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

Posted Sunday, Jan. 26, 1997, at 4:33 AM ET

Introduction

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

119. RONALD PIZZUTI--$1.1 million to KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (Ohio) for program support from this Columbus, Ohio developer and arts patron.

122. JAY BARAFF--$1.05 million to GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Washington) for graduate scholarships in the economics department from this attorney.

123. ROSEMARY RAITT--more than $1 million to PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY (Calif.) from this member of the university board of regents and co-chair of its $300 million capital campaign. She was the first person to establish a scholarship at the university's Malibu campus and has made numerous other gifts benefiting Pepperdine students over the years. General partner of KVI Corp., FKC Partnership, Kraemer VI Corp., and Kraemer II LLC, Raitt and her husband, John, the renowned Broadway star, were recently honored for their generosity and support when the university dedicated Raitt Recital Hall, a part of the Cultural Arts Center on the campus. The Raitts have been associated with the university for more than a quarter of a century.

Posted Sunday, Jan. 26, 1997, at 4:33 AM ET
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