Largest Charitable Gifts in 2013

Here are the nine largest charitable gifts made by individuals in 2013:

1. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, $992 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2. Phil and Penelope Knight, $500 million pledge for cancer research to the Oregon Health & Science University Foundation
3. Michael Bloomberg, $350 million pledge for cross-disciplinary work and student aid to John Hopkins University
4. Charles Johnson, $250 million pledge for residential college buildings to Yale University
5. Stephen Ross, $200 million pledge for athletics and business school to University of Michigan
6. Muriel Block, $160 million bequest to Yeshiva University
7. John Arrillaga, $151 million pledge to Stanford University
8. Irwin Jacobs, $133 million pledge to Cornell University
9. Charles Munger, $100 million pledge for student housing to the University of Michigan 

See Kerry A. Dolan, Billionaires, Led by Zuckerberg, Dig a Bit Deeper with 10 Biggest Charitable Gifts of 2013, Forbes, Jan. 1, 2014.