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I believe in charitable gifting and I'm as generous as I can afford to be ~ but I'm trying [and FAILING] to imagine being in a position to gift these kinds of numbers ~ Sooz


Top 10 charitable gifts of 2008

Despite economic downturn, wealthiest Americans opened their wallets

msnbc.com
updated 1:56 p.m. CT, Mon., Jan. 5, 2009

Despite an economic recession, America's wealthiest individuals gave record amounts to charity last year.

At least 16 individuals made gifts of $100 million or more in 2008, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. That's more people than ever have done so in the 12 years that The Chronicle has been keeping such a tally.

Below is a list of the top 10 gifts of 2008. (For more details and a complete list of donors, visit The Chronicle.)

Fact File Biggest Gifts of 2008
Top 10 gifts and pledges announced by individuals in 2008
AMOUNT DONOR PURPOSE OR BENEFICIARY
$4.5 billion (bequest) James LeVoy Sorenson, chairman of Sorenson Development To the Sorenson Legacy Foundation (Salt Lake City)
$1 billion (pledge) Peter G. Peterson, co-founder of the Blackstone Group, and his wife, Joan Ganz Cooney To the Peter G. Peterson Foundation (New York)
$360 million (bequest) Harold Alfond, founder of the Dexter Shoe Company To the Harold Alfond Foundation (Portland, Maine)
$300 million (pledge) David G. Booth, founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, and his wife, Suzanne To University of Chicago Booth School of Business
$300 million (bequest) Donald B. Stabler, founder of Stabler Companies, and his wife, Dorothy To the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation (Harrisburg, Pa.)
$225 million (bequest) Dorothy Clarke Patterson, widow of James J. Patterson, an heir to the Tribune Company fortune To the Patterson Foundation (Sarasota, Fla.)
$150 million (pledge) Helen L. Kimmel, widow of Martin S. Kimmel, a co-founder of Kimco Realty Corporation To New York University Langone Medical Center for a new facility
$136 million (bequest) Frank C. Doble, founder of Doble Engineering Company To Lesley University (Cambridge, Mass.) for its endowment
$136 million (bequest) Frank C. Doble, founder of Doble Engineering Company To Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) for its endowment
$110.8 million Jeffrey S. Skoll, former president of eBay To the Skoll Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28508104/


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