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 human and social services in 2009
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| Anonymous |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York) |
$1.3-millionBequest |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York): $1.3-million bequest from an anonymous donor. |
| Anonymous |
Salvation Army Eastern Territory (West Nyack, N.Y.) |
$5.5-millionBequest |
| Salvation Army Eastern Territory (West Nyack, N.Y.): $5.5-million bequest from an anonymous donor for programs at the organization's New Jersey division. The donor died in 2008. |
| Vynomma Argo |
American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) |
$1-millionBequest |
| American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City): $1-million bequest from Vynomma Argo, of Oklahoma City, who worked in the 1940s for U.S. Congressman Victor Wickersham. Ms. Argo died in 2007. |
| Sergey Brin |
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (New York) |
$1-million |
| Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (New York): $1-million from Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, in Mountain View, Calif. The money will support the international-migration group's work in helping refugees and migrants resettle in the United States, Israel, and elsewhere. The organization helped Mr. Brin's family emigrate to the United States from Russia in the 1970s. |
| John Lechleiter |
United Way of Central Indiana (Indianapolis) |
$1-million |
| United Way of Central Indiana (Indianapolis): $1-million pledge from John Lechleiter, chairman of Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical corporation in Indianapolis, and his wife, Sarah. The couple is committing the money to challenge other corporate leaders and companies to give to the organization's fund-raising campaign, and will match donations from others for a total of up to $1-million over the next four years. Mr. Lechleiter serves on the group's Board of Directors. |
| Steve Shindler |
Worldfund (New York) |
$1-million |
| Worldfund (New York): $1-million pledge from Steve Shindler, executive chairman of NII Holdings, a wireless-phone company in Reston, Va., for efforts to educate children in Latin America. Mr. Shindler is chairman of Worldfund's Board of Directors. |
| J. Ronald Terwilliger |
Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.) |
$100-million |
| J. Ronald Terwilliger, chairman of Trammell Crow Residential, a Dallas real-estate company, has pledged $100-million to Habitat for Humanity International, in Americus, Ga. Of the total pledged, roughly $70-million will establish a fund to enable Habitat officials to offer small loans to people in developing parts of Africa, Asia, Central America, and Eastern Europe. The remaining $30-million will establish an endowment to support the organization's main program, building houses for needy people in the United States and in other countries. Mr. Terwilliger serves as chairman of Habitat's Board of Directors. |
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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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