Honorable Mentions
110 other known gifts of more than $5 million in 1999.

Introduction

The 1999 Slate 60
The 60 largest American charitable contributions of 1999.

Anonymous Gifts From Individuals, 1999
$1 million and above

Honorable Mentions
110 other known gifts of more than $5 million in 1999.

11. KENNETH W. MONFORT FAMILY—$10.5 million to the UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO from the family's foundation to expand business programs at the school. The family founded Monfort of Colorado, a cattle-feeding and beef-processing company that was purchased by ConAgra Red Meat Cos. in the 1980s.

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12. PETER and MARY TOBIN—$10.25 million to ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (N.Y.) for the business school. Peter Tobin is dean of the school's college of business.

13. PETER and CAROLYN LYNCH—more than $10 million to BOSTON COLLEGE for the school of education. Peter Lynch is vice chairman of Fidelity Investment and Research Co.

13. HAROLD and MARY LOUISE SHAW—more than $10 million to the VAIL MEDICAL CENTER (Colo.).

15. HERB ALLEN—$10 million to the HACKLEY SCHOOL in Tarrytown, N.Y. Allen is the president and CEO of Manhattan-based investment bank Allen & Co.

15. ALEXANDER and BRIT d'ARBELOFF—$10 million to the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY from the co-founder of Teradyne Inc. and his wife.

15. GEORGE L. BUNTING JR. FAMILY—$10 million to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Md.). The donor's grandfather researched and invented Noxzema skin cream and founded the business that became Noxell Corp.

15. CURTIS CARLSON FAMILY—$10 million to the UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, including $8 million to endow the Carlson School of Management and $2 million for the gallery at the university's new visitors center.

15. JAMES and CAROL COLLINS—$10 million to CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY POMONA. James Collins is chairman of the Sizzler International restaurant chain.

15. FRED THOMSON COUPER and MARY FRANCES BOWLES COUPER—their home and other gifts valued at a total of $10 million to MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM in Houston. Fred Couper is the retired principal of the Couper Co., an oil, gas, and real-estate investment business.

15. GEORGE DAVID—a $10 million unrestricted gift to the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA in Charlottesville. He is the chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp., in Hartford, Conn.

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