| Donor
| Donor State
| Recipient
| Recipient State
| Category
| Gift Amount
|
Peggy Bergmann
Investments |
California |
Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation (Calif.) |
California |
Education |
$4.8-million 
Bequest |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation (Calif.): $4.8-million bequest from Peggy Bergmann to be evenly split establishing an arts endowment for needy students throughout the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and to finance urgent needs. She died in December 2011. |
Peggy Bergmann
Investments |
California |
Pico Youth and Family Center (Santa Monica, Calif.) |
California |
Children and youths |
$1.6-million
Bequest |
| Pico Youth and Family Center (Santa Monica, Calif.): $1.615-million bequest from Peggy Bergmann to establish an endowment fund. She died in December 2011. |
J. Robert Beyster
Defense contracting, Technology, Engineering |
California |
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
Colleges and universities |
$15-million |
| U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor has received a pledge of $15-million from J. Robert Beyster, founder of Science Applications International Corporation, a defense-contracting company headquartered in McLean, Va., for its College of Engineering. The gift will endow a fellowship program for doctoral students and support entrepreneurship programs and facilities. Mr. Beyster earned bachelor's degrees in engineering physics and engineering math in 1945 and master's and doctoral degrees in physics in 1947 and 1950, all from the university. |
J. Robert and Betty Beyster
Defense contracting, Technology, Engineering |
California |
U. of San Diego |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$7-million |
| U. of San Diego: $7-million from J. Robert and Betty Beyster to create the Betty and Bob Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, Advanced Practice, and Simulation. Mr. Beyster is the founder of Science Applications International Corporation, a defense-contracting company headquartered in McLean, Va. |
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. |
Stanley and Joyce Black
Real estate |
California |
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services (Los Angeles) |
California |
Social services |
$5-million |
| Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services (Los Angeles): $5-million pledge from Stanley and Joyce Black to renovate its classrooms and equip them with new technology, repaving roads, repainting facilities, and closing budget deficits. Mr. Black is the founder of Black Equities Group, a real-estate investment firm in Beverly Hills, Calif. |
George (Fritz) Blechschmidt
Health care |
California |
Juniata College (Huntingdon, Pa.) |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$1.6-million
Bequest |
| Juniata College (Huntingdon, Pa.): $1.62-million bequest from George (Fritz) Blechschmidt, who was a psychiatrist, to endow a professorship in environmental science. He graduated from the college in 1954. |
Nat and Flora Bosa
Real estate |
California |
Monarch School (San Diego) |
California |
Education |
$5-million |
| Monarch School (San Diego): $5-million gift from Nat and Flora Bosa, chief executive officer of Bosa Development Corporation, a real-estate company in San Diego, to build a new campus for this school for homeless children. |
Lewis M. Branscomb
Education |
California |
Union of Concerned Scientists (Cambridge, Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Science |
$1-million |
| Union of Concerned Scientists (Cambridge, Mass.): $1-million from Lewis M. Branscomb, professor emeritus of public policy and corporate management for the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, to start the Center for Science and Democracy. |
Geri Brawerman
Family wealth, Law |
California |
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles |
California |
Jewish federations |
$20-million |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles has received a pledge of $20-million from Geri Brawerman to provide 10 needy high-school students a year with $10,000 college scholarships. The money will also support leadership development and activities to persuade young Jews to get involved in Jewish causes. Ms. Brawerman's late husband, Richard, was a lawyer in Los Angeles. She is a longtime donor to the federation. |
Sergey M. Brin and Anne E. Wojcicki
Technology |
California |
Tipping Point Community (San Francisco) |
California |
Social services |
$1-million |
| Tipping Point Community (San Francisco): $1-million matching gift from Sergey M. Brin and Anne E. Wojcicki to support charities that help needy people in the San Francisco Bay Area go to school and find jobs and housing. Mr. Brin is a co-founder of Google. |
Eli and Edythe L. Broad
Finance, Real estate |
California |
Broad Art Museum at Michigan State U. (East Lansing) |
Michigan |
Colleges and universities |
$2-million |
| Broad Art Museum at Michigan State U. (East Lansing): Approximately $2-million in art from Eli and Edythe L. Broad. The couple donated 19 sculptures to the museum. Mr. Broad founded KB Home Corporation and SunAmerica, a financial-services company in Los Angeles. |
Patrick F. Cadigan
Real estate, Technology |
California |
Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$15-million |
| Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) has received a pledge of $15-million from Patrick F. Cadigan to name its alumni center. Mr. Cadigan retired as chief executive officer of Electronic Engineering Company of California and is a real-estate investor. He graduated from Boston College in 1957. |
Patrick F. Cadigan
Real estate, Technology |
California |
Boston College High School |
Massachusetts |
Education |
$12-million |
| Boston College High School, in Boston, has received a pledge of $12-million from Patrick F. Cadigan to construct a new center for the arts and recreation. Mr. Cadigan retired as chief executive officer of Electronic Engineering Company of California and is a real-estate investor. He graduated from the high school in 1952. This is the largest gift the school has ever received. |
Vin Di Bona
Entertainment |
California |
Emerson College (Boston) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| Emerson College (Boston): $1-million from Vin Di Bona, a television producer, for its new Los Angeles program. He graduated from the college in 1966. |
David Dollinger
Real estate |
California |
U. of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy (Los Angeles) |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$10-million |
| U. of Southern California (Los Angeles) has received $10-million from David Dollinger, founder and principal of Dollinger Properties, a real-estate development company in Redwood City, Calif., to endow the master of real estate development degree. Mr. Dollinger earned a master's degree in real estate development from USC in 1987. |
David and Dana Dornsife
Manufacturing |
California |
Drexel U. (Philadelphia) |
Pennsylvania |
Colleges and universities |
$10-million |
| Drexel U. (Philadelphia) has received $10-million from David and Dana Dornsife to establish the Dana and David Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships to provide educational and health programs for local residents. Mr. Dornsife is chairman of the Herrick Corporation, a steel fabrication company in Stockton, Calif. Ms. Dornsife earned a bachelor's degree in business from Drexel in 1983. |
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. |
Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas)
Entertainment |
California |
Los Angeles Mission |
California |
Social services |
$10-million |
| Los Angeles Mission, in Los Angeles, has received a pledge of $10-million from the Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas) to provide shelter, counseling, and job training for homeless women. The couple have been longtime donors to the organization. |
Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas)
Entertainment |
California |
Sinai Temple (Los Angeles) |
California |
Religious groups |
$5-million |
| Sinai Temple (Los Angeles): $5-million pledge from the Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas) for its Douglas Nursery School and for civic and humanitarian causes. The couple have been longtime donors to the temple and Mr. Douglas is an attendee. |
Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas)
Entertainment |
California |
St. Lawrence U. (Canton, N.Y.) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| St. Lawrence U. (Canton, N.Y.): $5-million pledge from the Douglas Foundation (Kirk and Anne Douglas) to expand a scholarship for needy minority students who maintain at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 to freshmen and sophomores. Mr. Douglas graduated from the university in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in English. The couple created the scholarship in 1999. |
James L. Easton
Manufacturing |
California |
U. of California at Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$2-million |
| U. of California at Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management: $2-million from James L. Easton for its technology leadership program, which is named after him. The program prepares professionals in science, engineering, and information technology for leadership roles. Mr. Easton is chairman and chief executive officer of Jas. D. Easton Inc., a Van Nuys, Calif. company that manufactures sports equipment. Mr. Easton earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the university in 1959. He is a member of the Anderson School's Board of Visitors. |
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation (Mercedes Eichholz)
|
California |
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Calif.) |
California |
Museums and libraries |
$5.5-million |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Calif.): $5.5-million from the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation (Mercedes Eichholz) to endow the museum's director position. Ms. Eichholz's late husband, Robert, was a tax lawyer. |
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation (Mercedes Eichholz)
|
California |
Portland Art Museum (Ore.) |
Oregon |
Museums and libraries |
$2-million |
| Portland Art Museum (Ore.): $2-million from the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation (Mercedes Eichholz) to support the curator of modern and contemporary art position. Ms. Eichholz's late husband, Robert, was a tax lawyer. |
