The 1996 SLATE 60
The 60 largest American charitable contributions of 1996.

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The 1996 SLATE 60
The 60 largest American charitable contributions of 1996.

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Other known gifts of over $1 million in 1996.

The Top 10 Anonymous Gifts of 1996

New 1997 Gifts

40. FRANK BATTEN--$10 million to the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA for programs in entrepreneurial leadership.

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40. FIONA BIGGS DRUCKENMILLER and STANLEY DRUCKENMILLER--$10 million to the SPENCE SCHOOL (N.Y.) from this trustee and 1980 alumna of Spence. Fiona Druckenmiller is also on the development committee for Human Rights Watch and supports the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Druckenmiller is managing director of George Soros' Quantum Fund, and on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation and the Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families.

40. JOHN BOLER and MARY JO BOLER--a $10 million pledge from this Chicago business executive and his wife to JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (Ohio) as a 1:1 challenge. The university will rename its business school in the couple's honor. John Boler is a 1956 graduate of the university and chairman of the Boler Co., a car and truck manufacturer in Illinois.

40. JACK BORGENICHT--$10 million to the COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (Va.) from this retired garment-industry executive.

40. SID CRAIG--$10 million gift to the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO from the co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc. The gift honors Craig's wife, who is also his business partner. $7 million will help construct the Jenny Craig Pavilion, a 5,100 seat sports complex; $3 million is unrestricted.

40. DOROTHY CULLMAN and LEWIS CULLMAN--$10 million to the AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (N.Y.) from these New York City residents and longtime philanthropists.

40. KATHRYN W. DAVIS--$10 million to HARVARD UNIVERSITY to fund programs at the Kathryn & Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Russian Studies. Kathryn Davis is president of the Davis Family Foundation, and an alumna of Wellesley College (Mass.), where she and her husband made a major gift several years ago for the art museum.

40. FRANK ECK--$10 million to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (Ind.) from the chairman and CEO of Advanced Drainage Systems for a new building to house a bookstore, alumni association, and visitors' center.

40. STEWART GREENEBAUM and MARLENE GREENEBAUM--$10 million to the UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER from the president of a commercial-real-estate development company and his wife. Marlene Greenebaum was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, and is now in excellent health. When she was diagnosed, her husband said, "When she reaches the five-year mark--not if she reaches it--we are going to do something very significant." The gift will be used to support cancer research, experimental treatments, and a clinical facility for pediatric and adult oncology. The university will rename its cancer center after the Greenebaums later this year.

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