No. 41: Gordon and Betty Moore
The couple pledged $50-million to the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center for a new women’s hospital, which will be named for Ms. Moore.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
No. 41: Norman and Irma Switzer
The couple left an unrestricted $50-million gift to the medical school at UCLA.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The former businessman and U.S. senator gave $100-million to build a sports arena for the Milwaukee Bucks, which he sold in 2014.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mr. Jordan pledged $75-million to the University of Notre Dame for science and technology research.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The founder of a chain or truck stops and his wife and three children pledged $50-million to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Haslam College of Business Administration.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
No. 41: Ronald and Eileen Lappin Weiser
The couple pledged $50-million to the University of Michigan.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Easter Seals Leader Seeks to Make Organization Relevant to Today’s Donors
Randy Rutta, who has worked at the charity for more than three decades, is focusing on raising money from people in their mid 30s and 40s.
By Alex Davidson
Contributor
$100-Million Oregon Donor Flaunts Her Tough-Mother Reputation
The Columbia Sportswear chief decided to give her fortune to cancer research rather than have the money taxed and used to “buy bullets.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Young Tech Donors Take Leading Role in Philanthropy 50
Twelve of America’s most generous donors, including Jan Koum, the 38-year-old founder of the messaging company WhatsApp, are in Silicon Valley and beyond, and many are under 40.
By Alex Daniels and Maria Di Mento
The Napstar co-founder gave $550-million, of which $24-million will establish an allergy research center at Stanford University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor