The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Ronald P. Stanton
Ronald P. Stanton: $50-million Beneficiary: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Donor’s background: Mr. Stanton founded Transammonia, a New York company that distributes fertilizers, petroleum gas, and petrochemicals. Mr. Stanton, 81, pledged $50-million to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, for a…
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Jon L. Stryker
Jon L. Stryker: $41.3-million Biggest beneficiary: Arcus Foundation Other key beneficiary: Arcus Operating Foundation Donor’s background: Mr. Stryker is an architect and heir to the Stryker Corporation fortune. The medical-products company was founded by his grandfather, Homer Stryker, a surgeon…
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: John M. Templeton
John M. Templeton: $573-million Beneficiary: John Templeton Foundation Donor’s background: Mr. Templeton was an international investor and a pioneer in mutual-funds management, who died in July 2008 at 95. He bequeathed $573-million in cash and stock to the John Templeton Foundation, in West…
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: J. Ronald and Frances Terwilliger
J. Ronald and Frances Terwilliger: $102-million Biggest beneficiary: Habitat for Humanity International Donors’ background: Mr. Terwilliger is chairman of Trammell Crow Residential, a Dallas real-estate company. Mr. Terwilliger, 69, and his wife, Frances, pledged $100-million to Habitat for…
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Sanford I. and Joan H. Weill
Sanford I. and Joan H. Weill: $26-million Beneficiaries: arts, education, and health groups Donors’ background: Mr. Weill retired in 2006 as chairman of Citigroup, a financial-services company in New York. Mr. Weill, 76, and his wife, Joan, 75, pledged approximately $26-million to arts groups,…
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Alfred M. and Mary Swain Wood
Alfred M. and Mary Swain Wood: $75.9-million Biggest beneficiary: Centre College Other key beneficiaries: Harvard University and Berea College Donors’ background: Mr. Wood was a former sales executive at Procter & Gamble, in Cincinnati, and a cattle rancher in Oklahoma. Ms. Wood was a sales…
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: George Soros
George Soros, the hedge-fund manager, is using his philanthropy to attempt to reform the way financial markets are governed.
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Caroline Amplatz
Caroline Amplatz: $50-million Beneficiary: Minnesota Medical Foundation Donor’s background: Ms. Amplatz is a lawyer in Golden Valley, Minn. Ms. Amplatz pledged $50-million to the Minnesota Medical Foundation, in Minneapolis, to support the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. The…
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Paul G. Allen
Paul G. Allen: $85-million Biggest beneficiary: Allen Institute for Brain Science Other key beneficiaries: Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Experience Music Project, and the Science Fiction Museum Donor’s background: Mr. Allen founded Vulcan, an investment company in Seattle, and helped establish…
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Robert Gumbiner
Health-insurance pioneer created museum to showcase “obscure and under-appreciated” art.
The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Stewart A. and Lynda R. Resnick
Stewart A. and Lynda R. Resnick: $21-million Beneficiary: California Institute of Technology Donors’ background: Mr. and Ms. Resnick manage Roll International Corporation, a Los Angeles holding company for Paramount Farms, a tree-farming business; Fiji Water; POMM Wonderful, a grower of…
The Philanthropy 50: Americans Who Gave the Most in 2009
The Chronicle’s list of the 50 Americans who gave the most money to nonprofit organizations in 2009.
The Philanthropy 50: A Slow Year for Big Gifts Spurs Creativity by Wealthy Donors
While the bad economy slowed the amount wealthy people gave in multimillion-dollar donations to charities, the hard times triggered an outpouring of creative giving.
Close Relationships Held Key to Winning Some of 2009’s Biggest Gifts
Flexibility and an ability to build long-term relationships are key to how big-gift fund raisers succeed in tough times.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
How The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 50 Was Compiled
Related Audio: Maria Di Mento, a Chronicle assistant editor, explains how the annual list is compiled. The Chronicle’s 10th annual Philanthropy 50, a list of the most-generous donors, is based mainly on gifts and pledges of cash and stock to nonprofit organizations. As a springboard, The Chronicle…
By Maria Di Mento
Contributor
A Couple Who Made Their Fortune on Wall Street Give to the Heartland
John Pappajohn, who made a fortune as an investor, and his wife, Mary Pappajohn, focus their giving on education and arts in their home state of Iowa.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor