Major Gift Report January 16 to 31, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 07:52AM Major Gifts - $316 million +
January 15th to January 31st, 2010
Major Gifts announcements from Individuals, Foundations and Corporate funders
researched by Terry Burton / Dig In Research
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Rochester, Minnesota |
Mayo Clinic’s philanthropy campaign topped the $1 billion mark two years ahead of schedule; over 286,000 people donated to the campaign |
$1.35 billion |
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Montgomery, Maryland |
Montgomery College Foundation raised $25 million in its just completed campaign, a record for Maryland community colleges |
$25 million |
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Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Western Kentucky University had a record-breaking six months over the last half of 2009 taking in cash gifts |
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Hershey, Pennsylvania |
Hershey Medical Center at Penn State received over $10 million in donations in the month of December 2009, the largest amount ever for the center in the month of December |
$10 million + |
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GIFTS Received |
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Trenton, |
The Lawrenceville School received a bequest from Henry C. Woods Jr., who had been a teacher at the school |
$60 million |
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La Jolla, California |
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute re-named in recognition of a five year pledge from T. Denny Sanford ( two days after the announcement the organization’s web site featured the name change ) |
$50 million |
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Los Angeles, California |
Trustee and alumnus Herman Ostrow made a gift to the USC School of Dentistry that has been re-named the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of Southern California |
$35 million |
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St. Louis, Missouri |
A gift by Alvin Siteman to the Washington University in St. Louis that will generate $1 million per year, estimated gift of $30 – 35 million, awaiting confirmation of actual amount |
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University of Pennsylvania received a gift from George Weiss, a Penn alum and trustee, designated for faculty support |
$20 million |
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Tempe, Arizona |
T. Denny Sanford made another gift last week, this to Arizona State University and Teach for America that named the Sanford Education Project designed to improve public education |
$18.5 million |
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Marion, Ohio |
An estate gift from Robert M. and Dorothy C. Wopat, longtime Marion residents to the local Community Foundation, doubled the size of the funds |
$16 million |
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Athens, Ohio |
Ohio University named the Violet L. Patton Center for Arts Education in appreciation for her gift |
$13 million |
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Charlotte, |
A gift from Carlos Alvarez and his wife, Malu, to Davidson University with $6.5 million given to date and the balance pledged by 2012 |
$10 million |
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Queen’s University received a gift from to create a College of Health |
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Terre Haute, Indiana |
Indiana State University Foundation received a gift from Lilly Endowment in support of Networks Financial Institute and the Donald W. Scott College of Business |
$6 million |
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Indianapolis, |
A grant from the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation to the Indianapolis Convention and Visitor Bureau, continues the trend of municipal major gift asks |
$5.4 million |
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Los Angeles, California |
UCLA has established the La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, named in appreciation for a gift from UCLA alumnus Morton La Kretz |
$5 million |
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Chicago, IL |
Charles Ashby Lewis and wife Penny Bender Sebring have donated another major gift to the University of Chicago's research into urban education; |
$5 million |
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Eau Clair, Wisconsin |
Mayo Clinic and Luther Midelfort Hospital announced a gift from Albert and Judith Dunlap of Ocala, Florida |
$5 million |
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New York |
A gift to the New York Historical Society lead to the naming of the DiMenna Children’s History Museum in appreciation for their gift |
$5 million |
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Claremont, California |
Two gifts from Joan Lincoln and her husband, David, one |
$3.5 million + |
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Rochester, |
The Sands Family Foundation and Constellation Brands both made a $2 million gift to F.F. Thompson Hospital, a nonprofit they have both supported previously |
$2 million + |
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Kohl's Department Stores announced a partnering with Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, pledged over the next three years to create a new interactive learning facility, the Kohl's Education Center |
$3 million |
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Sweet Briar, Virginia |
A gift from Margaret “Peggy” Jones Wyllie to Sweet Briar College engineering program, one of two woman’s colleges offering an engineering degree |
$3 million |
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Jacksonville, Florida |
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida received a gift from Neviaser Charitable Foundation |
$2.5 million |
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East Lansing, Michigan |
Michigan State University announced that billionaire alumnus Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe, have donated another major gift to the art Broad Museum yet to be built on campus. This brings their total giving to $28 million on the $40 million construction budget. |
$2 million |
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Atlanta, |
A gift from George A. Montgomery and his wife, Nancy to the University of Georgia, Richard B. Russell Library |
$2 million |
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
GlaxoSmithKline made a gift to the University of North Carolina to convert the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center's Star Theater from analog to digital |
$1.5 million |
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Nanticoke, Pennsylvani |
Luzerne County Community College named the new |
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Honolulu, Hawai |
A gift to the American Cancer Society Hawaii Pacific for research to stop breast cancer from spreading from Dr. Lawrence Tseu, a retired dentist, largest ever gift to the organization |
$720,000
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Moab, Utah |
An anonymous donor's gift to the Grand School District in southeast Utah |
$700,000 |
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Pembroke, North Carolina |
BB&T Distinguished Endowed Professorship in the Morality of Capitalism announced at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke; the second endowed chair supported by the company |
$500,000 |
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Portland, Oregon |
Concordia University received a pledge from Mr. & Mrs. Richard Paul Roe of Pasadena, CA and named the Richard Paul & Jane Roe Shakespeare Authorship Research Centre in appreciation of the gift |
$300,000 |
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Amherst, Massachusetts |
An estate gift from Nathalie Woodbury to the Jones Library, unrestricted |
$283,521 |
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Anschutz Foundation grant to Spencer Museum of Art |
$200,000 |
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A grant from the Hurst Foundation to the Jackson Community Foundation in support of the Legacy Program |
$200,000 |
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Conway, Arkansas |
University of Central Arkansas Foundation received a gift from Paul and Mary Cantrell of Little Rock in support of the football program |
$100,000 |
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Des Moines, Iowa |
Highline Community College Foundation received a gift from Justine Richards to support emergency assistance to Highline students |
$60,000 |
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Trenton, NJ |
New Jersey’s Science & Technology University received a gift from Vincent Naimoli ’62, Chairman and CEO Anchor Industries Int’l; Chairman Emeritus/Founder, Tampa Bay Rays, for a new athletic facility to be named after him |
Private Gift |
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International Gifts Received |
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Auckland, |
An estate gift from Arthur Henry Harrison to Canterbury Museum |
$10 million |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Toronto collector and former art dealer Ydessa Hendeles made a gift of 32 works of Canadian and international art to the Art Gallery of Ontario |
$5 million |
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Runnymede Healthcare Centre received its largest gift ever from 90 year old supporter Gordon Gooder |
$1 million |
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
A gift from entrepreneur Sreedhar Natarajan to Queensway Carleton Hospital to help fund expansion of the hospital surgical and outpatient areas |
$1 million
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National in Canada |
The PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation Leadership Grants program for 2010 has $160,000 set aside for grants up to $2,500 each |
$160,000 |
Contributing researcher, Terry Burton, is President of Dig In Research. Author, speaker and consultant on emerging trends & strategies for major gifts. For more information please visit my web site at http://diginresearch.biz or call 248-438-8064. Follow me on Twitter @Major_gifts.
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