The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Inventor Leaves Billions to Charity

By Maria Di Mento

James LeVoy Sorenson, an inventor and investor who died last month, has bequeathed most of his fortune — about $4.5-billion, according to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the wealthiest Americans — to his family foundation. That means the foundation, whose largest grants have gone primarily to medical causes, is likely to become one of...

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