Media mogul Gerry Lenfest, steel magnate David Dornsife, and Hyatt hotel scion J.B. Pritzker were among those making donations last year that were noteworthy for both their size and their purpose.
These Big Apple philanthropists demonstrate that not every fresh idea is coming from the booming tech corridors on the West Coast.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Small Charity Searches for Meaning Behind a Surprise $125 Million Gift
Read about the search to find out more about the man who contributed to a charity out of the blue.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How The Chronicle Compiled Its List of the Top 50 Donors
The Philanthropy 50 shows how much wealthy Americans contributed to charitable organizations last year.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Find out how many of the people on the Philanthropy 50 are also on the Forbes 400 and how many are Giving Pledge signers.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Big Gifts That Didn’t Make the List
The Philanthropy 50 counted contributions only to charitable groups and includes pledges but not payments on those pledges.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
6 Graphics to Tell You More About the 2016 Philanthropy 50
Learn where the money went, which states have the most big donors, which got the most in contributions in 2015, and more.
By Maria Di Mento and Nidhi Singh
Singing From the Rooftops to Share a Love of Opera
An experimental arts nonprofit in Los Angeles overcomes technical challenges to perform in unusual places, like rooftops and limousines.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity Looks to Its Start-Up Days for ‘Cowboy’ Spirit
A nonprofit that had matured and become more specialized took steps to bring back the attitude of its early days, when workers were encouraged to push new ideas.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Meet the tech titans, Wall Street moguls, entertainment kingpins, and surprise philanthropists who gave the most to charity — and learn from fundraisers who secured their gifts.