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.
| William P. Clements Jr.Oil
| Southwestern Medical Foundation (Dallas) |
Health |
$100-million |
| William P. Clements Jr., a former Texas governor, has pledged $100-million to Southwestern Medical Foundation, in Dallas. The money will benefit the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Mr. Clements founded Sedco, an international oil and gas drilling contractor. He plans to pay off his pledge in four years. |
| Anonymous
| Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.) |
Colleges and universities |
$50-million |
| Dartmouth College has received $50-million from a family who wishes to remain anonymous. The money will be used to build a visual-arts center. |
| Stewart A. and Lynda R. ResnickAgriculture, Food and beverage
| California Institute of Technology (Pasadena) |
Colleges and universities |
$20-million |
| Stewart A. and Lynda R. Resnick, who own and manage Roll International Corporation, a Los Angeles holding company for Fiji Water; Paramount Farms, a tree-farming business; POM Wonderful, a grower of pomegranates and manufacturer of pomegranate juice; and Teleflora, a service for ordering flowers by phone and online, among other companies, have donated $20-million to the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena. The money will be used to establish a center for research into sustainable energy. Mr. Resnick serves on the institute's Board of Trustees. |
| Dolores JordanConstruction
| Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland (Calif.) |
Health |
$9.8-million |
| Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland (Calif.): $9.8-million from Dolores Jordan, of Hayward, Calif., to support cellular-therapies research. Ms. Jordan is the widow of Hanabul (Bud) Jordan, who owned a construction company in Hayward. Mr. Jordan died in 2002. |
| Tisch familyFinance, Hotels
| The Gunnery (Washington, Conn.) |
Education |
$7-million |
| The Gunnery (Washington, Conn.): $7-million gift from Joan H. Tisch, widow of Preston Robert Tisch, former chairman of the Loews Corporation, and her sons Steve, a film producer in Los Angeles, and Jonathan, co-chairman of the Loews Corporation and chief executive officer of Loews Hotels, in New York. Steve and Jonathan Tisch graduated from the private school in 1967 and 1972 respectively. |
| Fritz and Glenda CorriganAgriculture
| Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.) |
Colleges and universities |
$5.6-million |
| Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.): $5.6-million pledge from Fritz Corrigan, a retired president of the Mosaic Company, a Plymouth, Minn., producer of phosphate and potash crop nutrients, and his wife, Glenda. The money will support social-science and public-policy programs in the college's Nelson A. Rockefeller Center. Mr. Corrigan graduated from Dartmouth in 1964. |
| Charles (Bud) and Katie KochFinance
| Case Western Reserve U. (Cleveland) |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Case Western Reserve U. (Cleveland): $5-million pledge from Charles (Bud) Koch, a banker in Bratenahl, Ohio, and his wife, Katie, for campus programs. Mr. Koch is chairman of the university's Board of Trustees, and the couple's two sons earned M.B.A. degrees from the university. |
| Anonymous
| St. John the Evangelist School (Duluth, Minn.) |
Education |
$3-million |
| St. John the Evangelist School (Duluth, Minn.): $3-million from an anonymous donor for an addition to the school. |
| Anonymous
| Capitol Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America (Austin, Tex.) |
Children and youths |
$2.5-million |
| Capitol Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America (Austin, Tex.): $2.5-million pledge from an anonymous donor for a new training center. The donor has stipulated that the group must raise an additional $2.5-million to receive the pledged amount. |
| Jack WilkinsonAgriculture, Education
| Central Florida Community College (Ocala) |
Colleges and universities |
$2.5-million |
| Central Florida Community College (Ocala): $2.5-million from Jack Wilkinson, a retired math teacher and peanut farmer in Chiefland, Fla., for a new campus in Levy County, Fla. |
Top donors year to date
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
to this directory, please send a message to
gifts@philanthropy.com.
William P. Clements Jr.Oil