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Maria Di Mento

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Maria directs the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual Philanthropy 50, a comprehensive report on America’s most generous donors. She writes about wealthy philanthropists, family and legacy foundations, next generation philanthropy, arts organizations, key trends and insights related to high-net-worth donors, and other topics.

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Seattle Couple Gives $78 Million to Cancer Center

Plus, South Dakota billionaire Denny Sanford pledged $150 million to UC San Diego, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and four additional nonprofits received big gifts.

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Denny Sanford Gives $150 Million to Fund Stem-Cell Research in Space

The gift will go to the University of California at San Diego. With this latest donation, Sanford has given the university at least $380 million.

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Cleveland Couple Give $28 Million to Back Scholarships at Ohio Private School

Plus, Milwaukee Area Technical College, City College of New York, and three universities all landed big gifts.

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MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Total Is $12.8 Billion — So Far

Charities have announced 12 donations totaling $347.4 million from the philanthropist since the beginning of April, according to a Chronicle tally.

Maryland Congressman and Wife Give $10 Million for Mental-Health Services and Hillel

Maryland Congressman and Wife Give $10 Million for Mental-Health Services and Hillel

Plus, MacKenzie Scott strikes again: The billionaire novelist gave nearly $39 million to Junior Achievement USA, her second eight-figure gift in the last two weeks.

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MacKenzie Scott Gives $55 Million for Affordable Housing Efforts in Los Angeles

Plus, three universities received large donations to support music programs, campus construction, and better understanding of U.S. institutions.

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Sergey Brin Gives Nearly $127 Million to 2 Nonprofits

Half the money went to Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease research charity while the rest went to Brin’s family foundation.

3 Women Share Lessons From Running Family Foundations

3 Women Share Lessons From Running Family Foundations

Stacy Schusterman, Regan Pritzker, and Anne Earhart explain whether recent global crises have changed their giving and talk about the power of philanthropy to improve people’s lives.

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3 Women Share Lessons From Running Family Foundations

Stacy Schusterman, Regan Pritzker, and Anne Earhart explain whether recent global crises have changed their giving and talk about the power of philanthropy to improve people’s lives.

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Wendy Schmidt Gives Big to Protect the Ocean and Fight Climate Change

She and her husband, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, have poured nearly $2.2 billion into their philanthropies since 2019.