These are the donors who gave the most in 2020, according to the Philanthropy 50, an annual ranking compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. A searchable database with more information on the donors and their beneficiaries is available at philanthropy.com.
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1. Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder
$10.2 billion
Biggest gift: $10 billion to Bezos Earth Fund
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2. MacKenzie Scott
Author and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos
$5.7 billion
Biggest gift: Various
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3. Michael Bloomberg
Founder of Bloomberg financial news company
$1.6 billion
Biggest gift: Various
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4. Philip and Penelope Knight
Nike co-founder and wife
$1.4 billion
Biggest gift: $900.7 million to Knight Foundation
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5. Jack Dorsey
Co-founder and CEO of Twitter and Square
$1.1 billion
Biggest gift: Donor-advised funds
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6. John and Laura Arnold
Retired hedge-fund manager and wife
$567 million
Biggest gift: $482 million to Laura and John Arnold Foundation
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7. Eric and Wendy Schmidt
Former Google CEO and wife
$469.6 million
Biggest gift: $335.3 million to Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation
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8. Pierre and Pam Omidyar
Founder of eBay and wife
$441 million
Biggest gift: Various
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9. Frederick and June Kummer
Construction magnate (Frederick) and architect (June)
$300 million
Biggest gift: $300 million to Kummer Institute Foundation
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10. Denny Sanford
Banker
$224.2 million
Biggest gift: Various
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11. Stephen Ross
Real-estate developer
$179.5 million
Biggest gift: $100 million to U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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12. John and Susan Sobrato
Real-estate developers
$176.8 million
Biggest gift: $135.2 million to Sobrato Foundation at Silicon Valley Community Foundation
13. Bill and Melinda Gates
Microsoft co-founder and wife
$157 million (estimated)
Biggest gift: Estimated $157 million to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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14. Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin
Netflix co-founder and wife
$151 million
Biggest gift : $40 million each to Morehouse and Spelman colleges and United Negro College Fund
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15. Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook chief operating officer
$122.8 million
Biggest gift: $63 million to the Sandberg Goldberg Charitable Support Fund
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16. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Facebook co-founder (Mark) and pediatrician (Priscilla)
$120 million
Biggest gift : $60 million each to Chan Zuckerberg Donor Advised Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Foundation
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17. (tie) Craig Newmark
Craigslist founder
$100 million
Biggest gift: $60 million to Craig Newmark Foundation
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17. (tie) David and Barbara Roux
Technology investor and wife
$100 million
Biggest gift: $100 million to Roux Institute at Northeastern University
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19. Phyllis Brissenden
Family wealth
$96.9 million
Biggest gift: $48.5 million to the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
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20. Sergey Brin and Nicole Shanahan
Google co-founder and wife
$78.3 million
Biggest gift: $23.9 million to Bia-Echo Foundation
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21. Irwin and Joan Jacobs
Qualcomm co-founder and wife
$66.41 million
Biggest gift: $17.1 million to Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego
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22. George and Renee Karfunkel
Businessman and wife
$66.4 million
Biggest gift: $66.4 million to Congregation Chemdas Yisroel
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23. Arthur Blank
Home Depot co-founder
$65.7 million
Biggest gift: $65.7 million to Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
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24. Charles and Helen Schwab
Financial-services company founder and wife
$65 million
Biggest gift: $65 million to Tipping Point Community
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25. Hock Tan and Lisa Yang
Broadcom CEO and wife
$64.5 million
Biggest gift: $28 million for K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Center for Molecular Therapeutics in Neuroscience
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26. Wilbur (Billy) and Ann Powers
Construction company founder and wife
$60 million
Biggest gift: $60 million to Clemson University
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27. David and Dana Dornsife
Chairman of the Board of the Herrick Corporation (David) and founder and CEO of Lazarex Cancer Foundation (Dana)
$59 million
Biggest gift: $40 million to World Vision
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28. Robert Smith
Financier
$55 million
Biggest gift: $50 million to Student Freedom Initiative
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29. Leon and Debra Black
Financier (Leon) and Broadway theater producer (Debra)
$53.8 million
Biggest gift: $53.8 million to Debra and Leon Black Family Fund at National Philanthropic Trust
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30. Gail Miller
Businesswoman
$52.8 million
Biggest gift: $50 million to Intermountain Healthcare
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31. Michael Jordan
Retired basketball player
$52 million
Biggest gift: Various
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32. Richard and Mary Templeton
Retired CEO of Texas Instruments (Richard) and computer scientist (Mary)
$51 million
Biggest gift: $51 million to Union College
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33. (tie) Chris Malachowsky
Technology company co-founder
$50 million
Biggest gift: $50 million to University of Florida
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33. (tie) Gordon Rausser
Venture capitalist, former college dean
$50 million
Biggest gift: $50 million to University of California at Berkeley
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33. (tie) Sheldon and Anne Vogel
Former Atlantic Records executive and wife
$50 million
Biggest gift: $50 million to Monmouth Medical Center
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36. Ronald and Eileen Weiser
Real-estate developer and wife
$44.5 million
Biggest gift: $24.5 million to University of Michigan Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute
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37. Bob and JoAnn Glick
Founder of Dots and wife
$42.4 million
Biggest gift: $42 million to MetroHealth System
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38. Jim and Thomas Duff
Businessmen
$41.1 million
Biggest gift: $26 million to University of Mississippi
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39. Richard and Nancy Kinder
Businessman and wife
$40.03 million
Biggest gift: $40.03 million to Kinder Foundation
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40. (tie) Marc and Lynne Benioff
Salesforce founder and wife
$40 million
Biggest gift: $10 million to Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation
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40. (tie) William and Joanne Conway
Private-equity firm co-founder and wife
$40 million
Biggest gift : $20 million each to Catholic University of America and University of Virginia
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40. (tie) Haslam Family
Founders of Pilot Corporation
$40 million
Biggest gift: $40 million to University of Tennessee at Knoxville Haslam College of Business
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40. (tie) Will and Cary Singleton
Managers of Singleton Ranches
$40 million
Biggest gift: $40 million to Saint John’s Health Center Foundation
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44. Irvin Kanthak
Real-estate investor
$33.7 million
Biggest gift: $30 million to University of St. Thomas
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45. (tie) Bruce and Debra Grewcock
Kiewit Corporation executive chair and wife
$30 million
Biggest gift: $30 million to the Colorado School of Mines
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45. (tie) Daniel and Jennifer Hord
Real-estate developers
$30 million
Biggest gift: $30 million to Baylor University
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47. Joseph Gebbia Jr.
Airbnb co-founder
$27 million
Biggest gift: $12.5 million each to All Home and Rising Up-Larkin Street Youth Services
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48. Richard McVey
Financier
$25.9 million
Biggest gift: $20 million to Miami University
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49. Warner and Debbie Lusardi
Construction-company executive and wife
$25.1 million
Biggest gift: $25.1 million to Scripps Memorial Hospital
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50. (tie) Steve and Jackie Bell
Real-estate investor and wife
$25 million
Biggest gift: $25 million to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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50. (tie) Christopher and Lisa Jeffries
Real-estate developer and wife
$25 million
Biggest gift: $25 million to Henry Ford Health System
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50. (tie) Brad and Alys Smith
Technology executive (Brad) and lawyer (Alys)
$25 million
Biggest gift: $25 million to Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University
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50. (tie) Helena Theurer
Businesswoman
$25 million
Biggest gift: $25 million to Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation
