The 7 Most Interesting Big Donors of 2019
Taking on racial inequities was a major theme among several of the major donors profiled by the Chronicle this year.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Ronald Lauder Gives $25 Million to Fight Anti-Semitism (Gifts Roundup)
Also, Min and Fan Kao give $20 million to Cedars-Sanai Medical Center, and the Lincoln Park Zoo landed a $15 million gift to revamp its lion habitat.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, Thomas Jefferson University gets $70 million from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel,, and UCLA gets $46 million from entertainment mogul David Geffen.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Babson College Receives $50 Million, Penn Gets $25 Million (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, UCLA gets $20 million, and an $18 million bequest will support the SPCA for Monterey County, an animal welfare group, and Montage Health Foundation, a health charity.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Rady Children’s Hospital Gets $200 Million Donation (Gifts Roundup)
The Radys are longtime donors to the medical center, giving it nearly $400 million so far.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Nonprofit Aims to Combat Rise in Domestic Violence in Puerto Rico
Data on 911 calls showed increasing complaints of domestic violence since Hurricane Maria, with local experts saying abusers likely believed authorities were overwhelmed.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Metropolitan Museum Gets $80 Million Bequest From Jayne Wrightsman for Acquisitions (Gifts Roundup)
In other news about major gifts, Sandy and Joan Weill give $106 million to create a research effort that will bring together neuroscientists and other researchers from three universities.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Eric and Wendy Schmidt Pledge $1 Billion to Advance Young People, Public Service, and Other Causes
The couple say the contribution adds to the $1 billion they have given previously and is designed to help young people who need scholarship help, mentoring, and other services.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Sanford and Joan Weill Give $106 Million to Neuroscience Research at 3 Universities
The money will bring together neuroscientists, mathematicians, physicists, chemists, and computer scientists who can speed up creation of new treatments for brain disorders and diseases.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis and his wife give $3 million to build a pediatric catheterization lab and operating room at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor