Higher Numbers for Higher Education
Private donations to colleges and universities rose by 4.9 percent in 2005; Stanford U. raised the mostColleges and universities raised $25.6-billion in private donations last year, a 4.9-percent increase from ALSO SEE: Giving to Colleges and Universities 2004. While it was the second consecutive…
By Erin Strout
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Stanford U. Receives $30-Million for Environmental Studies; Other Gifts
Five higher-education institutions and one medical center have received big gifts: Ward W. Woods, former president and chief executive officer of Bessemer Securities, a private investment company in New York, and his wife, Priscilla, a clinical social worker, have pledged $30-million to Stanford…
Bequest Worth at Least $500-Million to Support Jewish Causes
A California real-estate developer has bequeathed at least $500-million to a foundation that focuses on helping Jewish children and improving education in the religion’s traditions and history. The bequest will make the foundation one of the nation’s largest to focus on Jewish causes. Jim Joseph,…
By Caroline Preston
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Couple’s Philanthropy Honors the Achievements of Immigrants
New York Jan T. Vilcek and his wife, Marica, fled Communist Czechoslovakia in 1964 with two suitcases and the names of ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors RELATED STORIES: Top Donors of 2005 a few professional contacts in the United States. Now Dr. Vilcek, a New York University…
By Caroline Preston
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Investor’s Pledges to Two Universities Reflect Personal Connection
Tempe, Ariz. During his five decades in business, Ira A. Fulton has made a fortune turning small investments into large companies ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors RELATED STORIES: Top Donors of 2005 with explosive profits. In 1976, he bought Eagleson’s Big & Tall retail stores in…
By Caroline Preston
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A Gift for Athletics Triggers a Furor on Oklahoma Campus
Boone Pickens’s $165-million donation to Oklahoma State University for athletic facilities is the largest ever to a college athletics program. It will be used to build a $300-million ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous DonorsRELATED STORIES: Top Donors of 2005Oil Investor Celebrates a Good…
By Caroline Preston
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Oil Investor Celebrates a Good Year With a Round of Large Gifts
Dallas Last year, Boone Pickens celebrated his 77th birthday, got married for the fourth time, and made more money than in ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors RELATED STORIES: Top Donors of 2005 A Gift for Athletics Triggers a Furor on Oklahoma Campus his entire career with the oil…
By Caroline Preston
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List of generous donors in 2005 includes some little-known namesAmerica’s most-generous donors contributed a total of $4.3-billion to charity last year, a sharp drop from 2004, when the top donors gave more than $10-billion, a new Chronicle ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors RELATED…
By Maria Di Mento and nicole lewis
AMERICA’S MOST-GENEROUS DONORS
By Maria Di Mento and nicole lewis