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.
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| Ahlem family |
Emanuel Medical Center (Turlock, Calif.) |
$1-million |
| Emanuel Medical Center (Turlock, Calif.): $1-million from the Ahlem family, dairy farmers in Hilmar, Calif., for the Emanuel Cancer Endowment. |
| Helen Bell Larson Anderton |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York) |
$2-millionBequest |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York): $2-million bequest from Helen Bell Larson Anderton, a lawyer in San Francisco who died in 2007. The bequest is unrestricted. |
| Anonymous |
Connecticut Children's Medical Center (Hartford) |
$1-million |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center (Hartford): $1-million pledge from an anonymous donor who is a member of the center's medical staff, to endow clinical and research programs. |
| Anonymous |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York) |
$1.2-millionBequest |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York): $1.2-million unrestricted bequest from an anonymous donor. |
| Anonymous |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York) |
$2.1-millionBequest |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York): $2.1-million bequest from an anonymous donor for unrestricted use. |
| Edward H. Arnold |
Pennsylvania State U., Milton S. Hershey Medical Center |
$3-million |
| Pennsylvania State U., Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: $3-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, Jeanne, for the medical center's capital campaign. The couple previously donated $3.5-million to the campaign. |
| Baier family |
Children's National Medical Center (Washington) |
$1-million |
| Children's National Medical Center (Washington): $1-million from the Baier family, of Washington, for a media room. The gift is from Bret Baier, a news anchor for Fox News, his wife, Amy, and her parents, Paul and Barbara Hills. Mr. and Ms. Baier's son, Paul, received cardiac care at the hospital. |
| William P. Clements Jr. |
Southwestern Medical Foundation (Dallas) |
$100-million |
| William P. Clements Jr., a former Texas governor, has pledged $100-million to Southwestern Medical Foundation, in Dallas. The money will benefit the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Mr. Clements founded Sedco, an international oil and gas drilling contractor. He plans to pay off his pledge in four years. |
| Willouise Donovan |
Saint Francs Hospital (Evanston, Ill.) |
$2.3-millionBequest |
| Saint Francs Hospital (Evanston, Ill.): $2.3-million bequest from Willouise Donovan, an elementary-school teacher and librarian in Chicago, for cancer programs. Ms. Donovan died in 2008. Most of her wealth was inherited. |
| David Eddings |
National Jewish Health (Denver) |
$10-millionBequest |
| David Eddings, an author who wrote fantasy novels and lived in Carson City, Nev., has bequeathed approximately $10-million to National Jewish Health, in Denver, for a program devoted to the treatment and prevention of childhood asthma. Mr. Eddings died in June. His wife, Leigh, a co-author of several of her husband's books, suffered from asthma and died in 2007. |
| Kenneth Gill |
Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation (Annapolis, Md.) |
$1-million |
| Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation (Annapolis, Md.): $1-million pledge from Kenneth Gill, founder of Gill Company, a kitchen-equipment manufacturer, in Severna Park, Md., and his wife, Joann, for the medical center's expansion project. Mr. Gill serves on the foundation' s Board of Directors. |
| Shirley Gilman |
U. of North Carolina Kidney Center (Chapel Hill) |
$4.7-millionBequest |
| U. of North Carolina Kidney Center (Chapel Hill): $4.7-million bequest from Shirley Gilman, of San Jose, Calif., for the Allan Brewster Memorial Fund, a kidney-transplant program at the center named for Ms. Gilman's nephew. One of her nieces received a kidney transplant at the center. Ms. Gilman died in 2008. |
| Ed Goldstein |
Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation (New Brunswick) |
$5-million |
| Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation (New Brunswick): $5-million from Ed Goldstein, who founded Staval Incorporated, a kitchen-cabinet distributor, in Vauxhall, N.J., and his wife, Sue, to support cancer research and treatment. The Goldsteins lost two daughters to cancer. |
| B. Thomas Golisano |
Rochester General Hospital (N.Y.) |
$9-million |
| Rochester General Hospital (N.Y.): $9-million from Thomas B. Golisano, the founder of Paychex, a Rochester, N.Y., company that provides businesses with benefits, human-resources, and payroll services, for a new building and emergency center, which will be named for Mr. Golisano. |
| Stephen Haselton |
Cottage Health System (Santa Barbara, Calif.) |
$3-million |
| Cottage Health System (Santa Barbara, Calif.): $3-million from Stephen Haselton, co-founder and co-owner of RE/MAX of California & Hawaii, in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., and his wife, Toni, for its capital campaign to build a new hospital in Santa Barbara. The couple donated $2.5-million to the campaign in 2007. |
| Wayne Huizenga |
Martin Memorial Foundation (Stuart, Fla.) |
$1-million |
| Martin Memorial Foundation (Stuart, Fla.): $1-million from Wayne Huizenga, who founded Waste Management, a waste-disposal company in Houston, and AutoNation and Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, both in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| Dolores Jordan |
Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland (Calif.) |
$9.8-million |
| Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland (Calif.): $9.8-million from Dolores Jordan, of Hayward, Calif., to support cellular-therapies research. Ms. Jordan is the widow of Hanabul (Bud) Jordan, who owned a construction company in Hayward. Mr. Jordan died in 2002. |
| Dolores Jordan |
St. Rose Hospital of Hayward (Calif.) |
$10-million |
| Dolores Jordan, of Hayward, Calif., has given $10-million to St. Rose Hospital of Hayward for the hospital's cardiology department. Ms. Jordan is the widow of Hanabul (Bud) Jordan, who owned a construction company in Hayward. Mr. Jordan died in 2002. |
| Danny Lafayette |
Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor) |
$2-million |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor): $2-million pledge from Danny and Carla Lafayette, who own hotels throughout Maine and elsewhere, for a new cancer treatment and research center. The Lafayette's son is a cancer survivor. Mr. Lafayette serves on the board of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, the medical center's parent company. |
| Edward Luxemberg |
Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis |
$5.1-millionBequest |
| Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis: $5.1-million bequest from Edward Luxemberg, a plant manager for Union Electric in Cahokia, Ill., who died in 1965. The hospital plans to name a surgical suite for Mr. Luxemberg, whose estate was not settled until recently. |
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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.
If you know about a recent gift of $1-million or more that should be added
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