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.
Gifts for colleges and universities in 2009
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| Richard C. Adkerson |
Mississippi State U. Foundation (Starkville) |
$2-million |
| Mississippi State U. Foundation (Starkville): $2-million pledge from Richard C. Adkerson, chief executive of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, a copper producer in Phoenix, and chairman of McMoRan Exploration, a New Orleans oil and gas production company. The money will support a new basketball facility. Mr. Adkerson, who is president of the foundation's Board of Directors, graduated from the university in 1969. |
| Chap Alvord |
Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle) |
$2-million |
| Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle): $2-million from Chap Alvord, a retired account executive at Morgan Stanley, in Seattle, his wife, Eve, and their family, for a new performing-arts complex. Ms. Alvord serves on the college's Board of Trustees. |
| R. Scott Amann |
Texas A&M U. Mays Business School (College Station) |
$2-million |
| Texas A&M U. Mays Business School (College Station): A pledge of approximately $2-million from R. Scott Amann, vice president of investor relations at Cameron, a Houston oil-field service company, and his wife, Kathie. Most of the money will go toward scholarships at the business school, but some of it will also support scholarships at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Mr. Amann graduated from Texas A&M in 1978. |
| B. Charles Ames |
Illinois Wesleyan U. (Bloomington) |
$25-million |
| B. Charles Ames, a retired vice chairman at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, a private-equity investment firm in New York, and his wife, Joyce, have given $25-million to Illinois Wesleyan University, in Bloomington. The couple has directed $10-million toward endowing 10 new professorships. The remainder will be used for the university's endowment and other programs. Mr. Ames graduated from the university in 1950 and Ms. Ames graduated in 1949. |
| Caroline Amplatz |
Minnesota Medical Foundation (Minneapolis) |
$50-million |
| Caroline Amplatz, a former lawyer in Golden Valley, Minn., has pledged $50-million to the Minnesota Medical Foundation at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. The money will support pediatric research and care at the university's new children's hospital, which is scheduled to open in 2011. The gift will be paid out over 12 years. Ms. Amplatz's father, Kurt Amplatz, retired in 1999 as a professor of radiology at the university. He is best known as the inventor of the the Amplatzer Septal Occluder, a device used to repair heart defects. |
| Dodie Anderson |
U. of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg) |
$4-million |
| U. of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg): $4-million from Dodie Anderson, a co-owner of Anderson Hardwood Floors, in Clinton, S.C., to renovate the Hodge Center, an athletics facility. Ms. Anderson graduated from the university in 1981. |
| Anonymous |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
$25-million |
| An anonymous donor has pledged $25-million to Amherst College, in Massachusetts, for endowment. The donor graduated from the college, and plans to pay off the pledge over five years. |
| Anonymous |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
$100-million |
| Amherst College, in Massachusetts, has received a $100-million pledge from an anonymous donor who graduated from the college. The money will go toward endowment and will be paid out over five years. |
| Anonymous |
Boston U. School of Medicine |
$10.5-million |
| Boston University School of Medicine has received a $10.5-million pledge from an anonymous donor, a graduate of the university, to create a breast-cancer research center. Some of the money will also support a professorship and an international-scholars training program. The donor has survived cancer twice. |
| Anonymous |
Boston U. School of Social Work |
$1-million |
| Boston U. School of Social Work: $1-million from an anonymous donor, an alumna, for scholarships. |
| Anonymous |
California Polytechnic State U. at Pomona (Pamona) |
$12-million |
| An anonymous donor has pledged $12-million to California Polytechnic State University at Pomona to endow research programs and scholarships. |
| Anonymous |
Catholic U. of America (Washington) |
$2.5-million |
| Catholic U. of America (Washington): $2.5-million from anonymous donors to endow a professorship in the School of Philosophy. |
| Anonymous |
Chapman U. (Orange, Calif.) |
$25-million |
| Chapman University, in Orange, Calif., has received a $25-million pledge from anonymous donors, a couple who live in Orange County, Calif. The money will be used to build a new performing-arts center. To receive all of the money, the donors stipulated that the university must raise an additional $25-million from other sources. |
| Anonymous |
Concordia U. (Mequon, Wis.) |
$1-million |
| Concordia U. (Mequon, Wis.): $1-million pledge over five years from an anonymous donor for its new pharmacy school. |
| Anonymous |
Concordia U. (Mequon, Wis.) |
$1-million |
| Concordia U. (Mequon, Wis.): $1-million from an anonymous donor for the university's School of Pharmacy. |
| Anonymous |
Concordia U. Texas (Austin) |
$1.5-million |
| Concordia U. Texas (Austin): $1.5-million from anonymous donors for a new baseball field. |
| Anonymous |
Connecticut College (New London) |
$1-million |
| Connecticut College (New London): $1-million from an anonymous donor who graduated from the college. The money will support science programs. |
| Anonymous |
Connecticut College (New London) |
$1-million |
| Connecticut College (New London): $1-million from an anonymous donor for science programs. The donor is an alumna. |
| Anonymous |
Dakota State U. Foundation (Madison, S.D.) |
$1-million |
| Dakota State U. Foundation (Madison, S.D.): $1-million from an anonymous donor to endow academic and athletics scholarships. |
| Anonymous |
Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.) |
$50-million |
| Dartmouth College has received $50-million from a family who wishes to remain anonymous. The money will be used to build a visual-arts center. |
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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.
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