Michael Bloomberg Tops the List of America’s Biggest Donors in 2023
The 50 donors gave a median of $100 million and a total of $11.9 billion.
By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon
How the Chronicle Compiled Its List of the Top 50 Donors of 2023
The data comes from Chronicle research of big donors and the organizations they supported.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
2023’s Top Donors: Where They Live, Where They Give, and More
Find out the states that have the most big donors and which causes benefit the most.
By Maria Di Mento and carmen.mendoza
Former Professor Gives $1 Billion to Make Medical School Free
Plus, a $25 million gift to the Philadelphia Orchestra honors the legendary opera singer and civil-rights activist Marian Anderson, and the sons of Chinese-immigrant parents give $5 million to honor a Black businessman who helped their family in the 1930s.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Julia Koch Gives $75 Million for New West Palm Beach Medical Center
Plus, North Dakota State University, Allegheny College, and two other nonprofit institutions landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Art Institute of Chicago Lands $25 Million Gift From Bucksbaum Family
Plus, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry got $25 million from alumni couple Charles and Gloria Clough, and Colorado College and University Hospitals also received large sums.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Former Student Activist Couple Gives UCLA $10 Million for Ethnic Studies Centers
Plus, Leonard and Pamela Schaeffer gave USC $59 million to establish the Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service, and Colby College landed $50 million from Paula and Peter Lunder to back efforts to provide more financial aid to students from underserved backgrounds.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Lisa Yang Gives $35 Million to Boost Global Wildlife Conservation
Plus, we report on big donations to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Monmouth College, and a new history museum in Wisconsin.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Donor Chemistry: An $84 Million Gift to UPenn Sciences
Plus, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, McCombs School, CUNY’s journalism school, and Dickinson College all got big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
2nd Big HBCU Gift This Month: Spelman College Lands $100 Million
The donation from Ronda Stryker follows a Lilly Endowment grant to UNCF to boost endowments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Plus, CUNY, MIT, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center receive multimillion dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor