Frugal Social Worker Gives $11 Million, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Gets $5 Million: Gifts Roundup
Also, Baptist Health La Grange gets $2 million, and Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit gets $1 million from the producer of Hamilton.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billion-Dollar Gifts by Bezos and Bloomberg Top List of Biggest Donations in 2018
Both contributions sought to help people in need.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$125 Million From Paul Allen Announced; Spelman College Lands $30 Million: Gifts Roundup
Plus University of Kentucky and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a public high school, received large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaire Ron Perelman and His Daughter Debra Give Princeton $65 Million: Gifts Roundup
In addition, NPR, wildfire survivors, the Smithsonian, and three universities all land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Theresia Gouw Has Big Plans for Women in STEM
Theresia Gouw is worth an estimated $500 million. Her goal: to help more women get into careers and leadership roles at Silicon Valley tech companies.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Museum of Modern Art Lands $40 Million: Gifts Roundup
Plus, San Francisco State University receives $27 million, and a junior college in Texas and an art school in Maine get big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mayo Clinic Gets $200 Million for Medical School: Gifts Roundup
Also, a charter-school group and five additional universities got big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Michael Bloomberg Promises $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins U.
His goal is to provide free tuition for all qualified low- and middle-income students who are accepted but otherwise couldn’t afford to attend.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Gives $50 Million and Commits $50 Million More for New Foundation
The embattled chief operating officer of the social media giant came under fire this week for her role in hiring a political opposition research firm to discredit her company’s critics.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Boston U. Gets $25 Million: Gifts Roundup
Five other universities, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Semper Fi Fund all received big donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor