Muslim Couple Give Big to Autism and Promoting Religious Understanding
Rafat and Zoreen Ansari are Indiana physicians who are devoting their fortune to fostering a better understanding of the world’s religions and ensuring people with autism get the care they need.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Financier John Paulson Gives NYU $100 Million
Plus, American Technion Society received $50 million from Lynda and Stewart Resnick, and the retired race-car driver and oilman Johnny Gray and his wife, Terry, are giving Jupiter Medical Center $25 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Top 10 Donations of 2022 Totaled $9.3 Billion
Much of the money went to private foundations or to universities, but some went to cancer research and treatment, housing, youth programs, and reproductive health.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
FedEx Founder Gives $65 Million to Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Plus, four universities and the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Late Financier Karin Larson Leaves $32.5 Million for Continuing Studies Program
Plus, Hunt Companies chairman Woody Hunt gives $25 million for the study of trade and commerce between the United States and Mexico.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaire Leonard Lauder Gives $52 Million for Nurse-Practitioner Program
Plus, McKenzie Scott gave $15 million to support Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, and three universities and the MD Anderson Cancer Center all landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Worry that the gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle the money were largely unfounded. Plus: MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Total Is Now Over $13 Billion
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Retired Blackstone Partner and Wife Give $25 Million for Early-Childhood Health
Plus, a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve supports a D.C. neighborhood museum. Also, two universities, the National Gallery of Art, and a health-care system in Utah all land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, Salvation Army of San Diego landed $35 million to expand programs serving people struggling with homelessness, and five other donors gave big gifts to support democracy programs, climate resilience, and medical care.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Anonymous Donor Pledges $500 Million Matching Gift to Small Kansas College
The donor will contribute $2 for every dollar given or pledged to McPherson College by other people through June 30.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor