Ms. Ertegun pledged about $41-million to the University of Oxford to endow scholarships for graduate students in the humanities.
No. 40 (tied): Richard D’Amore
Mr. D’Amore, 59, pledged $30-million to Northeastern University for its school of business.
No. 19: Herbert and Florence Irving
Herbert Irving, 94, and Florence Irving pledged $40-million to Columbia University Medical Center and $20-million to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
No. 50: Leonard and Pamela Schaeffer
Leonard Schaeffer, 67, and Pamela Schaeffer pledged $25-million to the University of Southern California.
No. 13: Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman
Mr. Moritz, 58, and Ms. Harriet Heyman pledged about $116.4-million to the University of Oxford.
No. 35: Michael and Marilyn Quinlan
The Quinlans, who are both 68, pledged $40-million to Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business.
No. 5: Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki
Mr. Brin and Ms. Wojcicki, both 39, gave about $190.1-million to their Brin Wojcicki Foundation, which supports a variety of causes.
Mr. Driehaus, 70, pledged $30-million to DePaul University for its College of Commerce, which has been renamed the Richard H. Driehaus College of Business.
No. 21 (tied): Jeff and Judy Henley
The Henleys pledged $50-million to the University of California at Santa Barbara.