Twenty years ago, Christopher Barnett promised a Temple University admissions officer he would graduate and give back. Last year, he and his wife Julie donated $55 million to make good on that promise. Read their full story in the 2026 Philanthropy 50.
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Through their foundation and personal giving, Jon and Mindy Gray contributed $63.6 million last year to advance cancer research and educational opportunity. Read their full story in the 2026 Philanthropy 50: https://phlnthrp.com/4d6akCV
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Karen and Robert Hale gave $110.9 million last year, including $100 million to Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric mental health care. Read their full story in the 2025 Philanthropy 50: https://phlnthrp.com/4c1X94L

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The Sobrato family gave $267.5 million last year, directing funds toward education, housing, health care and economic opportunity across the Bay Area.

Read their full story in the Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle's exclusive ranking of America's top donors. https://phlnthrp.com/47fQGAC

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Giving to a foundation is only half the story. How much do they actually deploy?

The Chronicle breaks down the numbers for 15 donors in our exclusive Philanthropy 50 ranking.
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Gifts From Top 50 U.S. Philanthropists Jumped to $22.4B in 2025 Three scholars assess the significance of the Philanthropy 50 list of the top American donors and to consider what they indicate about the state of charitable giving in the United States.

A small number of ultra-wealthy people increasingly dominate American philanthropy, which questions about democratic accountability, including, Whose priorities define the public good?
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12 of 186 U.S. Giving Pledge signers appear on this year's Philanthropy 50. Together, they gave $11.4 billion in 2025. View the full list at: https://phlnthrp.com/4rCtQKR
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The largest gift ever made to a university or academic medical center didn't start with a grand pitch. It started with a $2 million donation, a lot of patience, and nearly 20 years of relationship-building.
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Giving to a foundation is only half the story. How much do they actually deploy? The Chronicle breaks down the numbers for 15 donors in our exclusive Philanthropy 50.
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The Chronicle's exclusive Philanthropy 50 is out. Mike Bloomberg tops the list for the third straight year with $4.3 billion in 2025 giving. America's 50 biggest donors gave $22.4 billion total. View the full list at: https://phlnthrp.com/40UlXW3
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The Chronicle's March issue is out. It features the exclusive Philanthropy 50 — our annual ranking of America's 50 biggest donors — plus a cover story on how building long-term relationships with megadonors pays off. #PHIL50 https://phlnthrp.com/4cBzXv2

The Chronicle's exclusive Philanthropy 50 is out. Michael Bloomberg tops the list for the third straight year — $4.3 billion in 2025 giving. Who are America's top donors? See the full list at: https://phlnthrp.com/47AUIU6
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Who are America's top 50 donors? Find out on March 10 when the Chronicle of Philanthropy releases our exclusive Philanthropy 50 list, the annual ranking of who gave the most to charity the previous year.
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Denny Sanford Gives $300 Million to Build New Medical Center With his latest donation, the philanthropist has now given Sanford Health nearly $2 billion over the years.

Sanford Health has received a $300 million gift from South Dakota banker Denny Sanford. The donation adds to the nearly $2 billion Sanford has given the health system over the years to support major expansions and new initiatives.
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The Philanthropy 50: An Exclusive Chronicle Ranking of Who Gives the Most to Charity The philanthropists in the 25th annual list of America’s biggest donors gave a total of $16.2 billion in 2024.

Thomas Golisano has appeared in the Chronicle’s annual Philanthropy 50 report of the biggest donors four times since 2002. Check it out at: www.philanthropy.com/page/philant...

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Meet the Mega-Donors of the Future Whether self-made or inheritors, they’re serious about giving today and are poised to shape philanthropy in the coming decades.

#PHIL50: What do the mega-donors of the future want? "To roll up their sleeves and work alongside people to find a solution,” says Michael Moody, professor of philanthropic studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
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Meet the Mega-Donors of the Future Whether self-made or inheritors, they’re serious about giving today and are poised to shape philanthropy in the coming decades.

#PHIL50: Networks of ultra-wealthy philanthropists like Forward Global, Donors of Color Network, and Women Moving Millions say they’re increasingly connecting with younger donors who tend to want to work more collaboratively than earlier generations of funders. phlnthrp.com/4iCoAm6

America’s Mega-Donors Stuck to Their Giving Strategies in 2024 The donor backlash and MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings giving didn’t sway the country’s biggest philanthropists.

Many of the ultra-high-net-worth donors who appear regularly on the Chronicle's Philanthropy 50 list are following giving strategies they developed a decade or more ago, says Alex Johnston, founding partner at Building Impact Partners, a philanthropy advisory firm. phlnthrp.com/4h8u3jF
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Who are the nation's biggest philanthropists? The March issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy has answers as we reveal the Philanthropy 50 — our exclusive annual ranking of the top 50 donors in the U.S. Dive into our #PHIL50 issue: 👉 phlnthrp.com/3Dkv4r1

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg topped the Chronicle's exclusive annual Philanthropy 50 for the second year in a row. He gave $3.7 billion. Here we share the top ten donors, the amount they gave, and where it was given to. View full list of the top 50: phlnthrp.com/4kAEq2K
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