Philanthrophy

LA billionaire to donate $400 mln for genomics-based research

Filed under Philanthrophy, Eli Broad
September 6, 2008 4:59 pm

– Los Angeles billionaire Eli Broad announced Thursday that he will donate an additional 400 million dollars to the genomics research institute named after himself, in hopes that genomics-based medicine ... Read more »

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Microsoft billionaire Gates joins £190m bid to stub out smoking

Filed under Philanthrophy, Michael R. Bloomberg, Bill Gates - Microsoft
July 25, 2008 10:51 am

Mr Gates is teaming up with fellow billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, to fight tobacco use in developing countries, where it is most entrenched. The two ... Read more »

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Billionaire Koch pledges $100 million to Lincoln Center theater, which will be named for him

Filed under Philanthrophy, Charles Koch - Koch Industry
July 10, 2008 6:10 pm

Billionaire oil baron David Koch has pledged $100 million to renovate the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center.The theater, home to City Opera and the New York City Ballet, ... Read more »

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Asian American billionaire gives to inspire charity in others

Filed under Profiles, Philanthrophy, Cyrus Tang
June 15, 2008 2:26 pm

Steel magnate Cyrus Tang, once described by an Asian American news website as “the most secretive of Asian American billionaires in America,” recently spoke about his philanthropy to a reporter ... Read more »

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Arpad Busson, a hedge fund ‘hippy’

Filed under Profiles, Hedge funds, Philanthrophy, Arpad Busson - EIM
May 19, 2008 12:01 pm

  ARPAD BUSSON was 10 minutes late. As the 44-year-old financier (who is also actress Uma Thurman’s boyfriend) hobbled through the door of his Mayfair boardroom, it became apparent why. ... Read more »

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How one RRSP became a gold mine

Filed under Philanthrophy, Seymor Schulich
April 5, 2008 12:27 pm

Billionaire philanthropist Seymour Schulich, known best for his love of gold and huge donations to universities, has become a national treasure. So, it would seem, has his RRSP: It is ... Read more »

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Leonard Lauder’s Beautiful Donation

Filed under Philanthrophy, Leonard Lauder
March 23, 2008 5:27 pm

Giving may be a beautiful thing, but giving $131 million is even more beautiful. In fact, it’s the most beautiful gift the Whitney Museum of American Art, in New York ... Read more »

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Schwarzman gives $100 million to the N.Y. public library

Filed under Philanthrophy, Stephen Schwarzman - Blackstone
March 11, 2008 11:11 am

  The New York Public Librarys venerable lion-guarded building on Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street is to be renamed for the Wall Street financier Stephen A. Schwarzman, who has agreed ... Read more »

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Stars perform with Desert Symphony

Filed under Philanthrophy, Timothy Blixseth
March 9, 2008 5:03 pm

Musician John Tesh, local billionaire-philanthropist Tim Blixseth and R&B singer Eric Benet were the star attractions at the 20th anniversary celebration for the Desert Symphony at the McCallum Theater. Musician ... Read more »

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An elusive billionaire gives away his good fortune

Filed under Profiles, Philanthrophy, Chuck Feeney - DFS
4:58 pm

   One by one, speakers rose to toast the elderly gent with baggy pants and a shy, gaptoothed smile. “Of course, he didn’t wear a tie tonight,” teased one. Another ... Read more »

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Billionaire Helps An Indian Archer Aim for Olympics

Filed under Philanthrophy, Lakshmi Mittal - Mittal Steel
March 7, 2008 12:01 pm

At the Athens Olympics in 2004, steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, like millions of other Indian sports fans, was distressed: There was hardly anyone to cheer for. Though India is a ... Read more »

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Schwarzman sponsors poor students in Bronx

Filed under Philanthrophy, Stephen Schwarzman - Blackstone
March 1, 2008 3:03 pm

this is truly beautiful and smart way to help people,  way to go Steve! —————-  It isn’t often that Stephen A. Schwarzman admits to being less than the best. ... Read more »

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Perelman Gives From Heart

Filed under Philanthrophy, Ronald Perelman - Revlon
February 28, 2008 10:51 pm

In an exclusive interview, billionaire financier Ron Perelman discusses his $ 50 million gift to the medical community today, with CNBC’s Sue Herera. watch the video published by CNBC here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=667549834

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Cosmetics mogul donates $50 million to New York hospital

Filed under Philanthrophy, Ronald Perelman - Revlon
7:00 pm

Revlon Inc. cosmetics magnate Ronald O. Perelman has donated $50 million to enhance heart care and reproductive medicine research at a Manhattan hospital and affiliated medical college.The gift to NewYork-Presbyterian ... Read more »

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James Simons Donates $60M To SUNY for Physics Center

Filed under James Simons - Renaissance Technologies, Hedge funds, Philanthrophy
2:38 pm

A  billionaire hedge fund manager and his wife are donating $60 million to the State University of New York at Stony Brook to fund a center for the study of ... Read more »

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Billionaire Feeney summons Brisbane brains for powwow

Filed under Philanthrophy, Chuck Feeney - DFS
February 25, 2008 1:57 pm

A GROUP of Queensland’s sharpest minds has been summoned to the US next month for an audience with billionaire Irish American philanthropist Chuck Feeney, the man who has bankrolled much ... Read more »

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Soros, Omidyar, Google.org set up India venture

Filed under Philanthrophy, Sergey Brin - Google, George Soros - Soros Fund Management, Larry Page - Google, Pierre Omidyar - Ebay
February 20, 2008 9:30 pm

The philanthropic units of billionaire investor George Soros and Google have put $17 million into a venture with the Omidyar network to fund small and medium enterprises in India, they ... Read more »

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Financier Pledges $1-Billion to Foundation; Main Goal Is to Promote Economic Security

Filed under Philanthrophy, Peter G. Peterson - Blackstone
February 15, 2008 9:02 pm

Peter G. Peterson, the private-equity titan, has announced plans to give at least $1-billion over the next several years through his newly created foundation, which will focus on calling public ... Read more »

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Scotland’s schools stuck in Victorian age, claims billionaire

Filed under Philanthrophy, Tom Hunter
February 6, 2008 12:44 pm

SCOTLAND’S richest man last night branded the country’s education system “Victorian” and claimed both private and public schools were unable to provide for its gifted children. Sir Tom Hunter, who ... Read more »

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Inventor, philanthropist Sorenson leaves personal fortune to charity

Filed under Philanthrophy, James L. Sorenson
February 5, 2008 1:51 pm

  Inventor and philanthropist James LeVoy Sorenson, who died Jan. 20, bequeathed his considerable personal fortune to charity.     His oldest son, James Lee Sorenson, declined Monday to assign a ... Read more »

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Billionaire’s $100m gift to poor indigenous

Filed under Philanthrophy, Clive Palmer - Mineralogy
January 31, 2008 7:18 pm

THE Gold Coast’s own billionaire, Clive Palmer, has thrown down the gauntlet to resource giants with a bold move to give indigenous communities a $100 million dividend from his back ... Read more »

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Buffett gives stock worth $14.31 million

Filed under Philanthrophy, Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway
January 27, 2008 4:27 pm

Billionaire Warren Buffett has donated stock in his company worth roughly $14.31 million Friday to several charities over the past six months.  Buffett disclosed six different donations of Class B ... Read more »

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Most-generous donors contributed $7.3-billion in 2007

Filed under Lists and Statistics, Philanthrophy, George Soros - Soros Fund Management, Barron Hilton, Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
January 25, 2008 6:59 pm

Twenty donors made gifts of $100-million or more last year, just shy of the record of 21 such gifts made in 2006, according to The Chronicle’s annual ranking of the ... Read more »

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Bill Gates new project: Farming

Filed under Philanthrophy, Bill Gates - Microsoft
5:40 pm

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates announced a new direction Friday as he pledged $306 million in grants to develop farming in poor countries, leading the charge for corporate responsibility at ... Read more »

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Cohen Pledges $50 Million to Children’s Hospital

Filed under Philanthrophy, Stevie Cohen - SAC
10:55 am

Despite fears of recession looming, the hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen doesn’t seem to be hurting too much. The head of SAC Capital and his wife, Alexandra, pledged $50 ... Read more »

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Hospital to be named after Steven Cohen

Filed under Philanthrophy, Stevie Cohen - SAC
January 22, 2008 4:39 pm

NY Presbytarian hospital is planning to build a $50 million pediatric emergency room at its Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in Washington Heights.The new facility will bear the name of Alexandra ... Read more »

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Huntsman No.2 on list of philantropists

Filed under Lists and Statistics, Philanthrophy, Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
January 16, 2008 6:56 pm

  Jon M. Huntsman Sr. gave away enough money in 2007 to earn him a spot as No. 2 among the nation’s top 50 givers.In a list compiled by Washington’s ... Read more »

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Bloomberg gave $205 million to charity in 2007

Filed under Philanthrophy, Michael R. Bloomberg
January 15, 2008 7:10 pm

Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $205 million to 1,100 nonprofits last year, an increase of tens of millions of dollars from previous years, according to a new ranking. The billionaire ranked ... Read more »

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Tycoon tells of lessons he learnt from mum: philantrophy

Filed under Philanthrophy, Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary
January 11, 2008 5:56 pm

Tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, who received the national Tokoh Maal Hijrah award yesterday for his contributions to Islam, shared the secret of his financial and philanthropic success. ... Read more »

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Melinda Gates $100 billion woman

Filed under Philanthrophy, Bill Gates - Microsoft
January 8, 2008 11:10 am

Years before Melinda French met and married Bill Gates, she had a love affair - with an Apple computer. ¶ She was growing up in Dallas in a hard-working ... Read more »

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