Is N.Y. Mayor Anonymous Carnegie Donor?
The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced last month that it had received $15-million from an anonymous donor to support arts and social-services organizations in New York. But the donor is widely thought to be a man who usually maintains a high profile: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who,…
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Two Heiresses Leave Bequests Totaling $226-Million to Several Groups
Two women have left large bequests to several charitable institutions. Caroline Wiess Law, of Houston, whose father founded an oil company that eventually became ExxonMobil, died in December at age 85. Ms. Law left gifts of artwork and cash, valued at approximately $135-million, to: The Museum of…
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Three Nonprofit Groups Get $300-Million; Other Gifts
Joan B. Kroc, the widow of the founder of McDonald’s, has left three major bequests to nonprofit organizations: National Public Radio, in Washington, received $200-million. The University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Ind., and the University of San Diego have each received $50-million.The gifts…
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Foundation in South Carolina Gets $34-Million; Other Gifts
Three organizations have received large gifts or pledges: The Community Foundation Serving Coastal South Carolina, in Charleston, has received a $34-million bequest from Frances P. Bunnelle, whose first husband, Charlie Peace, was an owner of the Greenville News-Piedmont. Ms. Bunnelle earmarked the…
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California State U. at Northridge Receives $38-Million Art Pledge; Other Recent Gifts
Four organizations have received big gifts or pledges: California State University at Northridge has received a pledge of Chinese antiquities valued at up to $38-million from Roland Tseng, a Northern California entrepreneur and inventor. Among other ventures, Mr. Tseng founded China Media Services,…
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$100-Million Pledged to Brain Center; Other Gifts
Paul G. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, has committed $100-million to create the Allen Institute for Brain Science, in Seattle. The institute’s inaugural project, the Allen Brain Atlas, will attempt to map the genes that are responsible for operating the mammalian brain. Mr. Allen and Bill…
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$300-Million Art Collection Promised to National Gallery; Other Gifts
Five organizations have received big gifts and pledges: The National Gallery of Art, in Washington, has been promised an art collection worth an estimated $300-million from Jane and Robert Meyerhoff, both 79, of Phoenix, Md. The collection, which will be transferred to the gallery after Mr. and…
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$30-Million to Ohio State U.; Other Gifts
Ohio State University will benefit from a real-estate gift worth $30-million from a philanthropist who attracted public attention last month when he donated a kidney to a woman he didn’t know. Zell Kravinsky, a real-estate developer in Jenkintown, Pa., and his wife, Emily, said they wanted the…
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