A directory of top contributors and their beneficiaries
This directory shows recent gifts of $1-million or more made by individuals to
charitable institutions. New gifts are added regularly.
In coming weeks, The Chronicle will expand its historical archive to
include additional gifts of $1-million or more that have been made by individual
donors.
| David G. and Suzanne D. BoothFinance
| U. of Chicago Graduate School of Business |
Colleges and universities |
$300.0-million |
| David G. Booth, the founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, an investment firm in Santa Monica, Calif., and his wife, Suzanne, have pledged $300-million to the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Mr. Booth, who earned a master's degree from the business school in 1971, said it could use the money for any purpose. |
| Helen L. KimmelReal estate
| New York U. Langone Medical Center |
Colleges and universities |
$150.0-million |
| Helen L. Kimmel, of New York, has pledged $150-million to New York University Langone Medical Center, for a new patient facility. Ms. Kimmel serves on the medical center's Board of Trustees. She is the widow of Martin S. Kimmel, who co-founded Kimco Realty Corporation, a real estate development company, in New Hyde Park, N.Y. Mr. Kimmel died in April. |
| Anonymous
| New York U. Langone Medical Center |
Colleges and universities |
$110.0-million |
| New York University Langone Medical Center has received an $110-million pledge from an anonymous family. The money will be used to redesign Tisch Hospital, the university's main medical facility. |
| Anonymous
| Wycliffe Foundation (Orlando, Fla.) |
Religious groups |
$50.0-million |
| The Wycliffe Foundation has received a $50-million gift from an anonymous donor. The money will support a program to translate the Bible into languages in which there are no Bible translations. |
| Robert and Catherine McDevittInvestments
| Le Moyne College (Syracuse, N.Y.) |
Colleges and universities |
$50.0-millionBequest |
| Robert and Catherine McDevitt have bequeathed IBM stock valued at $50-million to Le Moyne College, in Syracuse, N.Y. The money will endow academic programs in computer science, information processing, physics, and religious philosophy. Mr. McDevitt, who died in September, owned McDevitt Brothers Funeral Home, in Binghampton, N.Y. His cousin, the late Rev. Edward L. McDevitt, established the college's physics department in 1946. Ms. McDevitt died in early 2008. |
| R. Michael and Mary ShanahanFinance
| Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, Calif.) |
Colleges and universities |
$25.0-million |
| R. Michael Shanahan, chairman of Capital Group Companies, a financial firm in Los Angeles, and his wife, Mary, have pledged $25-million to Harvey Mudd College, in Claremont, Calif. The Shanahans said the college could use the money, which will be paid out over five years, for any purpose. Of the total pledged, the couple has paid $12.5-million. Mr. Shanahan serves on the college's Board of Trustees. |
| Will and Beverly O'HaraFinance
| McCombs School of Business at U. of Texas at Austin |
Colleges and universities |
$16.0-million |
| Will O'Hara, a retired managing director at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Card Services, in Riverwoods, Ill., and his wife, Beverly, have pledged $16-million to the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. The money will support the business school's accounting department and its honors program. Mr. O'Hara, a part-time lecturer in McCombs' accounting department, earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the university in 1968. |
| William R. FryFinance
| Indiana U., Kelley School of Business (Bloomington) |
Colleges and universities |
$15.0-million |
| Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, in Bloomington, has received a $15-million donation from William R. Fry, founder of Progressive United Corporation, a holding company in Indianapolis, for scholarships for needy minority students. Mr. Fry graduated from the university in 1958. |
| Herrera familyOil
| Miami Children's Hospital Foundation |
Medical research |
$10.0-million |
| Miami Children's Hospital Foundation: $10-million from Rafael Herrera, founder of Herrera Petroleum, in Dallas, and his family, for clinical trials and research programs at the hospital's research institute. Mr. Herrera's son, Raul Herrera, a physician, is chief research officer at the institute. |
| Peckham FamilyReal estate
| Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego |
Health |
$10.0-million |
| Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego: $10-million from The Peckham family, of San Diego, for cancer and blood-disorder programs, and for a new facility. The donation is from Peter Peckham, who died in 2006 and was the president of Investcal Realty Corporation, in San Diego; his wife, Nancy; their son, Michael, who is a partner at Sentre Partners, a commercial-real-estate firm, in San Diego; and Michael's wife, Lisa, a former nurse at the hospital. |
Top donors year to date
Photograph of Richard W. (Ric) Weiland by Stanford University Archives; Photograph of David Rockefeller by Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office.
About These Data
The giving figures listed for each individual are based on donations announced to date by the donors or their beneficiaries. In cases of bequests, most of the figures are estimates because the wills have not been settled.
If you know about a recent gift of $1-million or more that should be added
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gifts@philanthropy.com.
James LeVoy SorensonInvention, Investments
Peter G. PetersonFinance
Richard W. (Ric) WeilandTechnology
David RockefellerFamily wealth, Finance