| Donor
| Donor State
| Recipient
| Recipient State
| Category
| Gift Amount
|
Vance E. Kondon and Elisabeth Giesberger
Health care, Investments |
California |
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and San Diego Museum of Art |
California |
Arts |
$45-million 
Bequest |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the San Diego Museum of Art have received a bequest of approximately $45-million in artworks from Vance E. Kondon, who was an obstetrician and gynecologist in private practice in San Diego, and his wife, Elisabeth Giesberger. The Museum of Contemporary Art received 30 works of contemporary art from the 1950s to the early 1980s. The San Diego Museum of Art received 48 German Expressionist paintings, drawings, and prints. Dr. Kondon died in 1997 and Ms. Giesberger died in 2011. |
Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation (Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg)
Media and entertainment |
New York |
Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) |
California |
Arts |
$30-million |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) has received a grant of $30-million from the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation (Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg) to provide health services and other support to entertainment-industry workers. Mr. DIller is chairman of IAC/InterActive Corp., an internet company, and Ms. von Furstenberg is a fashion designer. |
Stephen L. Bing
Entertainment, Family wealth |
California |
Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) |
California |
Arts |
$30-million |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) has received a pledge of $30-million from Steve Bing, a film producer and real-estate developer, for its campaign to provide health services and other support to entertainment-industry workers. |
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Entertainment |
California |
Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) |
California |
Arts |
$30-million |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) has received a pledge of $30-million from Jeffrey Katzenberg Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) has received a pledge of $30-million for its campaign to provide health services and other support to entertainment-industry workers. Mr. Katzenberg is a co-founder of DreamWorks Studios SKG and chief executive officer and director of DreamWorks Animation SKG, in Glendale, Calif. He is chairman of the fund's campaign. |
David Geffen
Entertainment |
California |
Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) |
California |
Arts |
$30-million |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) has received a pledge of $30-million from David Geffen, a co-founder of DreamWorks Studios SKG and founder of Geffen Records, for its campaign to provide health services and other support to entertainment-industry workers. |
Steven Spielberg
Entertainment |
California |
Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) |
California |
Arts |
$30-million |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) has received a pledge of $30-million from Steven Spielberg, the filmmaker and a co-founder of DreamWorks Studios SKG, for its campaign to provide health services and other support to entertainment-industry workers. |
Bruce Kovner
Finance, Investments |
New York |
Juilliard School (New York) |
New York |
Arts |
$20-million |
| Juilliard School (New York) has received $20-million from Bruce Kovner, founder of Caxton Associates, a hedge fund in New York, for its graduate-level historical performance program, which provides specialized study in music from the year 1600 to the early 19th century. The gift will enable students to receive full scholarships. Mr. Kovner serves as chairman of Juilliard's Board of Trustees. |
Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas)
Entertainment |
California |
Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) |
California |
Arts |
$20-million |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund (Woodland Hills, Calif.) has received a pledge of $20-million from the Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas) to expand Harry's Haven, a facility for entertainment-industry workers with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and for its fundraising campaign. Mr. Douglas, an actor, and his wife, Anne, are longtime donors to the organization. |
Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas)
Entertainment |
California |
Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles) |
California |
Arts |
$10-million |
| Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles) has received a pledge of $10-million from Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas) to support activities such as developing new plays. The couple have been longtime donors to the organization. |
Zell Family Foundation (Sam and Helen Zell)
Finance, Hotels, Media and entertainment, Real estate |
Illinois |
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago |
Illinois |
Arts |
$10-million |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has received $10-million from the Zell Family Foundation (Sam and Helen Zell) to create the Zell Fund for Artistic Excellence, which will support the museum's programs. Mr. Zell is co-founder and chairman of Equity International, an investment firm in Chicago. Ms. Zell is a former chair of the museum's board. |
Robert O'Block and Megan O'Block and Stephen B. Kay and Lisbeth L. Tarlow
Consulting |
Massachusetts |
Boston Symphony Orchestra |
Massachusetts |
Arts |
$7.5-million |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra: $7.5-million from Robert O'Block and Megan O'Block and Stephen B. Kay and Lisbeth L. Tarlow for operations and its endowment. Mr. O'Block is a longtime executive at McKinsey & Company and Mr. Kay is a senior director at Goldman Sachs. They are all orchestra trustees. |
Mandel Foundation (Morton and Joseph Mandel)
Industry |
Ohio |
Cleveland Museum of Art |
Ohio |
Arts |
$7.5-million |
| Cleveland Museum of Art: $7.5-million from the Mandel Foundation (Morton and Joseph Mandel) for its capital campaign. The Mandel brothers are founders of Premier Industrial Corporation, a distributor of electrical equipment, which merged to become Premier Farnell, based in London. |
Peter B. Lewis
Insurance |
Florida |
Cleveland Institute of Art |
N/A |
Arts |
$5-million |
| Cleveland Institute of Art: $5-million from Peter B. Lewis, chairman of Progressive Corporation, an insurance company in Mayfield Village, Ohio, to construct a new building. |
Taylor Swift
Entertainment |
Tennessee |
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Nashville) |
Tennessee |
Arts |
$4-million |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Nashville): $4-million pledge from the singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for a new education center. |
Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust (Bernard and Anne Spitzer)
Real estate |
New York |
Public Theater (New York) |
New York |
Arts |
$4-million |
| Public Theater (New York): $4-million from the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust (Bernard and Anne Spitzer) to provide free Shakespeare in the Park outdoor performances and for its capital campaign. Mr. Spitzer is founder of his own real-estate development company in New York. |
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation (Ann and Gordon Getty)
Family wealth, Oil |
California |
League of American Orchestras (New York) |
New York |
Arts |
$1.5-million |
| League of American Orchestras (New York): $1.5-million over three years from the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation (Ann and Gordon Getty) to administer a re-granting program that supports orchestras in deepening their involvement with their communities. Mr. Getty is an heir to the Getty Oil fortune. |
Anna and John J. Sie Foundation (Anna and John J. Sie)
|
Colorado |
Denver Film Society |
Colorado |
Arts |
$1.5-million |
| Denver Film Society: $1.5-million gift from the Anna and John J. Sie Foundation (Anna and John J. Sie) for its capital campaign. Mr. Sie is the founder and former chairman of Starz Entertainment Group, the parent company of cable movie channels. |
James K. Copenhaver
Education |
South Carolina |
U. of South Carolina, School of Music (Columbia) |
South Carolina |
Arts |
$1-million |
| U. of South Carolina, School of Music (Columbia): $1-million pledge from James K. Copenhaver, former director of bands at the university, to endow scholarships for band students. |
Helaine B. Allen
Family wealth, Real estate |
Massachusetts |
Boston Symphony Orchestra |
Massachusetts |
Arts |
$1-million |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra: $1-million from Helaine B. Allen for education and other programs. Ms. Allen is the widow of the late Alvin Allen, a real-estate developer. |
Helen K. Persson
Insurance |
Florida |
Palm Beach Opera (West Palm Beach, Fla.) |
Florida |
Arts |
$1-million |
| Palm Beach Opera (West Palm Beach, Fla.): $1-million from Helen K. Persson, whose late husband, Ted, was chief executive officer of Toplis and Harding, an insurance-adjustment company, for its 2011-2 season. |
Jean Garvey
Family wealth, Real estate |
Kansas |
Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kan.) |
Kansas |
Arts |
$1-million |
| Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kan.): $1-million from Jean Garvey for restoration. Ms. Garvey is the widow of Willard Garvey, chief executive of Garvey Industries, a company with interests in real estate, agriculture, and oil. |
James and Maureen Hackett
Oil |
Texas |
American Film Institute (Los Angeles) |
California |
Arts |
$1-million |
| American Film Institute (Los Angeles): $1-million from James and Maureen Hackett to endow a fellowship. Mr. Hackett is chairman and chief executive officer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, in The Wodlands, Tex. The couple's daughter earned a master's degree in fine arts degree in screenwriting from the AFI. |
Paul and Sandra Goldner
Technology |
Florida |
Maltz Jupiter Theatre (Fla.) |
Florida |
Arts |
$1-million |
| Maltz Jupiter Theatre (Fla.): $1-million from Paul and Sandra Goldner for its conservatory of performing arts. Mr. Goldner is founder of Database America, a supplier of consumer and business information. |
Alec Baldwin
Entertainment |
New York |
New York Philharmonic |
New York |
Arts |
$1-million |
| New York Philharmonic: New York Philharmonic has received a gift of $1-million from the actor Alec Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin is the host of the New York Philharmonic's "This Week" radio series and serves on the organization's board. |
Kiki and David Gindler
|
California |
Los Angeles Master Chorale |
California |
Arts |
$1-million |
| Los Angeles Master Chorale: $1-million from Kiki and David Gindler for its music directorship. Mr. Gindler is a senior partner at the law firm of Irell & Manella. |
