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Plus, UCLA receives a $120 million donation; and a letter-writer calls for solar panels on college campuses

Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $22.4 million to the Aspen Institute to support grassroots community leaders, and the Airbnb Community Fund disbursed $8.5 million to 160 community-based nonprofits.

Search or browse this year’s list of America’s biggest donors and all the past lists going back to 2000. You can sort by name, amount donated, source of wealth, location, and top cause.

A look at who gave the most and the trends that have shaped big philanthropy since 2000

Some of America’s biggest donors gave primarily to their foundations

Only 19 individuals, couples, and families on the 2024 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans appear on this year’s Philanthropy 50 list. That could be a sign that many of the wealthiest people in America aren’t big givers. But there are important caveats: Some billionaires don’t regularly…

Find out more about America’s 50 biggest donors: their ages, sources of wealth, where they live, and where they give. And see the entire Philanthropy 50 report featuring our analysis of the list and giving trends among megadonors.

The former New York City mayor gave $3.7 billion. Six donors on the list gave $1 billion or more. Plus, see the rest of our March issue, published online today.

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

A look at what gifts count toward the ranking — and why some big-name philanthropists aren’t on the list