| Donor
| Donor State
| Recipient
| Recipient State
| Category
| Gift Amount
|
George Richter
Health care |
Ontario |
Carroll U. (Waukesha, Wis.) |
Wisconsin |
Colleges and universities |
$4-million 
Bequest |
| Carroll U. (Waukesha, Wis.): $4-million bequest from George Richter to provide scholarships for nursing students, endow a chair in nursing, and for health-sciences programs. His wife, Gladys, graduated from the university in 1936. Mr. Richter died in 2010. |
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. |
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. |
Verna June Meen
Chemicals |
Tennessee |
Tusculum College (Greeneville, Tenn.) |
Tennessee |
Colleges and universities |
$3.8-million |
| Tusculum College (Greeneville, Tenn.): $3.875-million from Verna June Meen to construct a new math and science building. Ms. Meen's late husband, Ronald, was an organic chemist at Eastman Chemical Company, in Kingsport, Tenn. |
Crockett H. Page
Health care |
Georgia |
U. of Oklahoma (Norman) |
Oklahoma |
Colleges and universities |
$3.7-million
Bequest |
| U. of Oklahoma (Norman): $3.7-million bequest from Crockett H. Page to establish an endowed scholarship fund in the College of Medicine. Dr. Page, who died in July 2012, was a doctor with the United States Navy, specializing in family medicine and dermatology. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a medical degree from the university in 1958 and 1961, respectively. |
Mike and Judy Gaulke
Consulting, Engineering |
California |
Oregon State U. (Corvallis) |
Oregon |
Colleges and universities |
$3.5-million |
| Oregon State U. (Corvallis): $3.5-million pledge from Mike and Judy Gaulke to create a chair in electrical engineering and computer science. Mr. Gaulke is chairman of Exponent, an engineering and consulting firm in Menlo Park, Calif. The couple both graduated from the university. Mr. Gaulke earned a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1968; Ms. Gaulke earned a bachelor's degree in home economics in 1965. |
Joseph T. and Janice M. Willett
Finance |
New Jersey |
U. of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business (N.Y.) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$3.5-million |
| U. of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business (N.Y.): $3.5-million pledge from Joseph T. and Janice M. Willett for student scholarships, faculty support in the department of English, and the international theater program as well as unrestricted support. Mr. Willett is the retired chief financial officer at Merrill Lynch and Co., in New York. Ms. Willett is a freelance editor. The couple both earned master's degrees in business administration from the Simon School; he in 1975, she in 1978. |
Arthur Gregory
Food and beverage |
South Carolina |
Duke U. (Durham, N.C.) |
North Carolina |
Colleges and universities |
$3.2-million
Bequest |
| Duke U. (Durham, N.C.): $3.25-million bequest from Arthur Gregory. Most of the gift, $3-million, will establish a scholarship fund for students from South Carolina. The remainder will provide unrestricted support to the football team. Mr. Gregory retired as executive director of the Coca-Cola Bottlers' Association. He graduated from Duke in 1963 and was a member of its football team. He died in July 2011. |
Adelson Family Foundation (Sheldon G. and Miriam Adelson)
Hotels |
Nevada |
Hebrew SeniorLife (Boston) |
Massachusetts |
Social services |
$3-million |
| Hebrew SeniorLife (Boston): $3-million from the Adelson Family Foundation (Sheldon G. and Miriam Adelson) for its volunteer program. Mr. Adelson is the developer of the Venetian, a hotel in Las Vegas, and chairman of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
U. of New Haven |
N/A |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| U. of New Haven: $3-million from an anonymous donor for a new science building. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Savannah Country Day School (Ga.) |
Georgia |
Education |
$3-million |
| Savannah Country Day School (Ga.): $3-million from an anonymous donor for its capital campaign. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
U. of Connecticut at Storrs |
Connecticut |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| U. of Connecticut at Storrs: $3-million pledge from an anonymous donor to construct a new soccer stadium. The donor was a student athlete at the university. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Willamette U. (Salem, Ore.) |
Oregon |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| Willamette U. (Salem, Ore.): $3-million matching gift from an anonymous alumni family to renovate its main athletic facility. |
Heidi H. Boothe
Agriculture |
Florida |
New College of Florida (Sarasota) |
Florida |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million
Bequest |
| New College of Florida (Sarasota): $3-million bequest from Heidi H. Boothe, who owned a cattle ranch. The gift was made in honor of her daughter, Sharon, who graduated from the college and died in 2004. Ms. Boothe died in 2011. |
Macon F. Brock Jr. and Joan Brock
Retail |
Virginia |
Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk) |
Virginia |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk): $3-million pledge over three years from Macon F. and Joan Brock to create and endow the M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health. Mr. Brock is the co-founder and chairman of Dollar Tree, a chain of retail stores based in Chesapeake, Va. |
Robert E. Elberson
Food and beverage |
North Carolina |
Salem College (Winston-Salem, N.C.) |
North Carolina |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| Salem College (Winston-Salem, N.C.): $3-million gift from Robert E. Elberson, former president of the Sara Lee Corporation in Chicago, for student scholarships. |
Peter Falk
Entertainment |
California |
U. of California at Los Angeles |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million
Bequest |
| U. of California at Los Angeles: $3-million bequest from the actor Peter Falk, best known for his title role in "Columbo," to provide student scholarships, especially to military veterans and disabled people and undergraduates studying music. He died in June 2011. |
Regnier Family Foundations (Regnier family)
Family wealth, Finance |
Kansas |
U. of Missouri at Kansas City Foundation |
Missouri |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| U. of Missouri at Kansas City Foundation: $3-million from the Regnier Family Foundations (Regnier family) to endow the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The foundation comprises Bob Regnier, who is chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of Blue Valley, in Overland Park, Kan.; Victor Regnier, a professor in the University of Southern California's School of Architecture; and their sister, Catherine Regnier. |
Wood Family Foundation (Wood family)
Finance |
N/A |
Odessa College |
N/A |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| Odessa College: $3-million from the Wood Family Foundation (Wood family) for a new math and science building. The family owns Western National Bank, based in Midland, Tex. |
Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy
|
California |
American Associates, Ben-Gurion U. of the Negev (New York) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| American Associates, Ben-Gurion U. of the Negev (New York): $3-million pledge from Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy for a new atom-chip and quantum-optics research and development facility at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel. Mr. Marandy is owner of Monalisa Limousine, in Los Angeles. Ms. Flinkman-Marandy is a board member of the American Associates. |
E. Clayton (Skip) Gengras Jr.
Retail, Transportation |
Connecticut |
U. of Saint Joseph (West Hartford, Conn.) |
Connecticut |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| U. of Saint Joseph (West Hartford, Conn.): $3-million from E. Clayton (Skip) Gengras Jr., chief executive officer of Gengras Motor Cars, in East Hartford, Conn., to construct the Center for Integrative Education, which provides services for children with intellectual disabilities. Mr. Gengras is a trustee of the university. |
Marion Henderson
Real estate |
New Hampshire |
Concord Hospital (N.H.) |
New Hampshire |
Health |
$3-million
Bequest |
| Concord Hospital (N.H.): $3-million bequest from Marion Henderson to support a fund to pay for medical care for patients who otherwise could not afford it. Ms. Henderson died in 2010. She was the widow of the late Elliott Henderson, a Boston real-estate developer. |
Charles W. and Patricia A. Horn
Health products |
Arizona |
U. of Delaware (Newark) |
Delaware |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| U. of Delaware (Newark): $3-million from Charles W. and Patricia A. Horn to create the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship. Mr. Horn is chairman and founder of ScriptSave, a prescription drug benefit company in Tuscon. Mr. Horn graduated from the university in 1975. |
Tommy LiPuma
Entertainment |
New York |
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (Cleveland) |
Ohio |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (Cleveland): $3-million from Tommy LiPuma, chairman emeritus of Verve Music Group, for its Center for Creative Arts, to endow scholarships and for equipment maintenance. |
Addison G. Mangum
Health care |
North Carolina |
NC Zoological Society (Asheboro, N.C.) |
North Carolina |
Zoos and aquariums |
$3-million
Bequest |
| NC Zoological Society (Asheboro, N.C.): $3-million unrestricted bequest from Addison G. Mangum. He was a radiologist and died in April 2012. |
