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Maria Di Mento

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Maria directs the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual Philanthropy 50, a comprehensive report on America’s most generous donors. She writes about wealthy philanthropists, family and legacy foundations, next generation philanthropy, arts organizations, key trends and insights related to high-net-worth donors, and other topics.

No. 30: Conrad Prebys

No. 30: Conrad Prebys

Mr. Prebys donated more than $70-million to a variety of causes.

No. 27: David Rockefeller

No. 27: David Rockefeller

The last living child of the philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. gave $75-million to Rockefeller University.

No. 48: H.F. Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest

No. 48: H.F. Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest

The couple donated more than $49-million to college scholarships and the American Revolution Center.

No. 36: the Vanier Family

Rancher Jack Vanier, his wife, and three children gave $60-million to the Kansas State University Foundation.

No. 35: Kavitark and Vidjealatchoumy Shriram

No. 35: Kavitark and Vidjealatchoumy Shriram

The couple gave $61-million to Stanford University, where their daughters are students.

No. 20: Fred Eshelman

No. 20: Fred Eshelman

Dr. Eshelman gave $103-million to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, most of it for the school of pharmacy.

No. 33: Charles Munger

No. 33: Charles Munger

Mr. Munger gave more than $65-million to the University of California at Santa Barbara to build housing for visiting physicists.

No. 12: Pierre and Pam Omidyar

No. 12: Pierre and Pam Omidyar

The couple gave $180-million to charities that help critically ill children, groups that try to combat extreme partisanship, and other causes.

No. 40: Ronald Perelman

No. 40: Ronald Perelman

Mr. Perelman gave more than $52-million to a variety of causes.

No. 17: Ernest and Evelyn Rady

No. 17: Ernest and Evelyn Rady

The couple pledged $120-million to Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego.