| Rank |
Donor |
Source of Wealth |
Amount Donated/Pledged |
Amount Paid |
Payment recipients |
Amount Pledged |
Pledge recipients |
Notes |
| 1 |
Walter H. Annenberg | Publishing |
1.4 billion
(bequest) |
1.4 billion |
Annenberg Foundation,
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
|
|
The final value of Mr. Annenberg's bequest was not known at the time of publication. The Annenberg Foundation said this figure was a conservative estimate. |
| 2 |
Ruth Lilly | Family wealth |
520.0 million |
|
|
520.0 million |
Americans for the Arts,
Lilly Endowment,
Modern Poetry Association,
Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation |
|
| 3 |
Thomas S. Monaghan | Food and beverage |
222.5 million |
2.5 million |
Ave Maria College |
220.0 million |
Ave Maria University |
Part of the gift was routed through the Ave Maria Foundation, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Mr. Monaghan created the foundation in 1998. |
| 4 |
David Geffen | Media and entertainment |
205.0 million |
5.0 million |
Geffen Playhouse,
University of California at Los Angeles |
200.0 million |
University of California at Los Angeles |
These gifts represent Mr. Geffen two largest donations, not the total gifts paid out during 2002, which include an additional $1.7 million as well as undisclosed sums. |
| 5 |
Eli Broad,
Edythe L. Broad | Finance, real estate |
202.5 million |
102.5 million |
Broad Art Foundation,
Broad Foundation,
Walt Disney Concert Hall |
100.0 million |
Broad Art Foundation,
Broad Foundation,
Eli & Edythe L. Broad Foundation |
|
| 6 |
Herchel Smith | Health care |
184.7 million
(bequest) |
184.7 million |
Cambridge University,
Harvard University,
Pennsylvania Hospital,
University of London Queen Mary & Westfield College,
Williams College |
|
|
The bequest amount was an estimate based on the value of Mr. Smith's estate at the time of publication. |
| 7 |
John A. (Jack) Jackson | Oil |
180.0 million |
180.0 million |
University of Texas |
150.0 million |
University of Texas |
|
| 8 |
Irwin Jacobs,
Joan Jacobs | Telecommunications |
130.0 million |
|
|
130.0 million |
La Jolla Playhouse,
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego,
San Diego Symphony,
University of California at San Diego |
An undisclosed portion of these gifts had been paid at the time of publication. |
| 9 |
David A. Harrison III | Law, investments |
126.0 million
(bequest) |
126.0 million |
Episcopal High School,
University of Virginia |
|
|
|
| 10 |
Sanford I. Weill,
Joan Weill | Finance |
100.0 million |
|
|
100.0 million |
Cornell University |
|
| 10 |
Alfred Lerner,
Norma Lerner | Finance |
100.0 million |
|
|
100.0 million |
Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
|
| 12 |
Robert Edward (Ted) Turner | Media and entertainment |
91.1 million |
91.1 million |
Better World Fund,
Nuclear Threat Initiative,
Other groups,
United Nations Foundation |
|
|
|
| 13 |
William H. Goodwin Jr.,
Alice T. Goodwin | Real estate, hotels, manufacturing, other |
88.5 million |
|
|
88.5 million |
Johns Hopkins University,
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
University of Texas,
University of Virginia |
|
| 14 |
Paul G. Allen | Technology |
73.7 million |
73.7 million |
Other groups,
The Allen Foundations,
University of Washington at Seattle |
|
|
|
| 15 |
Guy E. Beatty,
Virginia (Betty) Beatty | Real estate, media and entertainment |
60.0 million |
|
|
60.0 million |
Fork Union Military Academy |
|
| 16 |
William E. Bindley | Finance |
54.0 million |
9.0 million |
Purdue University,
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation |
45.0 million |
Purdue University |
|
| 17 |
Ward Buchanan | Finance |
52.6 million
(bequest) |
52.6 million |
University of Virginia |
|
|
|
| 18 |
Sidney Kimmel | Retail |
52.2 million |
22.2 million |
Elton John AIDS Foundation,
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia,
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
National Constitution Center,
Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School,
Shamir Foundation,
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center,
Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research,
Thomas Jefferson University,
University of Pennsylvania |
30.0 million |
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts,
National Museum of American Jewish History |
|
| 19 |
Pierre Omidyar,
Pam Omidyar | Technology |
48.2 million |
46.2 million |
HopeLab,
Nevada Community Foundation,
Omidyar Foundation,
Peninsula Community Foundation |
2.0 million |
Various groups |
|
| 20 |
Jack C. Taylor | Rental cars |
47.3 million |
47.3 million |
Forest Park Forever,
Missouri Botanical Garden,
Naval Aviation Museum Foundation,
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,
Washington University |
|
|
|
| 21 |
Peter B. Lewis | Finance |
47.1 million |
47.1 million |
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation,
Case Western Reserve University,
Other groups,
Princeton University,
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum |
|
|
|
| 22 |
William Winspear,
Margot Winspear | Manufacturing |
46.6 million |
5.6 million |
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation,
Dallas Symphony Orchestra,
University of Texas |
41.1 million |
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation,
Dallas Symphony Orchestra |
|
| 23 |
Arthur M. Blank | Retail |
35.3 million |
35.3 million |
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation |
|
|
|
| 24 |
Lawrence J. Ellison | Technology |
35.0 million |
35.0 million |
Ellison Medical Foundation |
|
|
|
| 25 |
Ann Lurie | Family wealth |
32.2 million |
17.2 million |
Greater Chicago Food Depository,
Other groups,
University of Michigan |
15.0 million |
University of Michigan |
|
| 26 |
Doris Christopher,
Jay Christopher | Retail |
30.1 million |
30.1 million |
Concordia University,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Valparaiso University |
|
|
|
| 27 |
Joseph F. Rosenfield | Retail |
30.0 million
(bequest) |
30.0 million |
Grinnell College |
|
|
|
| 27 |
Margaret (Meg) Whitman | Technology |
30.0 million |
|
|
30.0 million |
Princeton University |
|
| 29 |
Leon Levy | Finance |
29.0 million |
29.0 million |
Bard College,
Other groups |
|
|
|
| 30 |
James W. Bagley,
Jean Bagley | Technology |
25.0 million |
|
|
25.0 million |
Mississippi State University |
|
| 30 |
Maurice R. Greenberg,
Corinne Greenberg | Insurance |
25.0 million |
|
|
25.0 million |
Cornell University |
|
| 30 |
Virginia L. (Ginny) Nicholas,
Peter M. Nicholas | Health care, technology |
25.0 million |
|
|
25.0 million |
Duke University |
|
| 33 |
Frank R. Seaver | Law, oil machinery |
23.3 million
(bequest) |
23.3 million |
Pomona College |
|
|
|
| 34 |
Robert (Bob) Torstenson | Tool manufacturing |
22.5 million
(bequest) |
21.5 million |
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation |
1.0 million |
Ducks Unlimited |
|
| 35 |
Jeffrey S. Skoll | Technology |
20.8 million |
20.8 million |
Skoll Foundation |
|
|
|
| 36 |
John Wold,
Jane Wold | Mineral exploration |
20.0 million |
|
|
20.0 million |
Union College |
|
| 36 |
Gururaj (Desh) Deshpande,
Jaishree Deshpande | Telecommunications |
20.0 million |
20.0 million |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
| 38 |
Thomas B. Golisano | Service industry |
19.0 million |
|
|
19.0 million |
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong,
Thompson Health |
|
| 39 |
Lorry I. Lokey | Media and entertainment |
17.9 million |
11.8 million |
Peninsula Jewish Community Center,
Santa Clara University,
Stanford University |
6.1 million |
Santa Clara University |
|
| 40 |
Robert J. Appel,
Helen Appel | Finance |
17.0 million |
5.0 million |
Cornell University,
Other New York City groups |
12.0 million |
Cornell University |
|
| 40 |
Thomas M. Siebel | Technology |
17.0 million |
17.0 million |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|
|
|
| 42 |
Herman Meinders,
LaDonna Meinders | Service |
16.0 million |
$675,000 |
Oklahoma City University |
15.3 million |
Oklahoma City University |
|
| 43 |
Thomas Marsico,
Cydney Marsico | Finance |
15.0 million |
6.5 million |
University of Colorado,
University of Denver |
8.5 million |
University of Denver |
|
| 43 |
William F. Scandling | Food and beverage |
15.0 million |
|
|
15.0 million |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
| 45 |
Herbert Irving,
Florence Irving | Food and beverage |
14.8 million |
|
|
14.8 million |
New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center |
|
| 46 |
Joe R. Long,
Teresa Lozano Long | Law, banking |
14.0 million |
4.0 million |
University of Texas |
10.0 million |
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Foundation |
|
| 47 |
George P. Mitchell,
Cynthia W. Mitchell | Oil, real estate |
13.3 million |
3.4 million |
Texas A&M University |
10.0 million |
National Academies |
|
| 47 |
H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest | Media and entertainment |
13.3 million |
10.9 million |
Other groups,
Regional Performing Arts Center and Resident Company Support Fund |
2.5 million |
Curtis Institute of Music,
Teach for America |
|
| 49 |
Myrtis L. (Jeri) Nims | Entertainment |
13.2 million |
1.5 million |
Audubon Nature Institute,
Other Louisiana groups,
University of New Orleans |
11.7 million |
Academy of the Sacred Heart,
Other Louisiana groups,
University of New Orleans |
|
| 50 |
David Duffield,
Cheryl Duffield | Technology |
13.0 million |
13.0 million |
Maddie's Fund,
Other groups |
|
|
|
| 51 |
Edward L. Gaylord | Communications |
12.0 million |
|
|
12.0 million |
University of Oklahoma |
|
| 51 |
Steven Spielberg,
Kate Capshaw | Media and entertainment |
12.0 million |
12.0 million |
Sullivan Canyon Preservation Association |
|
|
Biographical and gift details are based on articles from Forbes magazine and the Los Angeles Times. |
| 53 |
Wanda Bass | Finance |
10.5 million |
10.3 million |
Oklahoma City University |
$200,000 |
Oklahoma City University |
|
| 54 |
Andrew J. (Jack) Whittaker Jr. | Lottery |
10.3 million |
|
|
10.3 million |
Jack Whittaker Foundation |
|
| 55 |
J. Peter Skirkanich,
Geri Skirkanich | Investments |
10.2 million |
|
|
10.2 million |
Community YMCA,
University of Pennsylvania |
|
| 56 |
Robert W. Wilson | Investments |
10.2 million |
10.2 million |
Other groups,
World Monuments Fund |
|
|
|
| 57 |
Alfred B. Ford | Family wealth |
10.2 million |
|
|
10.2 million |
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium |
|
| 57 |
Fred H. Gowen,
Helen F. (Bunny) Gowen | Finance |
10.2 million
(bequest) |
10.2 million |
University of Rochester |
|
|
|
| 59 |
Sarah E. Johnson | Family wealth |
10.0 million |
|
|
10.0 million |
St. Lawrence University |
|
| 59 |
Jay H. Baker,
Patty Baker | Retail |
10.0 million |
|
|
10.0 million |
University of Pennsylvania |
An undisclosed portion of this gift had been paid at the time of publication. |
| 59 |
John Brennan,
Anita Brennan | Law |
10.0 million |
|
|
10.0 million |
St. John's University |
|
| 59 |
Gordon Crosby Jr.,
Serena (Chessie) Crosby | Insurance |
10.0 million |
1.0 million |
University of Missouri |
9.0 million |
University of Missouri |
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