The family pledged $50-million to build the Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, which will be named after them.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Mr. Bloomberg gave a total of $452-million to arts, education, environment, and public-health nonprofits.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
No. 27: John Boruchin (bequest)
Mr. Boruchin, who was 93 when he died in 2012, left about $72-million to the Jewish National Fund.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
No. 9: Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki
The couple gave $187-million to their Brin Wojcicki Foundation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
No. 50: Millicent Atkins (bequest)
Ms. Atkins left an estimated $37.5-million trust to be split equally among three institutions.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mr. Arrillaga gave $151-million to Stanford University, his alma mater.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mr. and Ms. Bass pledged $50-million to establish Bass Connections, a program to encourage interdisciplinary study and collaboration among students and faculty members at Duke.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Ms. Block left an estimated $160-million to Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mr. and Ms. Arnold, ages 39 and 40, respectively, gave $235.9-million to the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mr. Allen gave $200-million to support arts and culture, education, and social-service programs, primarily in the Pacific Northwest.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mr. Mitchell pledged $50-million to the University of South Alabama.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mr. Rubenstein made large donations to at least 11 nonprofits in 2013. He pledged the biggest amount, $50-million, to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
No. 30: Robert and Patricia Kern
Mr. and Ms. Kern pledged $67.3-million to the Mayo Clinic’s Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Investing in Fundraisers Who Cultivate Big Donors Pays Off, Studies Find
Survey results show that spending money to attract and retain good fundraisers really does pay off.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Perks for Donors Help a Charity Reap Rewards
Pencils of Promise, which builds schools in the developing world, offered donors who gave or raised at least $25,000 a chance to name a school in Guatemala and be the charity’s guest at the dedication.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Recovering From Year-End Setbacks, an Arts Group Puts Supporters on Stage
Maryland Youth Ballet has put a longtime donor and two prominent politicians into its holiday “Nutcracker” performance.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor