| Donor
| Donor State
| Recipient
| Recipient State
| Category
| Gift Amount
|
William and Jane Porter
|
New York |
Adams State College Foundation (Alamosa, Colo.) |
Colorado |
Colleges and universities |
$5.8-million  |
| Adams State College Foundation (Alamosa, Colo.): stock valued at $5.8-million from William Porter, founder and chairman emeritus of E*Trade Financial Corporation, an online brokerage service in New York, and his wife, Joan, to endow scholarships in math and science for needy students. Mr. Porter graduated from the college in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in math. |
Frank A. and Paula Franco
|
Pennsylvania |
Albright College (Reading, Pa.) |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| Albright College (Reading, Pa.): $1-million from Frank A. Franco, a retired physician who lives in Wyomissing, Pa., and his wife, Paula, and two gifts of $1-million each from two anonymous donors. All of the gifts are earmarked to help build the college's new science center. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Albright College (Reading, Pa.) |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| Albright College (Reading, Pa.): $1-million from Frank A. Franco, a retired physician who lives in Wyomissing, Pa., and his wife, Paula, and two gifts of $1-million each from two anonymous donors. All of the gifts are earmarked to help build the college's new science center. |
Donald and Darlene Marcos Shiley
Biotechnology, Invention, Manufacturing |
California |
Alzheimer's Association San Diego/Imperial Chapter |
California |
Health |
$1-million |
| Alzheimer's Association San Diego/Imperial Chapter: $1-million from Donald and Darlene Shiley to establish awards for local Alzheimer's research, encourage patients to participate in clinical trials, and enhance support services for those living with the disease. Mr. Shiley is a co-inventor of Pfizer's Bjork-Shiley heart valve and retired owner of Shiley Inc., a medical-device manufacturer in Irvine, Calif. Ms. Shiley serves on the Board of Directors of the National Alzheimer's Association, in Chicago. |
George A. Fait and his family
|
N/A |
American Family Children's Hospital (Madison, Wis.) |
Wisconsin |
Health |
$3-million |
| American Family Children's Hospital (Madison, Wis.): $3-million from George A. Fait, retired founder of Capitol Indemnity Corporation and Capitol Transamerica Corporation, both insurance companies in Madison, and his family to support the hospital's pediatric-specialty clinic. |
Bernard and Anne Spitzer
Real estate |
New York |
American Museum of Natural History (New York) |
New York |
Museums and libraries |
$15-million |
| Bernard Spitzer, a real-estate developer in New York, and his wife, Anne, have given $15-million to the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, to support its new Hall of Human Origins. The gift will also endow programs and research at the gallery. |
Arthur W. Koenig
Industry |
N/A |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$6-million |
| Amherst College (Mass.): $6-million pledge from Arthur W. Koenig, a retired steel-mill coordinator at Duferco, a steel-trade company, based in Rome, to support scholarships for poor students from Africa and Latin America. Mr. Koenig graduated from the university in 1966 with a bachelor's degree in political science. |
Marcia Billhartz
Finance |
Illinois |
Anderson Hospital (Maryville, Ill.) |
Illinois |
Health |
$1-million |
| Anderson Hospital (Maryville, Ill.): $1-million from Marcia Billhartz, the widow of Warren Billhartz, who was the founder and chairman of FCB Banks, in Collinsville, Ill., to support cancer research, patient care and services, education, and community outreach at the hospital's cancer center. Mr. Billhartz died in 2006 at the age of 79. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Andrews U. (Berrien Springs, Mich.) |
Michigan |
Colleges and universities |
$8.5-million |
| Andrews U. (Berrien Springs, Mich.): $8.5-million from an anonymous couple to build a new entrance to the university, endow two professorships, build a milking parlor at the university's dairy, renovate the kitchen and dining areas of the Campus Center, and support the aeronautics department. |
Ron Harper
Manufacturing |
North Carolina |
Appalachian State U. Foundation (Boone, N.C.) |
North Carolina |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| Appalachian State U. Foundation (Boone, N.C.): $1-million from Ron Harper, co-founder of the Harper Corporation of America, a printing-supply manufacturer in Charlotte, N.C., to support the printing-education program, scholarships, and other needs in the department of technology. Mr. Harper made the gift in honor of his wife, Katherine, co-founder of the Harper Corporation. |
Jim and Jan Carell
Health care, Industry |
Tennessee |
Aquinas College (Tenn.) |
Tennessee |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| Aquinas College (Tenn.): $1-million challenge gift from Jim Carell, chairman of CareAll Home Care Services, a Nashville staffing company that provides health-care workers to homebound patients, and his wife, Jan, to support the associate-degree nursing program. Mr. Carell is also president of CareAll Management and of Achiever Development Corporation, a home-building company in Nashville. |
Robert W. Wilson
Finance |
New York |
Archdiocese of New York |
New York |
Religious groups |
$22.5-million |
| The Archdiocese of New York has received $22.5-million from Robert Wilson, a retired investor in New York, for the Cardinal's Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships for needy students to attend Roman Catholic schools in New York. Mr. Wilson's gift will support 3,000 scholarships for students in the fall. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Archdiocese of New York |
New York |
Religious groups |
$4.5-million |
| Archdiocese of New York: $4.5-million from an anonymous donor for the Cardinal's Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships for needy students to attend Roman Catholic schools in New York. |
Julie Ann Wrigley
Family wealth, Investments |
Nevada |
Arizona State U. (Tempe) |
Arizona |
Colleges and universities |
$10-million |
| Arizona State University, in Tempe, has received $10-million from Julie A. Wrigley, president of Wrigley Investments, in Sun Valley, Idaho, which invests in stocks, hedge funds, and fixed-income securities, to endow four professorships in renewable-energy systems, sustainable business practices, global environmental change, and complex-systems dynamics. Ms. Wrigley gave $15-million in 2004 to establish the university's Global Institute of Sustainability, of which she now serves as co-chair. Her late husband, William, was president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the chewing-gum manufacturer in Chicago. |
Bob Ramsey
|
Arizona |
Arizona State U. at Tempe |
Arizona |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| Arizona State U. at Tempe: $1-million from Bob Ramsey, owner of Professional Medical Transport, an ambulance company in Tempe, to support and expand the executive-education program at the School of Public Affairs. |
Craig and Connie Weatherup
|
N/A |
Arizona State U. Foundation (Tempe) |
Arizona |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Arizona State U. Foundation (Tempe): $5-million from Craig Weatherup, former president of PepsiCo, the soft-drink company in Purchase, N.Y., and his wife, Connie, to help build a new basketball-practice facility. Mr. Weatherup is an alumnus of the university. |
Nicholas and Jenny Taubman
Retail |
Virginia |
Art Museum of Western Virginia (Roanoke) |
Virginia |
Arts |
$15-million |
| The Art Museum of Western Virginia, in Roanoke, has received a pledge of $15-million from Nicholas Taubman, former chairman of Advance Auto Parts, in Roanoke, and his wife, Jenny, to help build its new facilities. Ms. Taubman is a member of the museum's Board of Trustees, and Mr. Taubman is the U.S. ambassador to Romania. |
Paul and Jean Amos
Insurance |
Georgia |
Asbury Theological Seminary (Wilmore, Ky.) |
Kentucky |
Religious groups |
$10-million |
| The Asbury Theological Seminary, in Wilmore, Ky., has received a pledge of $10-million from Paul Amos, a co-founder and chairman emeritus of the American Family Life Insurance Company, in Columbus, Ga., and his wife, Jean, to endow a new Ph.D. program in biblical studies. The couple's son, Daniel, also recently pledged to support operational costs of the program for its first six years. |
Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum
Investments, Real estate |
Illinois |
Aspen Music Festival and School (Colo.) |
Colorado |
Arts |
$25-million |
| The Aspen Music Festival and School, in Colorado, has received $25-million from Matthew Bucksbaum, co-founder and chairman emeritus of General Growth Properties, a real-estate investment and management company in Chicago, and his wife, Kay, to help build a new campus and to support programs there. Mr. Bucksbaum is a trustee of the organization. |
Raymond and Kathryn Harbert
Finance |
Alabama |
Auburn U. (Ala.) |
Alabama |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
Auburn U. (Ala.): $5-million from Raymond Harbert, chairman of Harbert Management Corporation, an investment firm in Birmingham, Ala., and his wife, Kathryn, to help build an investment center and endow a professorship in the business program.
|
David Owsley
Family wealth |
N/A |
Ball State U., Museum of Art (Muncie, Ind.) |
Indiana |
Colleges and universities |
$2-million
Estimate |
| Ball State U., Museum of Art (Muncie, Ind.): a painting by Lee Krasner valued at $2-million from David T. Owsley, a museum curator who has worked at the Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, in Pittsburgh, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Mr. Owsley is the grandson of one of the university's founders, Frank C. Ball. |
Dorothy McIlvain Scott
|
N/A |
Baltimore Museum of Art |
Maryland |
Arts |
$10-million |
| The Baltimore Museum of Art has received a $10-million pledge from Dorothy McIlvain Scott to endow operations and programs for its collection of American painting, decorative arts, and sculpture. In 1981, she donated much of her own art collection to the museum and supported the design of a new gallery space for those works. Ms. Scott, who inherited her fortune, has been a trustee of the museum since 1977. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Baltimore Museum of Art |
Maryland |
Arts |
$5-million |
| Baltimore Museum of Art: $5-million from an anonymous donor to endow the position of museum director, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the appointment of Doreen Bolger to that position. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Baltimore Shakespeare Festival |
Maryland |
Arts |
$1-million |
| Baltimore Shakespeare Festival: $1-million from an anonymous donor to create an endowment. |
Alvin Goldfarb
Retail |
Missouri |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation (St. Louis) |
Missouri |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation (St. Louis): $5-million pledge from Alvin Goldfarb, founder and retired president of Worths Stores, a seller of women's clothing. Mr. Goldfarb directed his gift to support the Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing. The college will be renamed the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. |
