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.

15. ANN LURIE and SAMUEL ZELL—a total of $10 million to the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for the business school to create the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, $5 million from each. Ann Lurie's late husband, Robert H. Lurie, was Zell's business partner.

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15. RUPERT MURDOCH—$10 million of the CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF ANGELS in Los Angeles. Murdoch is chairman of News Corp.

15. PIERRE and PAM OMIDYAR—approximately $10 million in a stock gift to the COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SILICON VALLEY (Calif.) from the founder of eBay and his wife.

15. JOHN M. and GERTRUDE PETERSEN—$10 million to the UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH to construct a convention and events center. John Petersen is an alumnus and retired president of the Erie Insurance Group.

15. HERBERT M. and MARION O. SANDLER—$10 million to HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (N.Y.) from the family foundation of the co-chief executives of the Golden West Financial Corp.

15. CHARLES and HELEN SCHWAB—a $10 million challenge grant TO ALL KINDS OF MINDS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to investigating learning differences. It is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

15. M. MAC SCHWEBEL—$10 million to the SOLOMON SCHECHTER SCHOOL OF WESTCHESTER in White Plains, N.Y., toward its capital campaign to build a high school. Schwebel is a retired legal counsel and director at Warner Bros.

15. PHILIP SCUTIERI—$10 million to BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL/SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (Fla.) to benefit children and adolescents at the hospitals from this local real-estate developer.

15. RAY and MARIA STATA—$10 million to the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Ray Stata is chairman and co-founder of Analog Devices in Norwood, Mass.

15. EUGENE V. and CLARE E. THAW—$10 million to the J.P. MORGAN LIBRARY in New York City for the construction of the Thaw Conservation Center.

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