The researchers at the Chronicle of Philanthropy were good enough to send along the top 10 charitable gifts of 2015. The list is longer than 10 because of ties.
The list, with thanks:
| Amount | Donor | Purpose or beneficiary |
|---|---|---|
| $605 million (bequest) | John Santikos, founder of Santikos Theatres, a chain of cinemas | San Antonio Area Foundation, to establish the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation |
| $400 million (pledge) | John and Jenny Paulson; John Paulson founded the hedge fund Paulson and Company | Harvard University, to endow its School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| $177 million | The Atlantic Philanthropies; Charles (Chuck) Feeney; co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group | University of California at San Francisco and Trinity College, to establish the Global Brain Health Institute |
| $150 million (pledge) | David Koch; executive vice president of Koch Industries | Memorial Sloan Kettering, for a new cancer care center |
| $150 million (pledge) | Stephen Schwarzman, co-founded the investment firm Blackstone Group | Yale University, to create a new arts, culture, and student center |
| $125 million (bequest) | Donald Sirkin, a Seattle businessman | LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
| $100 million (pledge) | Marion Anderson, the widow of John Anderson, a Los Angeles businessman | University of California at Los Angeles, to endow the Anderson School of Management and for a new building |
| $100 million | David Elliott and Roberta Buffett Elliott; Ms. Buffett Elliott is one of financier Warren Buffett’s sisters | Northwestern University, to establish the Buffett Institute for Global Studies |
| $100 million | The Atlantic Philanthropies; Charles (Chuck) Feeney | University of California at San Francisco, to support its Medical Center at Mission Bay |
| $100 million (pledge) | David Geffen; the founder of Geffen Records and a co-founder of DreamWorks Studios | To Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to renovate and rename the New York Philharmonic’s concert hall |
| $100 million (pledge) | David Geffen | University of California at Los Angeles, for a new college-prepatory academy |
| $100 million (pledge) | The Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Foundation; Mr. Kravis co-founded the private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Company | Rockefeller University, for a new laboratory |
| $100 million (pledge) | Gordon and Betty Moore; Mr. Moore co-founded the Intel Corporation | California Institute of Technology, for endowment |
| $100 million (pledge) | Jan Moran and the Jim Moran Foundation; Jan Moran is the widow of Jim Moran, founder of JM Family Enterprises, an automotive company | To Florida State University to establish the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship |
| $100 million (pledge) | Pearson Family Members Foundation; Thomas Pearson is a former senior vice president of Alliance Partners, a coal company; Timothy Pearson is a marketing consultant | University of Chicago, to create the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts |
| $100 million (pledge) | Conrad Prebys, the owner of Progress Construction and Management | Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, to support research |
| $100 million (pledge) | J.B. and M.K. Pritzker; Mr. Pritzker co-founded the venture-capital firm the Pritzker Group | Northwestern Unviersity, to endow programs in the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law |
| $100 million (pledge) | Ernest and Evelyn Rady; Mr. Rady founded American Assets, a real-estate development company; and ICW Group Holdings, an insurance company | University of California at San Diego Rady School of Management, to endow professorships |
| $100 million (pledge) | Ranjan and Chandrika Tandon; Mr. Tandon founded the Libra Advisors hedge fund, and Ms. Tandon founded Tandon Capital Associates, a financial advisory firm |
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