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The Slate 60

Huffington Virtue Remix: Results (Complete) 

   Pluses         Minuses                   
Adjusted Slate 60 rankOriginal Slate 60 rankDonorGross DonationsOvercoming PovertySelf-SufficiencyPreschool and K-12End Suffering NowGrass-roots ProjectsSeed Money for Worthwhile ProjectsReplicate Successful Efforts vs. Poverty and AddictionGiving Personal Time and MoneyScholarships for Poor KidsDonorDonate for BuildingsInvest in Buildings That Are Additions to Well-Endowed InstitutionsBuildings in Ivy League or Prestigious MuseumsGift to Institution With Endowment Bigger Than the Poorest 100 countries’ GDPBuilding Named for Yourself or Loved OnesSerial Name GivingSelf-Referential GivingFor Sex maladiesDonations to Unnecessary ThingsDonations to Black HolesDonor’s Age Is in 90sDonor’s Age Is in 80sDonor’s Age Is in 70sHuge Tax Write-offsInstallment GiftsAdjustment FactorAdjusted DonationsDifference Between Gross and Adjusted Donation
   15%5%10%10%5%7%6%15%3%-10%-10%-5%1%-15%-2%-20%-3%-7%-2%-20%-15%-10%-12%-7%  
11Bill and Melinda Gates          Bill and Melinda Gates                    
  – United Negro College Fund for Gates Millennium Scholar Fund$1,000,000,000         7%– United Negro College Fund for Gates Millennium Scholar Fund      -20%         -17%$830,000,000  
  – United Way of King County, Wash.$55,000,000 15%        – United Way of King County, Wash.                15%$63,250,000  
  – Global Fund for Children’s Vaccines$750,000,000         – Global Fund for Children’s Vaccines                0%$750,000,000  
  – MIT for Gates Building$20,000,000         – MIT for Gates Building -5%  -5%  -5%  -15%           -30%$14,000,000  
  – Campaign To Eradicate Polio$50,000,000   10%  7%    – Campaign To Eradicate Polio                17%$58,500,000  
  – Red Cross and CARE$1,500,000    10%     – Red Cross and CARE                10%$1,650,000  
  – Columbia University to reduce Maternal Deaths$50,000,000       7%   – Columbia University to reduce Maternal Deaths              -7% 0%$50,000,000  
  – Population Services International$5,000,000       7% 6%  – Population Services International                13%$5,650,000  
  – Swedish Association for Sex Education$25,000,000    10%     – Swedish Association for Sex Education                10%$27,500,000  
  – Sequella Global Tuberculosis Foundation$25,000,000    10%     – Sequella Global Tuberculosis Foundation                10%$27,500,000  
  – World Health Organization$10,000,000      7%   – World Health Organization              -7% 0%$10,000,000  
  – Community Foundation of Silicon Valley/United Way$5,000,000    10%     – Community Foundation of Silicon Valley/United Way                10%$5,500,000  
  – Seattle Art Museum$4,000,000         – Seattle Art Museum             -10%$3,600,000  
  Total Bill and Melinda Gates$2,000,500,000          Total Bill and Melinda Gates                -7.60%$1,847,150,000 -$153,350,000
                                   
23Warren E. and Susan Buffett           Warren E. and Susan Buffett                    
  – Stock gift to four unnamed organizations$134,000,000          – Stock gift to four unnamed organizations             -12%  -12.00%$117,920,000 -$16,080,000
                                   
34 (tie)Kenan E. Sahin           Kenan E. Sahin                    
  – MIT Capital Campaign$100,000,000          – MIT Capital Campaign                0.00%$100,000,000 $0
                                   
44 (tie)R.E.”Ted”” Turner”           R.E.”Ted”” Turner”                    
  – U.N. Foundation$100,000,000          – U.N. Foundation              -7% -7.00%$93,000,000 -$7,000,000
                                   
52James H. Clark           James H. Clark                    
  – Stanford University for Biomedical-Engineering Center$150,000,000          – Stanford University for Biomedical-Engineering Center-10% -10% -5% -15%           -40.00%$90,000,000 -$60,000,000
                                   
67Frederick A. and Sharon Klingenstein           Frederick A. and Sharon Klingenstein                    
  – Mount Sinai School of Medicine$75,000,000          – Mount Sinai School of Medicine     -2%          -2.00%$73,500,000 -$1,500,000
                                   
78Steve and Michelle Kirsch           Steve and Michelle Kirsch                    
  – Community Foundation of Silicon Valley$70,000,000          – Community Foundation of Silicon Valley                0.00%$70,000,000 -$0
                                   
86Audrey Jones Beck           Audrey Jones Beck                    
  – Museum of Fine Arts, Houston$80,000,000          – Museum of Fine Arts, Houston        -7%    -12%  -19.00%$64,800,000 -$15,200,000
                                   
911Peter B. Lewis           Peter B. Lewis                    
  – Princeton University$55,00,000          – Princeton University                    
  – Case Western Reserve University$4,800,000          – Case Western Reserve University-10%                   
  Total Peter B. Lewis$59,800,000          Total Peter B. Lewis                -0.80%$59,320,000 -$480,000
                                   
109 (tie)Frank Batten Sr.           Frank Batten Sr.                    
  – University of Virginia$60,000,000          – University of Virginia     -2%          -2.00%$58,800,000 -$1,200,000
                                   
11 (tie)12 (tie)Thomas Monaghan           Thomas Monaghan                    
  – Ave Maria College of Law$50,000,000          – Ave Maria College of Law                0.00%$50,000,000 $0
                                   
11 (tie)12 (tie)Henry and Susan Samueli           Henry and Susan Samueli                    
  – University of California at Los Angeles$30,000,000          – University of California at Los Angeles                    
  – University of California at Irvine$20,000,000          – University of California at Irvine                    
  Total Henry and Susan Samueli$50,000,000          Total Henry and Susan Samueli                0.00%$50,000,000 $0
                                   
1312 (tie)Josephine Clay Ford, Richard A. Mangoogian, and A. Alfred Taubman           Josephine Clay Ford, Richard A. Mangoogian, and A. Alfred Taubman                    
  – Detroit Institute of Arts$50,000,000          – Detroit Institute of Arts                -2.00%$49,000,000 -$1,000,000
                                   
1417Jeff Skoll           Jeff Skoll                    
  – Community Foundation of Silicon Valley$40,000,000          – Community Foundation of Silicon Valley                    
   – University of Toronto to endow faculty chairs$4,500,000           – University of Toronto to endow faculty chairs                    
  – University of Toronto facilities$3,000,000          – University of Toronto facilities                    
  Total Jeff Skoll$47,500,000          Total Jeff Skoll                0.00%$47,500,000 $0
                                   
1518Alice and Leonard Samuel Skaggs Jr.           Alice and Leonard Samuel Skaggs Jr.                    
  – Catholic Archdiocese of Salt Lake City$42,000,000  10%       – Catholic Archdiocese of Salt Lake City                10.00%$46,200,000 $4,200,000
                                   
1612 (tie)W. Jerome Frautschi           W. Jerome Frautschi                    
  – City of Madison, Wis.$50,000,000          – City of Madison, Wis.-10%               -10.00%$45,000,000 -$5,000,000
                                   
1712 (tie)Elmer E. Rasmuson           Elmer E. Rasmuson                    
  – Anchorage Museum of History and Art$50,000,000          – Anchorage Museum of History and Art          -20%     -20.00%$40,000,000 -$10,000,000
                                   
1819Steve and Jean Case           Steve and Jean Case                    
  – PowerUp: Bridging the Digital Divide$10,000,000          – PowerUp: Bridging the Digital Divide              -7%     
  – D.C. College Access$1,000,000          – D.C. College Access                    
  – America’s Promise$1,000,000          – America’s Promise                    
  – Habitat for Humanity$1,000,000          – Habitat for Humanity                    
  – Other gifts$27,000,000          – Other gifts                    
  Total Steve and Jean Case$40,000,000          Total Steve and Jean Case                -1.79%$38,300,000 -$1,700,000
                                   
1923 (tie)Ron Burkle, Ted Fortsmann, and John Walton           Ron Burkle, Ted Fortsmann, and John Walton                    
  – Children’s Scholarship Fund$30,000,000  10%      7% – Children’s Scholarship Fund                13.00%$33,900,000 $3,900,000
                                   
2020Irwin Helford           Irwin Helford                    
  – City of Hope National Medical Center$36,000,000          – City of Hope National Medical Center-10%               -10.00%$32,400,000 -$3,600,000
                                   
2122Alberto W. Vilar           Alberto W. Vilar                    
  – Royal Opera House, London$16,000,000          – Royal Opera House, London  -5% -15%               
  – Washington and Jefferson College$10,000,000          – Washington and Jefferson College                    
  – Carnegie Hall$5,000,000          – Carnegie Hall                    
  – Vilar Center for the Arts$1,000,000          – Vilar Center for the Arts      -20%             
  Total Alberto Vilar$32,000,000          Total Alberto Vilar                -10.60%$28,600,000 -$3,400,000
                                   
2221Edmund T. Pratt Jr.           Edmund T. Pratt Jr.                    
  – Duke University$35,000,000          – Duke University -10%  -15%           -25.00%$26,250,000 -$8,570,000
                                   
2327 (tie)Walter J. Klein           Walter J. Klein                    
  – North Carolina School of the Arts$25,000,000          – North Carolina School of the Arts                0.00%$25,000,000 $0
                                   
24 (tie)27 (tie)David H. Koch           David H. Koch                    
  – MIT$25,000,000          – MIT              -7% -7.00%$23,250,000 -$1,750,000
                                   
24 (tie)27 (tie)Jane Bradley Pettit           Jane Bradley Pettit                    
  – Public technical high school in Milwaukee$25,000,000  10%      7% – Public technical high school in Milwaukee      -20%         -7.00%$23,250,000 -$1,750,000
                                   
2626Joe and Teresa Long           Joe and Teresa Long                    
  – Arts Center Stage$20,000,000          – Arts Center Stage      -20%             
  – University of Texas at Austin$6,200,000          – University of Texas at Austin                    
  Total Joe and Teresa Long$26,200,000          Total Joe and Teresa Long                -15.20%$22,200,000 -$4,000,000
                                   
27 (tie)23 (tie)A. Alfred Taubman           A. Alfred Taubman                    
  – University of Michigan$30,000,000          – University of Michigan-10%   -15%-2%          -27.00%$21,900,000 -$8,100,000
                                   
27 (tie)23 (tie)Henry B. Tippie           Henry B. Tippie                    
  – University of Iowa$30,000,000          – University of Iowa      -20%       -7% -27.00%$21,900,000 -$8,100,000
                                   
29 (tie)27 (tie)Alvin J. and Ruth Siteman           Alvin J. and Ruth Siteman                    
  – Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital$25,000,000          – Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital    -15%           -15.00%$21,250,000 -$3,750,000
                                   
29 (tie)27 (tie)Flora L. Thornton           Flora L. Thornton                    
  – University of Southern California$25,000,000          – University of Southern California           -15%    -15.00%$21,250,000 -$3,750,000
                                   
3135Raymond Neag           Raymond Neag                    
  – University of Connecticut School of Education$21,000,000          – University of Connecticut School of Education-10%                   
  – University of Connecticut School of Medicine$2,000,000          – University of Connecticut School of Medicine      -20%             
  Total Raymond Neag$23,000,000          Total Raymond Neag                -10.80%$20,500,000 -$2,500,000
                                   
32 (tie)36 (tie)Bernard Gordon           Bernard Gordon                    
  – Tufts University$20,000,000          – Tufts University                0.00%$20,000,000 $0
                                   
32 (tie)36 (tie)Verne A. Willaman           Verne A. Willaman                    
  – Pennsylvania State University$20,000,000          – Pennsylvania State University                0.00%$20,000,000 $0
                                   
3447 (tie)Craig and Susan McCaw           Craig and Susan McCaw                    
  – Nelson Mandela Foundation$7,500,00015%5%  5%     – Nelson Mandela Foundation                    
  – Foundation for Community Development$7,500,00015%5%  5%     – Foundation for Community Development                    
  Total Craig and Susan McCaw$15,000,000          Total Craig and Susan McCaw                25.00%$18,750,000 $3,750,000
                                   
3527 (tie)The Milken Family Foundation           The Milken Family Foundation                    
  – CaP CURE$25,000,000          – CaP CURE      -20%       -7% -27.00%$18,250,000 -$6,750,000
                                   
36 (tie)9 (tie)Steven Ferencz Udvar-Hazy           Steven Ferencz Udvar-Hazy                    
  – Smithsonian Institution$60,000,000          – Smithsonian Institution-10%-10%-10%   -20% -20%       -70.00%$18,000,000 -$42,000,000
                                   
36 (tie)36 (tie)Joseph Jacobs           Joseph Jacobs                    
  – Polytechnic University$20,000,000          – Polytechnic University-10%               -10.00%$18,000,000 -$2,000,000
                                   
36 (tie)44 (tie)Glorya Kaufman           Glorya Kaufman                    
  – UCLA$18,000,000          – UCLA                0.00%$18,000,000 $0
                                   
3927 (tie)Robert E. and Margie Petersen           Robert E. and Margie Petersen                    
  – Petersen Automotive Museum$25,000,000          – Petersen Automotive Museum      -20%  -2%    -7% -29.00%$17,750,000 -$7,250,000
                                   
4036 (tie)Maida and George Abrams           Maida and George Abrams                    
  – Fogg Art Museum at Harvard$20,000,000          – Fogg Art Museum at Harvard             -12%  -12.00%$17,600,000 -$2,400,000
                                   
4147 (tie)Kirk Kerkorian           Kirk Kerkorian                    
  – American Red Cross$15,000,000   10%      – American Red Cross                10.00%$16,500,000 -$1,500,000
                                   
4246Robert and Janice McNair           Robert and Janice McNair                    
  – Rice University$17,500,000          – Rice University-10%               -10.00%$15,750,000 -$1,750,000
                                   
43 (tie)47 (tie)Judson H. Kroeze           Judson H. Kroeze                    
  – University of Missisipi$15,000,000          – University of Missisipi                0.00%$15,000,000 $0
                                   
43 (tie)47 (tie)Elkin B., Donna, and Kerry McCallum”           Elkin B., Donna, and Kerry McCallum”                    
  – Bentley College$15,000,000          – Bentley College                0.00%$15,000,000 $0
                                   
43 (tie)47 (tie)Stanford N. Phelps           Stanford N. Phelps                    
  – Phillips Exeter Academy$15,000,000  10%       – Phillips Exeter Academy-10%               0.00%$15,000,000 $0
                                   
43 (tie)47 (tie)Clarice Smith           Clarice Smith                    
  – University of Maryland at College Park$15,000,000          – University of Maryland at College Park                0.00%$15,000,000 $0
                                   
43 (tie)47 (tie)George Soros           George Soros                    
  – Medicine as a Profession$15,000,000          – Medicine as a Profession                0.00%$15,000,000 $0
                                   
4836 (tie)Robert G. Mondavi           Robert G. Mondavi                    
  – American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts$20,000,000          – American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts-10%     -20%         -30.00%$14,000,000 -$6,000,000
                                   
49 (tie)47 (tie)Doris and Jay Christopher           Doris and Jay Christopher                    
  – Concordia University$15,000,000          – Concordia University-10%               -10.00%$13,500,000 -$1,500,000
                                   
49 (tie)47 (tie)Richard B. and Jeanne Donovan Fisher           Richard B. and Jeanne Donovan Fisher                    
  – Bard College$15,000,000          – Bard College-10%               -10.00%$13,500,000 -$1,500,000
                                   
49 (tie)47 (tie)Kemmons Wilson           Kemmons Wilson                    
  – University of Memphis$15,000,000          – University of Memphis-10%               -10.00%$13,500,000 -$1,500,000
                                   
5247 (tie)Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen           Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen                    
  – American University for arts center$10,000,000          – American University for arts center-10%               -10%   
  – Art work$5,000,000          – Art work             -12%  -12%   
  Total Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen$15,000,000          Total Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen                -10.60%$13,400,000 -$1,600,000
                                   
53 (tie)36 (tie)William Davidson           William Davidson                    
  – Weizmann Institute of Science$20,000,000          – Weizmann Institute of Science    -15% -20%         -35.00%$13,000,000 -$7,000,000
                                   
53 (tie)36 (tie)Richard J. Solove          Richard J. Solove                    
  – Ohio State University$20,000,000          – Ohio State University    -15% -20%         -35.00%$13,000,000 -$7,000,000
                                   
5547 (tie)Elton B. and James T. Stephens           Elton B. and James T. Stephens                    
  – Brimingham Southern College$15,000,000          – Brimingham Southern College-10%             -7% -17.00%$12,450,000 -$2,550,000
                                   
5636 (tie)Carl Icahn           Carl Icahn                    
  – Princeton University$20,000,000          – Princeton University-10%-10%-5% -15%           -40.00%$12,000,000 -$8,000,000
                                   
57 (tie)27 (tie)William A. and Joan Porter           William A. and Joan Porter                    
  – MIT$25,000,000          – MIT-10%-10%  -15% -20%         -55.00%$11,250,000 -$13,750,000
                                   
57 (tie)47 (tie)Daniel Koshland           Daniel Koshland                    
  – Haverford College$15,000,000          – Haverford College-10%-10%  -15%           -25.00%$11,250,000 -$3,750,000
                                   
57 (tie)47 (tie)H. Stephen Stehane           H. Stephen Stehane                    
  – Bethany College$15,000,000          – Bethany College-10%   -15%           -25.00%$11,250,000 -$3,750,000
                                   
6044 (tie)Gregory C. Carr           Gregory C. Carr                    
  – Harvard University$18,000,000          – Harvard University-10%-10%-5% -15%           -40.00%$10,800,000 -$7,200,000
                                   
6147 (tie)Arthur M. Blank Family           Arthur M. Blank Family                    
  – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Hall$15,000,000          – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Hall-10%   -15%         -7% -32.00%$10,200,000 -$4,800,000