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Maria Di Mento

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Maria directs the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual Philanthropy 50, a comprehensive report on America’s most generous donors. She writes about wealthy philanthropists, family and legacy foundations, next generation philanthropy, arts organizations, key trends and insights related to high-net-worth donors, and other topics.

No. 8: Carl Icahn

No. 8: Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn, 76, pledged $150-million to Mount Sinai School of Medicine to support research.

No. 26: Ethel Strong Allen

No. 26: Ethel Strong Allen

Ms. Allen, who died in 2012 at age 80, left three paintings to the Hackley School to be auctioned.

No. 5: Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki

No. 5: Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki

Mr. Brin and Ms. Wojcicki, both 39, gave about $190.1-million to their Brin Wojcicki Foundation, which supports a variety of causes.

No. 39: Jon Stryker

No. 39: Jon Stryker

Mr. Stryker, 54, gave $30.1-million to his Arcus Foundation, which he founded in 2000.

No. 40 (tied): Stephen Bing

No. 40 (tied): Stephen Bing

Mr. Bing, 47, pledged $30-million to the Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation.

No. 38: Richard Driehaus

No. 38: Richard Driehaus

Mr. Driehaus, 70, pledged $30-million to DePaul University for its College of Commerce, which has been renamed the Richard H. Driehaus College of Business.

No. 21 (tied): Jeff and Judy Henley

No. 21 (tied): Jeff and Judy Henley

The Henleys pledged $50-million to the University of California at Santa Barbara.

No. 14: Eli and Edythe Broad

No. 14: Eli and Edythe Broad

Mr. Broad, 79, and Edythe Broad, 76, gave $101.5-million to their Broad Foundations.

No. 29: Lawrence Ellison

No. 29: Lawrence Ellison

Mr. Ellison, 68, gave slightly more than $45.6-million to his Ellison Medical Foundation to support biomedical research.

No. 33: David Rubenstein

No. 33: David Rubenstein

Mr. Rubenstein, 63, pledged $15-million to Duke University to establish new courses and a business-incubator and mentoring program.