Biggest Donation in United States (2011)
Social contribution activities for the millionaires in the United States seemed to be a routine role in their lives. Unmitigated, these rich people spend hundreds of millions of dollars in donations to the United States.As quoted from money.cnn.com, reported by 5 biggest contribution was recorded throughout 2011. Donations came from wealthy individuals in the U.S. with a value of over $ 200 million
Quoting from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, as many as 5 donation directed to college and one to a museum. Donations came from a wealthy family famous in the U.S..
Here are the 5 biggest donations in 2011:
1. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Donations: $ 800 million
Donors: Family Walton
In May, the ruling family of the largest U.S. supermarket, Wal-Mart, donated $ 800 million to a museum in the area of Arkansas, USA, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The museum is managed by Alice Walton, daughter of Wal-Mart founder, Sam.
"My family has established a foundation that is expected to continue to grow as a resource for the community and country," said Alice Walton.
The plan are the donations totaling millions of dollars that will be used to help the museum operations, in addition to the acquisition and development capital in the future.
2. Cornell University
Contribution: U.S. $ 350 million (Rp3, 15 trillion)Donors: Charles Feeney
There are Unknown donor who make the largest donation in Cornell University, the contribution of Charles Feeney's Atlantic Philanthropies through the foundation is considered as the largest contribution in the history of Cornell University, USA.
The last donation was announced in December are expected to help finance the engineering campus on Roosevelt Island recently, New York.
When the construction of the campus is completed, the number of masters and doctoral graduates from engineering schools is expected to increase by 70 percent.
3. Carnegie Mellon University
Donations: $ 265 millionDonors: William S Dietrich, II
In September, former Chief Executive Diestrich Industries, William S Dietrich II, pledged to donate the sum of $ 265 million to Carnegie Mellon University.
"My involvement as a board member of the Carnegie Mellon, not only to convince me that this is the best university, but also something that is important to encourage a better future in the region and its people," said Dietrich.
Dietrich, who was born in Pittsburg, but graduated from Princeton also donated U.S. $ 125 million to his alma mater that.
4. University of Pennsylvania
Donations: $ 225 millionDonor: Raymond and Ruth Perelman
In May, Raymond Perelman, chairman of RGP Holding, donating money of $ 225 million to the Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The contribution of the individual is the largest in the history of the university.
This donation is not the first to do Perelmans. In 2005, the Perelmans pledged to donate $ 25 million to establish the Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.
After his contributions this year, the School of Medicine was renamed the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine.
5. University of Southern California
Donations: $ 200 millionDonors: David Dornsife
In March 2011, Davoid Dornsife, chairman of the Herrick Corporation, and his wife donated $ 200 million to the University of Southern California's College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
In addition to adding the name of the couple in front of the university's name, the manager also created a scholarship program Dornsife worth $ 10 thousand for each recipient.
An alumnus David Dornsife 1965. The couple has long been a benefactor to the university. However, this year's donation is the largest in the history of the founding of the university.
