Christopher Klaus | Technology |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
|
| 57 |
Gladys E. Langroise | Family wealth |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Idaho Community Foundation |
|
| 57 |
William Kimball,
Gretchen Kimball | Investments |
15.0 million |
15.0 million |
Colonial Williamsburg |
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