| Donor
| Donor State
| Recipient
| Recipient State
| Category
| Gift Amount
|
Arthur J. and Judith Dunlap
Manufacturing |
Florida |
Florida State U. Seminole Boosters (Tallahassee) |
Florida |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million  |
| Florida State U. Seminole Boosters (Tallahassee): $5-million from Arthur J. and Judith Dunlap, former chief executive of Scott Paper Company and American Can, to build an indoor practice facility. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Seminole Boosters. |
Chuck and Louanna Eggert
Food and beverage |
Oregon |
Washington State U. (Pullman) |
Washington |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Washington State U. (Pullman): $5-million from Chuck and Louanna Eggert, co-founders of Pacific Natural Foods, an organic-foods company in Tualatin, Ore., to expand its organic farm. The couple both graduated from the university in 1971; Mr. Eggert earned a bachelor's degree in food science, and Ms. Eggert earned a bachelor's degree in education. |
Gosnell family
Media and entertainment |
New York |
Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.): $5-million pledge from the Gosnell family for the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences. The money will support renovations, faculty recruitment, and undergraduate research fellowships. Thomas Gosnell, who died in 2009, was retired chairman and chief executive of the Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., a publisher of legal and professional materials. He was a trustee of the institute. |
Gosnell family
Media and entertainment |
New York |
U. of Rochester Medical Center (N.Y.) |
New York |
Health |
$5-million |
| U. of Rochester Medical Center (N.Y.): $5-million from Georgia Gosnell to name the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Golisano Children's Hospital and endow two professorships. Ms. Gosnell's late husband, Thomas, retired as chairman and chief executive of the Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., a publisher of legal and professional materials. |
Gund family
Family wealth, Finance, Real estate |
Ohio |
Cleveland Museum of Art |
Ohio |
Museums and libraries |
$5-million |
| Cleveland Museum of Art: $5-million pledge from the Gund family for its capital campaign. |
McKim Family Foundation (McKim family)
Industry |
Massachusetts |
South Shore Hospital (South Weymouth, Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Health |
$5-million |
| South Shore Hospital (South Weymouth, Mass.): $5-million from the McKim Family Foundation (McKim family) for its capital campaign. Alan S. McKim is founder and president of Clean Harbors, a waste-management company in Norwell, Mass. |
Ronald H. Fielding
Finance |
New York |
U. of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business (N.Y.) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| U. of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business (N.Y.): $5-million pledge from Ronald H. Fielding, retired municipal-bond manager at OppenheimerFunds, in Rochester, N.Y., for scholarships. He earned master's degrees in economics and business administration from the university. |
John Fisher
Family wealth, Retail |
California |
Silicon Schools Fund (San Francisco) |
California |
Education |
$5-million |
| Silicon Schools Fund (San Francisco): $5-million pledge over five years from John Fisher to create 25 schools in the San Francisco Bay Area that combine face-to-face and online instruction. Mr. Fisher's father, Donald founded the Gap clothing chain. He is president of Pisces Inc., an investment management company for the Fisher family. |
Michael and Elizabeth Gallagher
Finance |
Colorado |
U. of Notre Dame (Ind.) |
Indiana |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| U. of Notre Dame (Ind.): $5-million from Michael and Elizabeth Gallagher to endow three professorships in adult stem cell research. Mr. Gallagher, who graduated from the university in 1991, is a co-founder and managing partner of Castle Pines Capital, in Englewood, Colo. |
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. and Drucilla Cortell Gensler
Industry |
California |
Buck Institute for Research on Aging (Novato, Calif.) |
California |
Health |
$5-million |
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging (Novato, Calif.): $5-million from M. Arthur Gensler Jr. and Drucilla Cortell Gensler, co-founders of Gensler, an architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm in San Francisco. Mr. Gensler is a trustee of the institute. |
F. O'Neil Griffin
Finance |
Texas |
Arkansas State U. (Jonesboro) |
Arkansas |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Arkansas State U. (Jonesboro): $5-million pledge from F. O'Neil Griffin, a former investment banker, to establish the Griffin Scholars Endowment Fund to provide scholarships for students. Mr. Griffin graduated from the university in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. |
Audrey and Martin Gruss
|
New York |
Southampton Hospital (N.Y.) |
New York |
Health |
$5-million |
| Southampton Hospital (N.Y.): $5-million from Audrey and Martin Gruss to create a heart and stroke center. Mr. Gruss is senior partner of Gruss and Co., an investment firm in New York. |
Robert and Carol Gunn
Oil |
Texas |
Midwestern State U. (Wichita Falls, Tex.) |
Texas |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Midwestern State U. (Wichita Falls, Tex.): $5-million pledge from Robert and Carol Gunn to be paid over five years for programs in the College of Health Sciences and Human Services and to establish an endowment for the College of Science and Mathematics. Ms. Gunn is a trustee. She earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the university in 1966 and 1987, respectively. Mr. Gunn is chairman of the Gunn Oil Company in Wichita Falls, Tex. |
Ashawna Hailey
Technology |
California |
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (Santa Cruz, Calif.) |
California |
Other groups |
$5-million
Bequest |
| Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (Santa Cruz, Calif.): $5-million bequest from Ashawna Hailey, co-founder of Meta-Software Corp., to conduct research trials using MDMA to treat people with post-traumatic stress disorder. Ashawna Hailey was a board member. |
Gerald Halpin
Construction, Real estate |
Virginia |
George Mason U. (Fairfax, Va.) |
Virginia |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| George Mason U. (Fairfax, Va.): $5-million pledge from Gerald T. Halpin to establish an endowment for the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation; provide scholarships for students and professionals; and for curriculum and program development and faculty research. Mr. Halpin is founder and former chief executive officer of the West Group, a real-estate development and construction company, in McLean, Va. |
Nancy Blackburn Hamon
Family wealth, Oil |
Texas |
McNay Art Museum (San Antonio) |
Texas |
Museums and libraries |
$5-million
Bequest |
| McNay Art Museum (San Antonio): $5-million bequest from Nancy Blackburn Hamon, wife of the late Jake L. Hamon, founder of the Hamon Oil Company, in Dallas, to endow the operations of the Jane and Arthur Stieren Center for Exhibitions. Ms. Hamon died in July 2011. |
Morton and Brigitte Harris
Manufacturing |
Michigan |
Wayne State U. (Detroit) |
Michigan |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Wayne State U. (Detroit): $5-million from Morton and Brigitte Harris to create scholarships for the School of Medicine and to endow its adult literacy program. Both projects will receive $2.5-million each. Mr. Harris is a co-founder of American Axle and Manufacturing in Detroit. |
John and Helen Hartmann
Engineering |
New Jersey |
New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark) |
New Jersey |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million
Bequest |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark): $5-million bequest from John and Helen Hartmann to provide tuition assistance to students. Mr. Hartmann was an engineer at RCA (now SRI International). He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from the institute's predecessor in 1951 and 1961, respectively. He died in 2010. Ms. Hartmann died in 2011. |
William T. Hold
Insurance |
Texas |
Florida State U. (Tallahassee) |
Florida |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Florida State U. (Tallahassee): $5-million from William T. Hold, co-founder and president of the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, in Austin, Tex. He graduated from the university in 1963. |
Allan B. and Kathryn F. Hubbard
Investments |
Indiana |
DePauw U. (Greencastle, Ind.) |
Indiana |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| DePauw U. (Greencastle, Ind.): $5-million from Allan B. and Kathryn F. Hubbard to create a new center for student engagement, experiential learning, and career planning. Mr. Hubbard is founder and chairman of E&A Industries, an investment firm in Indianapolis. Ms. Hubbard is a university trustee and a 1974 alumna. |
Lamar and Marilynn Timberlake Johanson
Education |
Texas |
Tarleton State U. (Stephenville, Tex.) |
Texas |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Tarleton State U. (Stephenville, Tex.): $5-million pledge from Lamar and Marilynn Timberlake Johanson. The gift includes nearly 1,700 acres of farm and ranch land, with mineral rights, in San Saba and Mills Counties in Texas. Terms of the agreement allow a portion of the property to be used as a laboratory, while another portion will provide scholarships and create a maintenance endowment. Mr. Johanson is a former professor of biological sciences and administrator at Tarleton State U. Ms. Johanson earned a master's degree from the university in 1980. |
Jerold B. Katz
Finance |
Texas |
Kinkaid School (Houston) |
Texas |
Education |
$5-million |
| Kinkaid School (Houston): $5-million from Jerold B. Katz and his family for its capital campaign and its performing-arts program. His son Lenny graduated from the school in 1984. |
Michael Kors
Retail |
New York |
God's Love We Deliver (New York) |
New York |
Social services |
$5-million |
| God's Love We Deliver (New York): $5-million gift from the fashion designer Michael Kors for its $25-million fundraising campaign to expand its headquarters, cooking facilities, and services. Mr. Kors is a longtime donor and volunteer. |
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. |
Paul B. Loyd Jr. and Penny Requa Loyd
Oil |
Texas |
Southern Methodist U. (Dallas) |
Texas |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| Southern Methodist U. (Dallas): $5-million from Paul B. Loyd Jr. and Penny Requa Loyd for a new residential building for students. Mr. Loyd is former chairman and chief executive of R&B Falcon Corporation, an offshore drilling company. He graduated from the university in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics. Three of the couple's children have also graduated from the university. |
