February 10, 2014 | Read Time: 1 minute
Amount donated in 2013: $196-million
Top beneficiary: Columbia Business School
Other notable gift: New York University Langone Medical Center
Background: Mr. Perelman is chairman and chief executive of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, in New York.
Mr. Perelman, 71, pledged $100-million to Columbia Business School to help pay for the construction of new buildings, one of which will be named for him. He has served on the business school’s Board of Overseers since 1994.
He also pledged $50-million to New York University Langone Medical Center to establish the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Emergency Services, which is scheduled to open in April. Mr. Perelman serves on the medical center’s Board of Trustees.
In addition, Mr. Perelman gave a total of $46-million last year to other causes, including $25-million to education; $13-million to the arts, social services, and medical research; and $8-million to religious groups.
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