Maria Di Mento
Staff Writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Staff Writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy. I cover high-net worth philanthropy and the arts.
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1 week ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
James and Patricia Anderson gave Wayne State University $50 million to support programs in the College of Engineering, which will be renamed for the Andersons. The money will go toward recruiting more faculty and Ph.D. students; expanding research in mobility, energy storage, artificial intelligence, and other growing fields; and supporting career-related programs for undergraduates.
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2 weeks ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
Sanford and Joan Weill gave Weill Cornell Medicine $50 million through their Weill Family Foundation to establish the Weill Cancer Hub East, a program that will bring together experts from four research institutions — Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Princeton University, Rockefeller University, and Weill Cornell Medicine — to investigate how nutrition and metabolism impact the body’s ability to control cancer, and to advance immunotherapy treatments for cancer patients.
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1 month ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle:Cornell UniversityBillionaire David Duffield pledged $100 million to expand Duffield Hall to encompass an adjoining building that has housed the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1955. When completed, Duffield Hall will include more research space for the school’s quantum computing work and additional lab space for work in artificial intelligence, robotics, and semiconductor materials and devices.
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1 month ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento
A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle:U.S. Olympic & Paralympic FoundationRoss Stevens pledged $100 million to establish the Stevens Financial Security Award, which will provide financial security for Team USA athletes after they compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The awards will go to athletes representing the United States at the 2026 Olympics and continue through at least the 2032 Olympics.
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1 month ago |
philanthropy.com | Maria Di Mento |Jim Rendon
For the second year in a row, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg gave the most to charitable causes, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s exclusive Philanthropy 50 list of the Americans who donated the largest sums to nonprofits last year. The former New York City mayor gave $3.7 billion. Six donors on the list gave $1 billion or more.
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