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Jewish Federation Gets Pledge Earmarked for Scholarships
Geri Brawerman pledged money to help needy high-school students and pay for activities to persuade young Jews to get involved in Jewish causes.
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Harvard U. Gets $30-Million From Alumnus
Joseph O'Donnell, a businessman, put no restrictions on the gift but hopes some of it will go to financial aid in recognition of the scholarship help he received.
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Homeless Shelter Gets $20-Million Pledge
Lotus House, in Miami, received the commitment from Martin Z. Margulies, a real-estate developer who is married to the nonprofit's co-founder.
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L.A. City Official Gives $50-Million for Public Health
Jonathan and Karin Fielding committed the money to the University of California at Los Angeles School of Public Health.
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Former 'Cosmopolitan’ Editor Pledges $30-Million for New-Media Development
Columbia's journalism school and Stanford's engineering school will work together to develop tools to present information and reporting in new ways.
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A Former Professor Gives $150-Million to Stony Brook
Jim Simons, now a hedge-fund manager, and his wife, Marilyn, provided money to pay for a medical-research building and expand the life-sciences faculty.
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Former Professor Gives SUNY at Stony Brook Record $150-Million Gift
The gift, from the foundation of a former professor turned financier and his wife, is also one of the largest ever to any public university.
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German Émigré Leaves Gift to Holocaust Museum
The largest gift in the museum's history expands the earlier support of the Holocaust survivor Eric F. Ross and his late wife.
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$42-Million Gift Seeks to Improve Doctor-Patient Interaction
Carolyn Bucksbaum gave the University of Chicago money to develop a model effort to train doctors to do a better job of listening to patient concerns.
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Amazon.com Founder Pledges $10-Million to Museum
Jeff Bezos, head of the online retailer, provided money to help build a center for innovation at the institution.
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Carnegie Mellon Gets Record $265-Million Gift
William S. Dietrich II, who made his fortune in the steel industry, said the university would get the money after he dies.
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Bloomberg and Soros Commit $60-Million for New York Effort
The two major philanthropists are using private money to match city funds.
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$40-Million Pledged to Indianapolis Hospital
Sidney Eskenazi, a real-estate entrepreneur, and his wife, Lois, have committed money to help a public-hospital system build a new facility.
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Google Co-Founder Gives $50-Million to Fight Parkinson’s
Sergey Brin and his wife, Anne Wojcicki, gave a matching gift to the charity created by the actor Michael J. Fox.
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$20-Million Gift to Help South Dakota Charities
A businessman and his wife are pledging to provide money to the South Dakota Community Foundation to spur creation of charity endowments and provide other aid.
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A Public Hospital Gets $15-Million
Lester and Sue Smith, a Houston couple, donated money to help a local health-care institution better serve its outpatients.
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U. of Penn. Medical School Gets $225-Million Gift
The businessman Raymond G. Perelman and his wife, Ruth, said their gift was inspired by the new health-care law and the need for more doctors it will prompt.
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A $100-Million Gift Revs Up a Calif. Museum of Classic Cars
The widow of the museum's founder provided 135 cars, a building, and cash.
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Calif. U. Gets $110-Million for Scholarships
John Mork, an energy entrepreneur, and his wife, Julie, have donated $110-million to the University of Southern California.
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$110-Million Gift Will Provide Scholarship Aid at Calif. University
The University of Southern California has received its second gift of more than $100-million in the past two months.
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$100-Million Donation Made to Los Angeles Museum
The Petersen Automotive Museum has received $100-million gift that includes a car collection, cash, and ownership of its building from the widow of the institution's...
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$200-Million Gift Made to California University
David Dornsife, a businessman, and his wife, Dana, have contributed the biggest gift the university has ever received.
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'Modest’ Millionaire Leaves Children’s Hospital Big Donation
The journey to a $30-million bequest began with the donor giving a hospital a used computer.
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Museum Gets $10-Million for Costume Institute
Jonathan Tisch, the Loews Hotels chief, and his wife, Lizzie, donated money to help the Metropolitan Museum of Art better display its costume collection.
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Financier Gives $5-Million to Food Bank
William E. Conway, and his wife, Joanne, have given $5-million to the Capital Area Food Bank, in Washington.
Other Giving News
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Recovery From Recession Has Been Uneven for Community Funds
Grant making rose 7 percent last year, consistent with the growth in assets, according to a new study.
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