Michael Bloomberg, 83, topped the list of Americans who donated more money to non -profit last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy Philanthropy 50 List for 2024. It was the second year that Bloomberg led the list.
Bloomberg provided $ 3.7 billion for charity in 2024 in support of the arts, education, public health groups and the city government improvement programs. He made his contributions directly and through his charity organization Philanthropy Bloomberg.
A considerable donation made Bloomberg was a $ 1 billion grant At Johns Hopkins University in July 2024 to cover the cost of medical school for students.
“I've never understood people waiting until they die to donate their wealth,” Bloomberg the Chronicle told an email. “Why do you deny yourself the pleasure? I have been very lucky, and I am determined to do what I can to open doors to others and leave a better world for my children and grandchildren.”
Michael Bloomberg. Photography: Lionel Ng/Bloomberg through Getty Images
Five donors or other individual couples joined Bloomberg in donating $ 1 billion or more last year. They were: Co -founder of Netflix Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin (second on the list), the founder of Dell Technologies Michael Dell and his wife Susan Dell (third), Warren Buffett (Fourth), Ceo Meta Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan (fifth) and retired professor of pediatrics Ruth Gottesman (sixth).
Most of the donations went to funds that support causes such as scientific research and education. Gottesman made a Bloomberg -like action from By donating $ 1 billion At Albert Einstein College in Bronx, New York in February to do medical school without education since August 2024.
The 50 leading donors on the list gave a $ 16.2 billion collective for philanthropic causes in 2024. The average amount they gave was $ 100 million.
Paychex founder Thomas Golisano was the eighth most generous donor on the list, donating $ 500 million in 2024. Most of his donations, or about $ 400 million, were wireless contributions for over 100 non -profit in New York and Florida. One of its areas of concentration is organizations that support people with disabilities.
Former Banker of Investment K. Lisa Yang (CEO's wife of Broadcom Hock E. Tan) was the 34th donor on the list. She donated $ 74.5 million this year, mainly for MIT and Cornell University. In February, Yang gave $ 35 million at the Center of Wildlife of the Veterinary College of the Veterinary College to support the preservation of wildlife.
Entrepreneurial capital investor Michele Kang (No. 28) donated $ 84 million in 2024, giving $ 4 million to the women's Rugby team in the US.
Philanthropy ranking 50 has been going on for 25 years. In that time space, Buffett was the largest donor, donating $ 49.4 billion.
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates French They were the second in general, giving $ 34 billion together, while Bloomberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk were respectively third, fourth and fifth in general charity contributions.
Bezos $ 10 billion WITHIN 2021 At the bezos land fund to protect nature and fight climate change while Musk has donated About $ 7 billion Since 2020 in his organization, the Musk Foundation, which support Renewable energy research and education of science and engineering.
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