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Several colleges received donations of $100 million or more in 2023. The largest went to Stony Brook University and McPherson College. Here’s a summary of the gifts.
Investment guru Warren Buffett topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest charitable donations in 2023, with his $541.5 million gift to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his first wife, who died in 2004.
Eight of the donors are multibillionaires, and their combined net worth is 305.1 billion dollars (£241.6 billion).
Investment guru Warren Buffett topped the Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest charitable donations in 2023, with his $541.5-million gift to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation.
Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, were also near the top of the list.