Transformative financial donations don’t come along often in higher education. So when a donor promised a $237.75 million gift to Florida A&M University, school officials were understandably excited.

On May 4, when Florida A&M University announced it received a donation of stock valued at roughly $240 million from 30-year-old hemp entrepreneur Gregory Gerami, the news elicited excitement ...

To court these large donations, institutions have ambitiously increased their own fundraising goals, for example, the Smithsonian Institution, the University of Oregon and Florida State University ...

Jim Simons and his wife, Marilyn Hawrys Simons, made a historic gift to Stony Brook University in 2023. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Charitable giving to colleges and universities fell 5% in ...

Ten mega-donors gave a total of nearly US$15 billion in donations in 2021, accounting for about 5% of overall individual giving across the U.S., the latest research shows. Leading the pack is Elon ...

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