| 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. |
Mary N. Porter
Family wealth |
Florida |
Community Foundation of Broward (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) |
Florida |
Community foundations |
$43.9-million
Bequest |
| Community Foundation of Broward (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) has received a bequest of $43.9-million from Mary N. Porter to identify pressing needs, support capital projects, and provide annual support to local charities. Ms. Porter's father was a business partner of Robert Smith, who would eventually start the Mrs. Smith's pie company with his mother, Amanda. |
Mica Ertegun
Entertainment |
New York |
U. of Oxford (England) |
N/A |
Colleges and universities |
$41-million |
| Oxford U. (England) has received a pledge of $41-million from Mica Ertegun, widow of Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records, to establish the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Program in the Humanities. The gift will also support a mentor for scholarship recipients and programs. |
James Si-Cheng Chao and Family Foundation (James Si-Cheng Chao)
Finance, Transportation |
New York |
Harvard Business School (Cambridge, Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$40-million |
| Harvard Business School (Cambridge, Mass.) has received a pledge of $40-million from the James Si-Cheng Chao and Family Foundation (James Si-Cheng Chao). Most of the gift, $35-million, will construct a new executive education center on its Allston campus. The remainder will provide fellowships to students of Chinese heritage. Mr. Chao is the founder and chairman of the Foremost Group, a shipping, trading, and finance company in New York. Four of Mr. Chao's daughters earned master's degrees from Harvard Business School. |
Herbert and Florence Irving
Food and beverage |
New York |
Columbia U. Medical Center (New York) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$40-million |
| Columbia U. Medical Center (New York) has received a pledge of $40-million from Herbert and Florence Irving for the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. The gift will be used to recruit and retain new cancer investigators, to support current researchers, and for operations. Mr. Irving is co-founder and former vice-chairman of Sysco Corporation, a marketer and distributor of food-service products in the United States. The Irvings have donated nearly $200-million to the medical center and its partner, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia to date. |
Lenfest Foundations (H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest)
Media and entertainment |
Pennsylvania |
American Revolution Center (Philadelphia) |
Pennsylvania |
Museums and libraries |
$40-million |
| American Revolution Center (Philadelphia) has received a challenge of $40-million from the Lenfest Foundations to construct this museum. H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest is former owner and founder of Lenfest Communications, in Wilmington, Del., which he sold to Comcast Corporation in 2000. |
Michael R. Quinlan
Food and beverage |
Illinois |
Loyola U. Chicago |
Illinois |
Colleges and universities |
$40-million |
| Loyola U. Chicago has received $40-million from Michael R. Quinlan, former chief executive officer and chairman of McDonald's Corporation, for the School of Business. The gift is unrestricted and will be used for the business school's endowment. Mr. Quinlan is chairman of the university's Board of Trustees. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and psychology in 1967 and a master's degree in business administration from the university in 1970. |
David H. Koch
Oil |
New York |
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (Washington) |
District of Columbia |
Museums and libraries |
$35-million |
| Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (Washington) has received a pledge of $35-million from David H. Koch to construct a new dinosaur exhibition hall. Mr. Koch is executive vice president of Koch Industries, an oil and gas refinery in Wichita, Kansas that was founded by his father, Fred C. Koch. |
Stamps Family Charitable Foundation (Penny and E. Roe Stamps)
Finance, Investments |
Florida |
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor, School of Art and Design |
Michigan |
Colleges and universities |
$32.5-million |
| U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor, School of Art and Design has received a pledge of $32.5-million from the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation (Penny and E. Roe Stamps) for facilities, programs, and to provide merit scholarships. Mr. Stamps is a co-founder and managing partner of Summit Partners, an equity firm in Boston. Ms. Stamps graduated from the university in 1966 with a bachelor's degree in design and was an interior 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. |
Richard D'Amore
Finance |
Massachusetts |
Northeastern U. (Boston) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$30-million |
| Northeastern U. (Boston) has received a pledge of $30-million from Richard D'Amore, co-founder of North Bridge Venture Partners, a venture capital firm in Waltham, Mass., to name its School of Business. Mr. D'Amore earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the university in 1976. He has made this gift in conjunction with Alan McKim. |
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. |
Richard H. Driehaus
Finance |
Illinois |
DePaul U. (Chicago) |
Illinois |
Colleges and universities |
$30-million |
| DePaul U. (Chicago) has received a pledge of $30-million from Richard Driehaus, founder of Driehaus Capital Management, an investment firm in Chicago, for academic programs in its College of Commerce. Mr. Driehaus earned bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from DePaul in 1965 and 1970, respectively. He previously donated $3.45-million to the university in 2002. |
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. |
Hutchins Family Foundation (Glenn Hutchins)
Finance, Technology |
New York |
Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$30-million |
| Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.) has received $30-million from the Hutchins Family Foundation (Glenn Hutchins) for academic programs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and to award matching gifts to donors who support building renovations. Mr. Hutchins is a co-founder and managing director of Silver Lake, a firm in New York hat invests in technology businesses. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1977, and law and business degrees in 1983, all from Harvard. |
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. |
Alan McKim
Industry |
Massachusetts |
Northeastern U. (Boston) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$30-million |
| Northeastern U. (Boston) has received a pledge of $30-million from Alan McKim, founder and chief executive officer of Clean Harbors, a hazardous waste disposal company, to name its School of Business. Mr. McKim earned a master's degree in business administration from the university in 1988. He has made this gift in conjunction with Richard D'Amore. |
Tye Noorda
Technology |
Utah |
U. of Utah (Salt Lake City) |
Utah |
Colleges and universities |
$30-million |
| U. of Utah (Salt Lake City) has received a gift of $30-million from Tye Noorda to construct a new dental school. Ms. Noorda is the widow of Ray Noorda, founder and former chief executive of Novell, a networking software company in Provo, Utah. Mr. Noorda earned a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1949. He died in 2006. |
Joseph J. and Katherine O'Donnell
Finance, Food and beverage |
Massachusetts |
Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$30-million |
| Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.) has received a pledge of $30-million from Joseph J. and Katherine O'Donnell. Mr. O'Donnell is the founder of the Boston Culinary Group, a food-service corporation, and Belmont Capital LLC and owns Allied Advertising Agency. He earned a bachelor's degree in government in 1967 and a master's degree in business administration in 1971, both from Harvard. |
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. |
James J. Spilker Jr. and Anna Marie Spilker
Technology |
California |
Stanford U. (Calif.) |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$28-million |
| Stanford U. (Calif.) has received a pledge of $28-million from James J. Spilker Jr. and Anna Marie Spilker to name its engineering and applied sciences building and to endow a professorship in the School of Engineering. Mr. Spilker is a co-founder of AOSense, a company in Sunnyvale, Calif., that designs and builds sensors. He is also a co-founder and former chief executive of Stanford Telecommunications, which he sold in 1999. Ms. Spilker is a real-estate investor and manager. Mr. Spilker earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering, all from Stanford, in 1955, 1956, and 1958, respectively. He also teaches at the university. |
Neubauer Family Foundation (Joseph Neubauer and Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer)
Food and beverage |
Pennsylvania |
U. of Chicago |
Illinois |
Colleges and universities |
$26.5-million |
| The U. of Chicago has received a $26.5-million pledge from Joseph Neubauer, chairman of Aramark Corporation, a food-service provider in Philadelphia, and his wife, Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer, the founder of J.P. Lerman & Company, a Philadelphia marketing and communications firm, to establish the Neubauer Family Collegium for Culture and Society, a research center dedicated to the humanities and social sciences. Mr. Neubauer earned a master's in business administration at the university in 1965 and serves on its Board of Trustees. |
Eileen Anderson and John R. (Jack) Anderson IV
Engineering |
California |
Scripps Health (San Diego) |
California |
Health |
$25-million |
| Scripps Health (San Diego) has received $25-million from Eileen Anderson and John R. (Jack) Anderson IV to construct a new facility in La Jolla, Calif. Mr. Anderson is a retired structural engineer who owned an architecture and engineering firm in Pasadena, Calif. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Cornell U. Law School (Ithaca, N.Y.) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$25-million |
| Cornell U. Law School (Ithaca, N.Y.) has received a pledge of $25-million from an anonymous donor to create an endowment to support faculty, program activities, and student scholarships. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Columbia Business School (New York) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$25-million |
| Columbia Business School (New York) has received a pledge of $25-million from an anonymous donor. Of the total amount, $23.25-million will construct the business school's new building. The remaining $1.75-million will bolster its Social Enterprise Program. |
