Gifts Roundup: Columbia and Cambridge Universities Received 9-Figure Gifts
Donors featured in this week’s roundup include the family of the late Ray Dolby, who founded Dolby Laboratories and invented the Dolby Sound System.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Columbia U. Medical School Lands $250 Million Gift
Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, who have backed financial aid with previous gifts, directed $150 million of the donation toward scholarships for low-income medical students.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Family That Doesn’t Shy Away From Big, Complex Gifts
Kenn and Pamela Ricci’s $100 million pledge to the University of Notre Dame in October made news not just for its size but also for how it intertwines the donors’ family with the benefactor.
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Senior Editor
University of Delaware Lands 3 Gifts Totaling $45 Million
Also, Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Notre Dame both receive donations of $25 million.
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Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Northwestern Lands $10 Million for Genetic Research
Other notable gifts include $8 million for a new health complex at Upstate Medical University for services and study related to brain health, including Alzheimer’s disease.
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Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Donor Gives $700 Million to 3 Institutions; Nursing School Lands $25 Million
Other notable recent gifts include $15 million for athletics, business, and health program at the University of South Florida.
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Senior Editor
The health gift from Florence Irving, widow of the Sysco Corporation co-founder Herbert Irving, will go toward improving patient care and radiation therapy, creating new surgical practices, and developing new patient therapies.
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Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $2 Billion From Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan for Their Foundations
Other notable gifts include $25 million from David Mortara to the University of California at San Francisco School of Nursing to reduce “alarm fatigue” and $25 million to the University of Texas at Austin.
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Senior Editor
Zuckerberg and Chan Pour $2 Billion in Stock Into Charity Accounts
The latest move, which builds the coffers of the couple’s foundation and their donor-advised fund, brings their personal giving so far to more than $3.6 billion.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: U. of Chicago Lands $125 Million From Financier Ken Griffin
Other notable gifts include $7 million each for the Albany Symphony and the Wichita Community Foundation and $4.5 million from Charles Koch to create a drug-policy center at Ohio State University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor