Special Report: The Philanthropy 50
America's Wealthy Made More Big Gifts
By Maria Di Mento and Caroline Preston
The 50 biggest donors, including William S. Dietrich II (No. 2), contributed $10.4-billion last year, up from $3.3-billion in 2010.
• Who is No. 1? Margaret A. Cargill, who gave approximately $6-billion.
• How Donors Gave: Key facts and figures
10 Donors to Watch in 2012
The philanthropists and grant makers who could make a big difference in 2012 and beyond. Among them: Sylvia Mathews Burwell, center, who has moved from the Gates Foundation to oversee Wal-Mart’s giving.
America's Top Donors
Search The Chronicle's database of gifts of $1-million or more made by individuals to charitable institutions.
The 2011 Philanthropy 50
America's 50 top philanthropists donated a total of $3.3-billion in 2010, the smallest total in the history of The Chronicle's rankings.
News
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Romney Gave His Family Fund $9.5-Million
Mitt Romney contributed the money from 1999 through 2010. His foundation made its biggest grants to Mormon causes.
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A Former Professor Gives $150-Million to Stony Brook
- Minorities Are More Generous Than Whites, Study Finds
- 10 Donors to Watch in 2012
- Biggest Gifts by Individuals Announced in 2011
- Donations From the Rich to Charities Rose in 2011
- Donor-Advised Fund Grants Inch Up in 2010
Donors
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Careful Listening Helps a Philanthropy Adviser
Sunny Fischer, who leads the philanthropy of the Chicago investment adviser Richard Driehaus, says her role is to be a researcher and analyst, and observer.
Grant Makers
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Philanthropy Advisory Group Joins Boston Foundation
The expertise that the Philanthropic Initiative brings to the merger will enable the community foundation to provide a broader range of advice to its donors.
Ideas & Advice
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Grantees Get a Chance to Be Grant Makers for a Day
A San Francisco nonprofit gives fundraisers a chance to be on the other side of "the ask."
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