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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Top Donors of 2000

Note: Ranking order reflects numerous ties in the amount given by each donor on the list.

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Rank Donor Donor's residence Industry
1.  William H. (Bill) Gates, 45 Redmond, Wash. Technology
Melinda Gates, 34
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$5,000,000,000 Family Foundation

Recipients: $5-billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (More information)
2.  Eli Broad, 67 Brentwood, Calif. Finance, Real estate
Edythe Broad, 64
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$137,500,000 Family Foundations, Colleges and Universities, Arts Groups

Recipients: $137.5-million the Broad Foundation, Broad Art Foundation, University of California at Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology, and the Los Angeles Performing Arts Center (More information)
3.  Jon M. Huntsman, 63 Salt Lake City, Utah Manufacturing
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$125,000,000 Hospitals and Medical Centers

Recipients: $125-million to the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute (More information)
4.  Elmer Rasmuson,
Died in 2000 at age 91		 Anchorage, AK Finance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$113,400,000 Museums and Libraries, Family Foundation, Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $113.4-million to the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Rasmuson Foundation, University of Alaska, and Alaska Pacific University (More information)
5.  Dora Donner Ide,
Died in 1998 at age 82		 San Francisco, Calif. Inheritance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$111,000,000

Recipients: $111-million bequest to 29 nonprofit organizations (More information)
6.  James L. Barksdale, 57 Jackson, Miss. Technology
Sally Barksdale
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$100,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $100-million to the University of Mississippi (More information)
7.  Kenneth E. Behring, 72 Danville, Calif. Real estate
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$89,500,000 Museums and Libraries

Recipients: $89.5-million to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, the University of California at Berkeley, and Wheelchairs for the World (More information)
8.  Jean Jessop Hervey,
Died in 1999 at age 72		 San Diego, Calif. Investments
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$80,000,000 Community Foundations

Recipients: $80-million to the San Diego Foundation (More information)
9.  Charles T. (Ted) Bauer, 81 Houston, Tex. Finance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$65,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $65-million to the University of Houston and Harvard University (More information)
9.  Frank H. Levinson Palo Alto, Calif. Technology
Wynnette Levinson
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$65,000,000 Community Foundations

Recipients: $65-million to the Celerity Foundation (More information)
11.  Frank Batten Sr., 73 Norfolk, Va. Communications
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$60,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $60-million to the University of Virginia (More information)
11.  John W. Kluge, 86 Charlottesville, Va. Communications
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$60,000,000 Museums and Libraries

Recipients: $60-million to the Library of Congress (More information)
11.  H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest, 70 Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Communications
Marguerite Brooks Lenfest
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$60,000,000 Education Groups (Miscellaneous)

Recipients: $60-million to Mercersburg Academy, Wilson College, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Ursinus College (More information)
14.  Robert Edward (Ted) Turner, 62 Atlanta, Ga. Communications
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$50,600,000 Foundation

Recipients: $50.6-million to the United Nations Foundation (More information)
15.  Theodore J. Forstmann, 60 New York, N.Y. Finance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$50,000,000 Education Groups (Miscellaneous)

Recipients: $50-million to the Children's Scholarship Fund (More information)
15.  Billy Joe (Red) McCombs, 73 San Antonio, Tex. Communications
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$50,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $50-million to the University of Texas at Austin (More information)
15.  Richard M. Schulze, 59 St. Paul, Minn. Retailing
Sandra Schulze
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$50,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $50-million to the University of Saint Thomas (More information)
15.  Clara Rosenthal Weitzenhoffer,
Died in 2000 at age 88		 Oklahoma City, Okla. Oil
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$50,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: art valued at $50-million to the University of Oklahoma (More information)
19.  Alberto Vilar, 60 New York, N.Y. Finance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$46,500,000 Arts Groups, Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $46.5-million to Washington & Jefferson College, the Kirov Opera, the Royal Opera House, Musikverein, and the Salzburg Festival (More information)
20.  Edward H. Harte, 78 Corpus Christi, Tex. Publishing
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$46,000,000 Private Foundation

Recipients: $46-million to the Harte Research Foundation (More information)
21.  Ann Lurie Chicago, Ill. Inheritance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$40,000,000 Hospitals and Medical Centers

Recipients: $40-million to Northwestern University (More information)
21.  Henry Segerstrom Costa Mesa, Calif. Real estate
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$40,000,000 Arts Groups

Recipients: $40-million to the Orange County Performing Arts Center (More information)
23.  Jeff Skoll, 35 Los Altos, Calif. Technology
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$39,000,000 Community Foundations

Recipients: $39-million to the Jeff Skoll Community Fund at the Community Foundation Silicon Valley (More information)
24.  Thomas F. Mendoza, 50 Atherton, Calif. Technology
Kathy Mendoza, 45 Technology
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$35,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $35-million to the University of Notre Dame (More information)
25.  Lincoln M. Knorr,
Died in 1998 at age 74		 Franklin, Mich. Manufacturing
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$33,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $33-million bequest to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (More information)
26.  Margaret McDermott, 74 Dallas, Tex. Inheritance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$32,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $32-million to the University of Texas at Dallas (More information)
26.  Jim Oelschlager, 57 Akron, Ohio Finance
Vanita Bauknight Oelschlager, 58
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$32,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $32-million to Denison University, Mount Union College, and the University of Akron (More information)
26.  Thomas M. Siebel, 47 Woodside, Calif. Technology
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$32,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $32-million to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (More information)
29.  Louis Edelstein,
Died in 1997 at age 89		 Atlantic City, N.J. Investments
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$30,000,000 Jewish Federations

Recipients: $30-million bequest to the American Technion Society, Hadassah Medical Organization, and the Jerusalem Foundation (More information)
29.  Edmond J. Safra, 67 New York, N.Y. Finance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$30,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $30-million to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (More information)
31.  John H. Sykes, 64 Tampa, Fla. Technology
Susan Sykes, 43
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$28,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $28-million to the University of Tampa (More information)
32.  John J. Moores, 56 San Diego, Calif. Technology, Finance
Rebecca Moores
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$26,600,000 Hospitals and Medical Centers, Environmental and Animal-Related Groups

Recipients: $26.6-million to the University of California at San Diego and the San Diego Zoo (More information)
33.  Gerhard R. Andlinger, 70 Vero Beach, Fla. Finance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$25,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $25-million to Princeton University (More information)
33.  Charles F. Dolan, 74 Oyster Bay, N.Y. Communications
Helen Dolan
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$25,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $25-million to Fairfield University (More information)
33.  William Clay Ford, 75 Grosse Point, Mich. Manufacturing
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$25,000,000 Museums and Libraries

Recipients: $25-million to the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village (More information)
33.  Dennis J. Keller, 68 Oak Brook, Ill. Education
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$25,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $25-million to the University of Chicago (More information)
33.  Bruce McCaw, 53 Seattle, Wash. Technology
Jolene McCaw
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$25,000,000 Hospitals and Medical Centers

Recipients: $25-million to the Talaris Research Institute (More information)
33.  Leonard Riggio, 59 New York, N.Y. Retailing
Louise Riggio
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$25,000,000 Museums and Libraries

Recipients: $25-million to the Dia Center for the Arts (More information)
33.  Alvin J. Siteman, 72 St. Louis, Mo. Real estate, Oil
Ruth Siteman, 68
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$25,000,000 Hospitals and Medical Centers, Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $25-million to the Washington University School of Medicine and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital (More information)
40.  John C. Malone, 59 Parker, Colo. Communications
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$24,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $24-million to Yale University (More information)
40.  Julian H. Robertson Jr., 67 New York, N.Y. Finance
Josie Robertson
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$24,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $24-million to Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (More information)
42.  Peter B. Lewis, 67 Cleveland, Ohio Insurance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$23,800,000 Museums and Libraries

Recipients: $23.8-million to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Princeton University (More information)
43.  Lambert J. Gross,
Died in 1998 at age 82		 Stuart, Fla. Corporate finance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$22,600,000 Health Charities, Hospitals and Medical Centers, Schools

Recipients: $22.6-million bequest to Mercersburg Academy, the American Heart Association of Florida, the American Lung Association of Southeast Florida, and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (More information)
44.  Katherine Gregory Thomas,
Died in 1994 at age 96		 Rockville, Md. Property sale
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$22,500,000 Religious Groups

Recipients: $22.5-million bequest to the National Cathedral and St. Albans School (More information)
45.  Edward L. Gaylord, 81 Oklahoma City, Okla. Communications, Entertainment
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$22,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $22-million to the University of Oklahoma (More information)
45.  Carl Shapiro Palm Beach, Fla. Manufacturing
Ruth Shapiro
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$22,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $22-million to Brandeis University (More information)
47.  Dennis Barsema, 47 Monte Sereno, Calif. Technology
Stacey Barsema
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$20,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $20-million to Northern Illinois University (More information)
47.  Lorry I. Lokey, 73 Atherton, Calif. Communications
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$20,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $20-million to Stanford University (More information)
47.  Bruce McCaw, 53 Seattle, Wash. Technology
Craig McCaw, 51 Technology
John McCaw, 49 Technology
Keith McCaw, 46 Technology
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$20,000,000 Community Foundations

Recipients: $20-million to the Seattle Center Foundation (More information)
50.  Lawrence J. Ellison, 56 Redwood City, Calif. Technology
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$17,600,000 Family Foundation

Recipients: $17.6-million to the Ellison Medical Foundation (More information)
51.  Gary Winnick, 53 Los Angeles, Calif. Technology, Finance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$17,000,000 Museums and Libraries

Recipients: $17-million to the Museum of Modern Art in New York and other groups (More information)
52.  William D. Hacker,
Died in 2000 at age 91		 Los Angeles, Calif. Investments
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$16,800,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $16.8-million bequest to the California Institute of Technology (More information)
53.  William J. Carey,
Died in 1997 at age 71		 Dallas, Tex. Mineral exploration
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$16,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $16-million bequest to the University of Notre Dame (More information)
53.  Katherine R. (Kaye) Lillehei St. Paul, Minn. Inheritance
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$16,000,000 Hospitals and Medical Centers

Recipients: $16-million to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (More information)
55.  Douglas E. Rogers New York, N.Y. Finance
Colleen Rogers
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$15,300,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $15.3-million to Williams College (More information)
56.  Cyrus Katzen Chevy Chase, Md. Finance, Real estate
Myrtle Katzen
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$15,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $15-million, including art valued at $5-million, to American University (More information)
56.  Jerome Katzin San Diego, Calif. Finance, Law
Miriam Katzin
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$15,000,000 Hospitals and Medical Centers

Recipients: $15-million to the University of California at San Diego (More information)
56.  William Kimball Belvedere, Calif. Consulting
Gretchen Kimball
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$15,000,000 Museums and Libraries

Recipients: $15-million to Colonial Williamsburg (More information)
56.  Christopher Klaus, 26 Atlanta, Ga. Technology
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$15,000,000 Colleges and Universities

Recipients: $15-million to the Georgia Institute of Technology (More information)
56.  Gladys E. Langroise,
Died in 2000 at age 99		 Boise, Idaho Investments
AMOUNT TYPES OF
RECIPIENTS
$15,000,000 Community Foundations

Recipients: $15-million to the Idaho Community Foundation (More information)

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