How the Chronicle Compiled Its Annual List of Top 50 Donors
Inside the methodology for tallying which philanthropists gave away the most money in 2019.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The 2020 Philanthropy 50: Where They Live, Where They Give, and More
Find out more about America’s 50 biggest donors: their ages, sources of wealth, where they live, and where they give. And see the entire Philanthropy 50 report featuring our analysis of the list and giving trends among megadonors.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Paul Allen Land Top Spots in 2 Decades of Giving
Data from the Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle’s annual list of the people who give the most to charity, reveals lists of boldface names in the world of giving.
By Maria Di Mento and Michael Theis
Billion-Dollar Giving Streak Shows New Sense of Urgency Among 50 Top Donors
The top 5 donors in 2019 gave over $1 billion each, and many wealthy Americans gave to fight climate change and inequality.
By Jim Rendon and Maria Di Mento
In a Year of Record-Breaking Giving, Bloomberg Tops Philanthropy 50 Rankings
Five donors contributed $1 billion or more, the first time in 20 years that so many people have given that much.
By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon
Plus, four universities and the Cummer Museum or Art and Gardens all receive big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
2 Universities Get $100 Million Donations
Plus, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges get $1 million apiece from legendary business leaders Ken Chenault and Joan Johnson.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, billionaires George and Judy Marcus gave $10 million to Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School, and Arlene Schnitzer donated $10 million to the Portland Art Museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, City College of New York, Long Island University, and Ursinus College land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
UVA Nursing Gets $20 Million; Charles Barkley Gives $1 Million to Miles College (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Hope for Haiti, an Oregon YMCA, and Dana-Farber land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor