| Donor
| Donor State
| Recipient
| Recipient State
| Category
| Gift Amount
|
Hansjorg Wyss
Health care, Manufacturing |
Wyoming |
Harvard U., Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering (Cambridge, Mass.) |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$125-million  |
| Harvard U., Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering (Cambridge, Mass.) has received $125-million from Hansjorg Wyss, chairman of Synthes, an international medical-device company, whose North American headquarters are in West Chester, Pa. Mr. Wyss earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1965. He established the Wyss Institute in 2008 with a $125-million gift. |
Lyda Hill
Family wealth, Investments |
Texas |
U. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) |
Texas |
Health |
$50-million |
| U. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston), has received a pledge of $50-million from Lyda Hill, businesswoman and a granddaughter of oilman H.L. Hunt, for its Moon Shots Program, a research effort that focuses on eight cancers. Ms. Hill is a member of the center's Board of Visitors. |
David H. Murdock
Food and beverage, Real estate |
California |
David H. Murdock Research Institute (Kannapolis, N.C.) |
North Carolina |
Science |
$50-million |
| David H. Murdock Research Institute (Kannapolis, N.C.) has received $50-million from David H. Murdock for its endowment. Mr. Murdock is owner and chairman of the Dole Food Company, in Westlake Village, Calif., and Castle & Cooke, a real-estate development company in Los Angeles. To date, Mr. Murdock he has donated over $131-million to the institute. |
Adelson Family Foundation (Sheldon G. and Miriam Adelson)
Hotels |
Nevada |
Birthright Israel Foundation (New York) |
New York |
Religious groups |
$40-million |
Birthright Israel Foundation (New York) has received a partial challenge pledge of $40-million from the Adelson Family Foundation (Sheldon G. and Miriam Adelson) to enable young Jews ages 18 to 26 to travel to Israel. Half of the gift is a challenge. Mr. Adelson is the developer of the Venetian, a hotel in Las Vegas, and chairman of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. To date, the couple has donated $180-million to Birthright Israel.
|
Jimmy Iovine
Entertainment |
N/A |
U. of Southern California (Los Angeles) |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$35-million |
| U. of Southern California (Los Angeles) has received a pledge of $35-million from Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Universal Music Group's Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records and a music producer, to create the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The academy will help students become entrepreneurs. Mr. Iovine's daughter graduated from the university in 2012. He has made this gift in conjunction with Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, with whom he founded Beats Headphones. |
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Entertainment |
California |
U. of Southern California (Los Angeles) |
California |
Colleges and universities |
$35-million |
| U. of Southern California (Los Angeles) has received a pledge of $35-million from the music producer and rapper Andre (Dr. Dre) Young to create the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The academy will help students become entrepreneurs. Dr. Dre has made this gift in conjunction with Jimmy Iovine, with whom he founded Beats Headphones. |
Milton and Laurie Boniuk
Health care |
Texas |
Rice U. (Houston) |
Texas |
Colleges and universities |
$28.5-million |
| Rice U. (Houston) has received a gift of $28.5-million from Milton and Laurie Boniuk to establish the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance. Dr. Boniuk is chair of ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston. In 2004, the couple donated $5-milion to Rice to establish the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance. |
Daniel L. Ritchie
Media and entertainment |
Colorado |
U. of Denver |
Colorado |
Colleges and universities |
$27-million |
| U. of Denver has received a gift of property worth $27-million from Daniel L. Ritchie, former chairman and chief executive of Westinghouse Broadcasting, in Pittsburgh, and former chancellor of the university from 1989 to 2005. The property is an avocado ranch in Montecito, Calif. Proceeds from the ranch will construct a new engineering and computer science building. This is the largest gift the university has ever received. |
Richard M. and Helen DeVos
Retail |
Florida |
Grand Rapids Symphony (Mich.) |
Michigan |
Arts |
$20-million |
| Grand Rapids Symphony (Mich.) has received a pledge of $20-million from Richard M. and Helen DeVos for its endowment campaign. Mr. DeVos is a co-founder of Amway Corporation, in Ada, Mich. Ms. DeVos is a former board member of the symphony. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Miami Art Museum |
Florida |
Museums and libraries |
$15-million |
| Miami Art Museum has received a pledge of $15-million in cash and art from an anonymous donor for its capital campaign. Most of the gift, $12-million, will be cash. |
Abby M. O'Neill
Family wealth |
New York |
Columbia U. Teachers College (New York) |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$11-million |
| Columbia U. Teachers College (New York) has received a pledge of $11-million from Abby M. O'Neill to provide fellowships for students who will teach in New York City public schools. Of the $11-million, $1-million has been paid outright. Ms. O'Neill has been a trustee of Teachers College since 2004. |
Frank J. Guarini
Government |
New Jersey |
Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.) |
New Hampshire |
Colleges and universities |
$10-million |
| Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.) has received a pledge of $10-million from Frank J. Guarini, former New Jersey congressman and United Nations representative, to endow the Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education. The institute focuses on study abroad programs. Mr. Guarini graduated from Dartmouth in 1946. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
Portland State U. (Ore.) |
Oregon |
Colleges and universities |
$8-million |
| Portland State U. (Ore.): $8-million from an anonymous donor to renovate and expand its business school. The donor earned his master's degree in business administration from the university. |
Mary Jane K. Lewis
Investments |
Texas |
San Antonio Area Foundation |
Texas |
Community foundations |
$7-million
Bequest |
| San Antonio Area Foundation: $7-million bequest from Mary Jane K. Lewis for a permanent fund to make grants to local charities. Ms. Lewis died in 2011. |
William C. Petersen
Industry |
Colorado |
U. of Denver |
Colorado |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million
Bequest |
| U. of Denver: $5-million bequest from William C. Petersen, who worked for the Gates Rubber Company, in Denver, to construct a new engineering and computer science building. Mr. Petersen graduated from the university in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. |
Henry B. and Patricia Tippie
Agriculture, Entertainment, Investments |
Texas |
U. of Iowa Foundation (Iowa City) |
Iowa |
Colleges and universities |
$5-million |
| U. of Iowa Foundation (Iowa City): $5-million from Henry B. and Patricia Tippie. A portion of the gift, $2-million, will go to an athletic fund named after them that will construct a football practice facility. Another $2-million will go to an endowment named after Mr. Tippie to support student scholarships and faculty in the College of Business. The remainder of the gift will provide scholarship support for football players majoring in business. Mr. Tippie earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the university in 1949. He is chairman of Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, in Delware, and a cattle rancher in Texas. |
Bedford Falls Foundation (William E. Conway Jr. and Joanne Barkett Conway)
Finance |
Virginia |
Catholic U. of America (Washington) |
District of Columbia |
Colleges and universities |
$4-million |
| Catholic U. of America (Washington): $4-million pledge over four years from the Bedford Falls Foundation (William E. Conway Jr. and Joanne Barkett Conway) for its School of Nursing. The gift will support full four-year scholarships for financially needy students who will be encouraged to fill nursing jobs in the Washington area. Mr. Conway is a co-founder and managing director of the Carlyle Group, a private-equity firm in Washington. |
Richard and Roxelyn Pepper
Construction |
Illinois |
Episcopal Diocese of Chicago |
Illinois |
Religious groups |
$3.2-million |
| Episcopal Diocese of Chicago: $3.2-million from Richard and Roxelyn Pepper, chairman emeritus of Pepper Construction Group, in Chicago, to create a family plaza named after them. |
Richard Sanders
Education |
Illinois |
Eureka College (Ill.) |
Illinois |
Colleges and universities |
$3-million |
| Eureka College (Ill.): $3-million from Richard Sanders to build an addition to a building. Mr. Sanders is a professor emeritus of history at the college. |
Emily and Eugene Grant
Real estate |
New York |
State U. of New York at Purchase |
New York |
Colleges and universities |
$2.5-million |
| State U. of New York at Purchase: $2.5-million from Emily and Eugene Grant mainly for student scholarships and to provide scholarships to students in its Conservatory of Music. The gift will also support faculty awards and music productions. |
Maria Stata
Health products |
Massachusetts |
Boston U. |
Massachusetts |
Colleges and universities |
$2.5-million |
| Boston U.: $2.5-million from Maria Stata for a professorship in classical Greek studies. Ms. Stata's husband, Ray, is co-founder and chairman of Analog Devices, a medical-device company in Norwood, Mass. She graduated from the college in 1962. |
James and Maureen Hackett
Oil |
Texas |
Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) |
Texas |
Health |
$2-million |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston): $2-million from James and Maureen Hackett, former chairman and chief executive officer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, in The Wodlands, Tex., to endow a chair in reproductive psychiatry, which will focus on women's mental-health issues. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
U. of Nebraska at Kearney |
Nebraska |
Colleges and universities |
$1.3-million |
| U. of Nebraska at Kearney: $1.3-million from an anonymous donor to its department of music and performing arts to endow a vocal scholarship fund, support salaries of staff pianists who accompany students, support its faculty piano and strings chamber ensemble, and for a woodwinds scholarship. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
U. of Southern Mississippi Foundation (Hattiesburg) |
Mississippi |
Colleges and universities |
$1-million |
| U. of Southern Mississippi Foundation (Hattiesburg): $1-million gift from an anonymous donor to restore its campus after a tornado in February 2013. |
anonymous
|
N/A |
America's Fund (Washington) |
District of Columbia |
Other groups |
$1-million |
| America's Fund (Washington): $1-million matching gift from an anonymous family to provide financial assistance to injured military veterans, active duty service members, and their families. |
