Gifts Roundup: Denver Oil Man Gives $80 Million for Computer Science and Engineering
Plus, three other universities and a chimpanzee sanctuary all receive multimillion-dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Donor Driven by Business Acumen and Gut Instinct
Adrienne Arsht has a personal interest in human resilience. But she also gives to education, health, the performing arts, and other causes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Saint Louis University Lands a $50 Million Gift
Plus, football great Peyton Manning gave $1 million to his alma mater; and the founder of Craigslist, Craig Newmark, donated $ 1 million for investigative journalism.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philip and Nancy Anschutz, Quiet but Prolific Philanthropists
The Denver billionaires, worth an estimated $12 billion, give to a wide range of causes including health, education, human services, and LGBT rights.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Yale Lands $160 Million From Edward Bass, Texas Oil Heir
The alumnus’s money will help the university renovate and expand its natural-history museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Philip Anschutz Gives U. of Colorado $120 Million for Health Sciences
Plus, U.C. San Diego lands $50 million for its ophthalmology department, and a St. Louis theater receives $20 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: 3 Health-Care Nonprofits Receive Big Gifts
Stanford School of Medicine got a $10 million donation, and the American Heart Association received $5 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: UCLA Lands 2 Big Donations Totaling $27.4 Million
Also, the Norton Museum of Art received $20 million, and $15 million will go to the University of Alabama’s business college.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
In Search of the Secret to Happiness
Chinese billionaires Chrissy Luo and Tianqiao Chen focus their giving on the study of the brain, perception, and learning.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Eye Hospital Lands $5 Million; L.A. Music Group Gets $1 Million
Wills Eye Hospital gets money from a businessman to expand research, and two lawyers make a big gift to the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor