A directory of top contributors and their beneficiaries
This directory shows recent gifts of $1-million or more made by individuals to
charitable institutions. New gifts are added regularly.
In coming weeks, The Chronicle will expand its historical archive to
include additional gifts of $1-million or more that have been made by individual
donors.
| David RockefellerFamily wealth, Finance
| Harvard U. |
Colleges and universities |
$100.0-millionBequest |
David Rockefeller has pledged $100-million to Harvard University, his alma mater. As with the other pledges, Harvard will receive the money upon Mr. Rockefeller's death.
Approximately $70-million of the pledge will support study-abroad programs for undergraduates, as well as internships and service and research programs in foreign countries. Some of that money will also provide annual stipends for undergraduates studying abroad who otherwise could not afford to do so.
The remaining $30-million will support arts programs. Most of the money will be used to build three new study centers where undergraduates can study original art works from the university's extensive holdings, including collections from the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler museums.
Mr. Rockefeller, retired chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank and the last living child of John D. Rockefeller Jr., graduated from the university in 1936. Over the years he has given Harvard gifts totaling $40-million. |
| Robert F. and Frances Biolchini
| U. of Notre Dame |
Colleges and universities |
$15.0-million |
| The University of Notre Dame, in Indiana, has received $15-million from Robert F. Biolchini, a partner at Stuart, Biolchini & Turner, a law firm in Tulsa, and his wife, Frances, for renovations to its law-school building. Mr. Biolchini, a member of the university's Board of Trustees, is also president of PennWell Corporation, a media and publishing company in Tulsa. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in history. |
| Earle Mack
| Drexel U., Earle Mack School of Law |
Colleges and universities |
$15.0-million |
| Drexel University, in Philadelphia, has received $15-million from Earle Mack, retired senior partner of the Mack Company, a real-estate development, investment, and management firm in Edison, N.J., for the law school's endowment. Mr. Mack, who is also a former ambassador to Finland, graduated from Drexel in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. |
| John and Antreen Pfau, Elly Pfau, and Madelaine Pfau and Charles Jones
| California State U. at San Bernardino |
Colleges and universities |
$12.0-million |
| California State University at San Bernardino has received a pledge of $12-million from John and Antreen Pfau, their daughter Elly Pfau, and their daughter Madelaine Pfau and her husband, Charles Jones. Most of the donation, $10.8-million, will support scholarships, and $1.2-million will go to the library. Mr. Pfau served as president of the university from 1962 until 1982. |
| Edward H. and Jeannie D. Arnold
| Boy Scouts of America National Foundation |
Children and youths |
$10.0-million |
| The Boy Scouts of America National Foundation, in Irving, Tex., has received $10-million from Edward H. Arnold, retired chairman of Arnold Logistics, a cargo-transportation and storage provider in Camp Hill, Pa., that has since been sold, and his wife, Jeannie, a retired nurse. The couple's donation will support Scoutreach, a program for children and youths in urban and rural areas. Mr. Arnold is a former Boy Scout. |
| A. James ClarkInvestments, Real estate
| The Johns Hopkins U., Whiting School of Engineering |
Colleges and universities |
$10.0-million |
| The Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, in Baltimore, has received a pledge of $10-million from A. James Clark, chairman of Clark Enterprises, a holding company in Bethesda, Md., to endow a deanship. Mr. Clark made the donation in honor of Benjamin T. Rome, the donor's business mentor and an alumnus of the university. Mr. Clark previously donated $10-million to the university to help build a biomedical-engineering research and education facility. |
| Evelyn D. Cassat
| Wichita State U. Foundation |
Colleges and universities |
$8.5-millionBequest |
| Wichita State U. Foundation (Kan.): $8.5-million bequest from Evelyn D. Cassat, who was a high-school teacher in Kansas, to renovate and equip the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, endow professorships in the department of communication sciences and disorders, and support clinical services, faculty development, and the Regional Institute on Aging. Ms. Cassat, who was a private investor, died last September. |
| Herman and Sis Dupré
| Saint Vincent College |
Colleges and universities |
$7.6-million |
| Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, Pa.): $7.6-million from the family of Herman and Sis Dupré to help expand its science buildings. Mr. Dupré, who graduated from the college in 1953, is chief engineer for Snow Economics, a snow-machine manufacturer in Natick, Mass. Ms. Dupré is a former English and physical-education teacher. |
| Richard (Doc) Williams
| Muhlenberg College |
Colleges and universities |
$7.2-millionBequest |
| Muhlenberg College (Allentown, Pa.): $7.2-million bequest from Richard (Doc) Williams, who was a physician in Palmerton, Pa., to endow scholarships. Dr. Williams graduated from Muhlenburg in 1939 with a bachelor's degree. He died last year at the age of 91. |
| Curtis W. Mewbourne
| U. of Oklahoma, Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy |
Colleges and universities |
$5.1-million |
| U. of Oklahoma, Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy (Norman): $5.1-million from Curtis W. Mewbourne, founder of Mewbourne Oil Company, in Tyler, Tex., to match donations to endow scholarships and graduate fellowships. The donor graduated from the university in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering. |
Top donors year to date
Photograph of Richard W. (Ric) Weiland by Stanford University Archives; Photograph of David Rockefeller by Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office; Photograph of Stephen A. Schwarzman by Jori Klein.
About These Data
The giving figures listed for each individual are based on donations announced to date by the donors or their beneficiaries. In cases of bequests, most of the figures are estimates because the wills have not been settled.
If you know about a recent gift of $1-million or more that should be added
to this directory, please send a message to
gifts@philanthropy.com.
James LeVoy SorensonInvention, Investments
Peter G. PetersonFinance
Richard W. (Ric) WeilandTechnology, Investments
David RockefellerFamily wealth, Finance
Stephen A. and Christine Hearst SchwarzmanInvestments
Harold C. and Annette C. SimmonsInvestments