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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.

No. 9: Sergey Brin

No. 9: Sergey Brin

The Google co-founder gave more than $380-million to the Brin Wojcicki Foundation.

No. 16: Kenneth Griffin

No. 16: Kenneth Griffin

Mr. Griffin pledged $150-million to Harvard primarily for financial aid.

No. 32: Jay Shidler

No. 32: Jay Shidler

Mr. Shidler pledged $69-million to University of Hawaii Manoa Shidler College of Business to endow professorships, scholarships, and other programs.

No. 15: T. Denny Sanford

No. 15: T. Denny Sanford

The banking tycoon gave more than $150-million, most of it to the Sanford Health Foundation.

No. 13: Larry Page

No. 13: Larry Page

The Google co-foundeer donated company stock worth about $177-million to a foundation named for his father.

No. 23: Irwin and Joan Jacobs

No. 23: Irwin and Joan Jacobs

The couple gave more than $100-million to various causes.

No. 21: Gert Boyle

No. 21: Gert Boyle

Ms. Boyle gave more than $100-million to Oregon Health & Science University.

No. 19: Steve and Connie Ballmer

No. 19: Steve and Connie Ballmer

The couple donated $60-million to Harvard University and $50-million to the University of Oregon.

No. 14: Marc and Lynne Benioff

No. 14: Marc and Lynne Benioff

The couple gave most of their $154-million in donations to the University of California at San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital.

No. 26: Julian Robertson Jr.

No. 26: Julian Robertson Jr.

Mr. Robertson gave $85-million, most of it to his foundation, which supports cancer research, climate-change groups, and education.