The Philanthropy 50: Americans Who Gave the Most in 2009

February 7, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute

Rank	Donor	Total amount committed	Years on list
1	Stanley F. and Fiona B. Druckenmiller Finance	$705,000,000	1
2	John M. Templeton Finance	$573,000,000 Bequest	2
3	William H. (Bill) III and Melinda F. Gates Technology	$350,000,000	5
4	Michael R. Bloomberg Media and entertainment	$254,000,000 Estimated	6
5	Louise Dieterle Nippert Family wealth, Investments	$185,000,000	1
6	George Soros Finance	$150,000,000	4
7	Eli and Edythe L. Broad Finance, Real estate	$105,200,000	10
8	J. Ronald and Frances Terwilliger Real estate	$102,004,746	1
9	William P. Clements Jr. Oil	$100,000,000	1
10	Pierre and Pam Omidyar Technology	$92,000,000	7
11	Paul G. Allen Technology	$85,000,000 Estimated	8
12	Raymond A. Rich Finance, Oil	$76,800,000 Bequest Estimated	1
13	Alfred M. and Mary Swain Wood Marketing, Pharmaceuticals	$75,876,931 Bequest	1
14	Julian H. Jr. and Josie Robertson Finance	$66,100,000 Estimated	2
15	Patrick Soon-Shiong and Michele B. Chan Pharmaceuticals	$65,000,000	1
16	T. Denny Sanford Finance	$60,696,000	4
17	Dolores Jordan Construction, Real estate	$52,042,516	1
18	Robert Gumbiner Health care	$50,033,878 Bequest	1
19	Caroline Amplatz Family wealth, Law	$50,000,000	1
19	John W. and Susan G. Jackson Pharmaceuticals	$50,000,000	1
19	Ronald P. Stanton Chemicals	$50,000,000	2
22	William W. and Nadine M. McGuire Health care	$48,000,000	1
23	John and Mary Pappajohn Finance, Investments	$47,300,000	1
24	Lawrence J. Ellison Technology	$46,907,838	9
25	Oprah Winfrey Media and entertainment	$41,404,281	6
26	Jon L. Stryker Family wealth	$41,318,512	4
27	Thomas F. Steyer and Kat Taylor Finance	$40,000,000	1
28	Mark W. Yusko and Stacey Miller Yusko Finance	$36,025,000	1
29	Joseph A. and Linda J. Chlapaty Manufacturing	$33,910,000	1
30	Elizabeth Beckwith Nilsen Family wealth	$31,000,000 Bequest	1
31	David Eddings Media and entertainment	$30,000,000 Bequest Estimated	1
32	Albert P. (Skip) Viragh Finance	$28,000,000 Bequest	1
33	Theodore and Vada Stanley Marketing	$27,900,000	5
34	Arthur Hodson Chemicals, Finance	$27,000,000 Bequest	1
35	Sanford I. and Joan H. Weill Finance	$26,000,000 Estimated	5
36	B. Charles and Joyce Eichhorn Ames Finance	$25,000,000	1
36	John A. and Jenny Paulson Finance	$25,000,000	1
36	Eric E. and Wendy Schmidt Technology	$25,000,000	1
36	Bernard and Anne Spitzer Real estate	$25,000,000	1
40	Irwin M. and Joan K. Jacobs Telecommunications	$24,300,000	5
41	Jerry W. and Judith S. Davis Investments	$22,000,000	1
41	John W. and Janice B. Fisher Manufacturing	$22,000,000 Estimated	1
43	M.A. Douglas Real estate	$21,000,000 Bequest	1
43	Stewart A. and Lynda R. Resnick Agriculture, Food and beverage	$21,000,000	2
45	Henry P. and Rebecca L. Conn Consulting	$20,020,000	1
46	Jay A. Precourt Oil	$20,000,000	1
46	Virginia Bernthal Toulmin Law	$20,000,000 Estimated	1
48	W.A. (Tex) Moncrief Jr. Oil	$18,000,000	1
49	William G. and Ernestine R. Lowrie Oil	$17,000,000	1
50	B. Thomas Golisano Investments	$16,200,000	2