Rank	Donor	Total amount committed	Years on list
1.	Leona M. HelmsleyFamily wealth, Hotels	$5.2-billionBequestEstimated	1
2.	James LeVoy SorensonInvention, Investments	$4.5-billionBequestEstimated	1
3.	Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz CooneyFinance	$1-billion	1
4.	Harold AlfondManufacturing, Retail	$360-millionBequestEstimated	1
5.	Donald B. and Dorothy L. StablerConstruction, Real estate	$334.2-millionBequestEstimated	1
6.	David G. and Suzanne Deal BoothFinance	$300-million	1
7.	Frank C. DobleEnergy	$272-millionBequest	1
8.	Robert L. and Catherine H. McDevittInvestments	$250-millionBequestEstimated	1
9.	Michael R. BloombergMedia and entertainment	$235-million	6
10.	Dorothy Clarke PattersonFamily wealth	$225-millionBequestEstimated	1
11.	Richard W. WeilandTechnology	$174.3-millionBequest	1
12.	Helen L. KimmelReal estate	$156.5-million	1
13.	Jeffrey S. SkollTechnology	$144.1-million	6
14.	H.F. (Gerry) and Marguerite B. LenfestMedia and entertainment	$139.9-million	5
15.	David RockefellerFamily wealth, Finance	$137.8-million	3
16.	Stephen A. SchwarzmanInvestments	$105-million	1
17.	Gerhard R. AndlingerFinance	$100-million	2
17.	Eli and Edythe L. BroadFinance, Real estate	$100-million	10
17.	Philip H. and Penelope KnightManufacturing	$100-million	4
17.	David H. KochOil	$100-million	4
17.	Kenneth G. and Elaine A. LangoneRetail	$100-million	1
22.	Fritz J. and Dolores H. RussTechnology	$94.8-millionBequest	1
23.	Frank Sr. and Jane BattenMedia and entertainment	$93-million	6
24.	Jesse H. and Beulah C. CoxManufacturing	$83.5-millionBequest	1
25.	Henry R. and Marie-Josée KravisFinance	$75-million	1
26.	Ronald O. PerelmanFinance, Investments	$63.5-million	2
27.	Guy E. Beatty Jr.Real estate	$60-million	3
28.	Malone III and Amy MitchellOil	$57.2-million	1
29.	Felix E. Martin Jr.Family wealth, Investments	$56.6-millionBequestEstimated	1
30.	Paul G. AllenTechnology	$55.9-million	9
31.	Stewart A. and Lynda R. ResnickAgriculture, Food and beverage	$55.3-million	1
32.	Donald J. and Ruth Weber GoodmanFamily wealth, Investments	$52.7-millionBequest	1
33.	Jerome and Anne FisherRetail	$50-million	1
33.	Michael Moritz and Harriet HaymanFinance	$50-million	1
33.	Perot familyTechnology	$50-million	1
36.	Emily Rauh PulitzerFamily wealth, Media and entertainment	$47.5-million	1
37.	Lorry I. LokeyMedia and entertainment	$46.7-million	9
38.	Theodore and Vada StanleyMarketing	$45-million	4
39.	Adrienne ArshtFinance	$43.3-million	1
40.	Sheldon G. and Miriam AdelsonHotels	$41.9-million	3
41.	Jon L. StrykerFamily wealth	$41.8-million	3
42.	Lawrence J. EllisonTechnology	$40.3-million	8
43.	Andrew S. GroveTechnology	$40-million	2
43.	John A. and Cynthia Fry GunnFinance	$40-million	1
45.	William B. QuartonMedia and entertainment	$35.4-millionBequest	1
46.	Michael S. (Mickey) and Janie MaurerMedia and entertainment	$35.2-million	1
47.	Dennis J. and Constance Templeton KellerEducation	$35-million	2
47.	Andrew H. and Ann Rubenstein TischFinance, Oil, Real estate	$35-million	1
49.	Peter T. PaulFinance, Food and beverage	$34.2-million	2
50.	David F. BolgerReal estate	$30.5-million	1

Photograph of Leona M. Helmsley by Keith Bedford/Getty Images; Photograph of Michael R. Bloomberg by AP Images; Photograph of Richard W. Weiland by Stanford University Archives; Photograph of Jeffrey S. Skoll by Reuters/Landov; Photograph of H.F. (Gerry) (Gerry) Lenfest by Bloomberg/Landov; Photograph of David Rockefeller by Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office; Photograph of Stephen A. Schwarzman by Jori Klein; Photograph of Philip H. Knight by Jemal Countess/Getty Images; Photograph of David H. Koch by Rob Rich/Getty Images; Photograph of Kenneth G. Langone by Bloomberg News/Landov; Photograph of Henry R. Kravis by Landov; Photograph of Paul G. Allen by AP Images; Photograph of Adrienne Arsht by Blasius Erllinger; Photograph of Sheldon G. Adelson by Landov; Photograph of Jon L. Stryker by Robert Neumann; Photograph of Lawrence J. Ellison by AP Images; Photograph of Andrew S. Grove by Bloomberg News/Landov; Photograph of John A. Gunn by Terre.

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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