Rank	Donor	Total amount committed	Years on list
1.	William Barron HiltonFamily wealth, Hotels	$1.2-billion	1
2.	Jon M. Sr. and Karen H. HuntsmanChemicals, Manufacturing	$750-million	4
3.	T. Denny SanfordFinance	$502.6-million	3
4.	George SorosFinance	$474.6-million	7
5.	John W. KlugeMedia and entertainment	$400-million	3
6.	Sanford I. and Joan H. WeillFinance	$328.5-million	6
7.	Michael R. BloombergMedia and entertainment	$205-million	5
8.	T. Boone PickensInvestments, Oil	$200.8-million	4
9.	Robert DayFinance	$200-million	1
10.	Eli and Edythe L. BroadFinance, Real estate	$176-million	9
11.	John P. and Tashia F. MorgridgeTechnology	$175-million	3
12.	Thomas M. and Stacey SiebelTechnology	$156.6-million	4
13.	Barbara Dodd AndersonFamily wealth, Investments	$128.5-million	1
14.	David H. KochOil	$128-million	3
15.	Ann LurieInvestments, Real estate	$107.7-million	3
16.	Warren AlpertMarketing, Oil	$106.6-million	1
17.	Frank Batten Sr.Media and entertainment	$100-million	5
17.	Rupert H. Johnson Jr.Finance	$100-million	1
17.	Philip H. and Penny KnightManufacturing	$100-million	3
17.	Robert C. and Jeannette PowellReal estate	$100-million	1
21.	Pierre and Pam OmidyarTechnology	$97.8-million	6
22.	Harold C. and Annette SimmonsInvestments	$96.6-million	2
23.	Lorry I. LokeyMedia and entertainment	$93.5-million	8
24.	Harvey E. NajimTechnology	$76.8-million	1
25.	Jerry Yang and Akiko YamazakiTechnology	$75-million	1
26.	Dan L. and Jan Duncan and familyEnergy	$74.4-million	2
27.	Green familyRetail	$70-million	1
28.	Sheldon G. and Miriam AdelsonHotels	$69.5-million	2
29.	Theodore and Vada StanleyMarketing	$65.6-million	3
30.	Dale E. and Sarah Ann FowlerReal estate	$61.3-million	1
31.	Lee and Penny AndersonManufacturing	$60-million	1
31.	Jane Anne NohlFamily wealth, Investments, Real estate	$60-millionBequest	1
33.	Hope Bartnett BellocFamily wealth	$57.9-millionBequest	1
34.	Richard C. and Melanie F. LundquistReal estate	$55.5-million	1
35.	H.F. (Gerry) and Marguerite B. LenfestMedia and entertainment	$54.9-million	4
36.	Paul L. FosterOil	$53-million	1
37.	Oprah WinfreyMedia and entertainment	$50.2-millionEstimated	5
38.	James Thomas (J.T.) EmersonInvestments	$50-millionBequest	1
38.	Dennis and Joan GillingsHealth care, Pharmaceuticals	$50-million	1
38.	Martin and Constance M. SilverHealth products	$50-million	1
41.	Irwin M. and Joan K. JacobsTelecommunications	$49.5-million	5
41.	Shelby WhiteFinance	$49.5-million	1
43.	Paul G. AllenTechnology	$46-million	8
44.	Jon L. StrykerFamily wealth	$43.7-million	2
45.	Betty EngelstadCasinos, Hotels	$43-million	1
46.	Peter B. LewisInsurance	$40.5-millionEstimated	10
47.	Simon familyReal estate	$40-million	1
47.	Wade F.B. ThompsonManufacturing	$40-million	1
47.	Robert W. WilsonFinance	$40-million	4
50.	Lawrence J. EllisonTechnology	$39-million	7

Photograph of George Soros by AP Images; Photograph of Michael R. Bloomberg by AP Images; Photograph of David H. Koch by Rob Rich/Getty Images; Photograph of Philip H. Knight by Jemal Countess/Getty Images; Photograph of Pierre Omidyar by Bloomberg/Landov; Photograph of Harvey E. Najim by Bob Daemmrich; Photograph of Jerry Yang by AP Images; Photograph of Sheldon G. Adelson by Landov; Photograph of Hope Bartnett Belloc by Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institue, Harvard University; Photograph of H.F. (Gerry) (Gerry) Lenfest by Bloomberg/Landov; Photograph of Oprah Winfrey by AP Images; Photograph of Dennis Gillings by AP Images; Photograph of Irwin M. Jacobs by AP Images; Photograph of Paul G. Allen by AP Images; Photograph of Jon L. Stryker by Robert Neumann; Photograph of Peter B. Lewis by AP Images; Photograph of Wade F.B. Thompson by Bloomberg/Landov; Photograph of Lawrence J. Ellison by AP Images.

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. For news of gift announcements in 2009, visit the America's Top Donors database.

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