Gifts Surge From Rich U.S. Donors
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan were the most generous philanthropists in 2013, and the youngest ever to top The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 50 list. Gifts by living donors totaled about as much as in the previous two years combined.
By Ben Gose, Maria Di Mento and Doug Donovan
A Lesson for Fundraisers: Some of the Biggest Philanthropists in 2013 Maintained a Low Profile
A farmer in North Dakota shocked three institutions with multimillion-dollar gifts, while a Seattle lawyer stunned the Salvation Army with a big bequest after having given the charity $20 gifts over the years.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Student Housing Designed to Spur Camaraderie and More Enrollment
Donors seek to build complexes to increase enrollment and to house graduate students from varying disciplines together to avoid the isolation they sometimes feel.
By Maria Di Mento and HEATHER JOSLYN
How The Chronicle Compiled the Philanthropy 50 List
The Chronicle’s report on the donors who gave the most money in 2013 is based on gifts and pledges of cash and stock to nonprofit organizations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Donors Give to Inspire New Ideas in Biomedicine and Technology
Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of Qualcomm gave $133-million to a program to foster ventures between business and academe while Phil Knight of Nike gave $500-million to promote advances in fighting cancer.
By Maria Di Mento and Caroline Bermudez
Big Gifts to Universities Aim to Ease Tensions Between China and U.S.
Two financial executives are providing tens of millions of dollars to universities that will seek to encourage greater understanding among the two superpowers.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
No. 3: Phil and Penelope Knight
The couple gave $500-million to the Oregon Health & Science University Foundation.
By Maria Di Mento and Caroline Bermudez
Mr. Perelman pledged $100-million to Columbia Business School to help pay for the construction of new buildings.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mr. Soros gave $40-million to the Open Society Foundations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
No. 28: Richard and Nancy Kinder
Mr. and Ms. Kinder gave $70.1-million to their Kinder Foundation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor