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$1.2-billion (pledge)
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William Barron Hilton, co-chairman of the Hilton Hotels Corporation
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To the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (Reno, Nev.)
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$700-million
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Jon M. Huntsman Sr. founder of the Huntsman Corporation, and his wife, Karen
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To the Huntsman Foundation (Salt Lake City)
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$400-million (pledge)
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T. Denny Sanford, chairman of United National Corporation, and chairman of First Premier Bank and Premier Bancard
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To the Sanford Health Foundation (Sioux Falls, S.D.) to establish a chain of pediatric clinics
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$400-million (pledge)
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John W. Kluge, founder of the Metromedia Company
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To Columbia U. (New York) for scholarships
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$250-million (pledge)
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Sanford I. Weill Jr., retired chairman of Citigroup, and his wife, Joan
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To Weill Cornell Medical College (New York)
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$200-million (pledge)
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Robert Day, founder of Trust Company of the West Group
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To Claremont McKenna College (Calif.) for a graduate program in economics and finance
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$200-million
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George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management
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To the Soros Humanitarian Foundation (New York)
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$176-million
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Eli Broad, founding chairman of KB Home Corporation and SunAmerica, and his wife, Edythe
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To the Broad Foundations (Los Angeles)
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$175-million (pledge)
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John P. Morgridge, chairman emeritus of Cisco Systems, and his wife, Tashia
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To the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars (Madison) for scholarships
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$160-million
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George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management
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To the Open Society Institute (New York)
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$156-million
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T. Boone Pickens, founder of Mesa Petroleum, and BP Capital Management
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To the T. Boone Pickens Foundation (Dallas)
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$128.5-million (pledge)
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Barbara Dodd Anderson, an investor in Fresno, Calif.
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To the George School (Newtown, Pa.) for scholarships, staff and faculty salaries, and campus programs
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NOTE: Does not include gifts of artwork or other noncash donations, or gifts from anonymous donors. Unless otherwise noted, the donor did not place any restrictions on how the money was to be used.
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—Compiled by Maria Di Mento
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