The Chronicle’s 23rd annual ranking of America’s biggest donors features a number of donors making their Philanthropy 50 debut, including Edward Avedisian, a professional clarinetist with the Boston Pops, and Tilman Fertitta, the world’s richest restauranteur. Two of Airbnb’s co-founders gave to help Ukrainian refugees, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took the top spot by giving $5.1 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last year. Altogether, the donors on the list contributed $16 billion.
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Big DonorsPhilanthropy 50
Search or browse this year’s list of America’s biggest donors and all the past lists going back to 2000. You can sort by name, amount donated, source of wealth, location, and top cause. -
Philanthropy 50
Meet the ‘Everyday Megadonor’: 2022’s List of Top Philanthropists Includes a Host of New Names
The number of people worth at least $50 million has nearly quadrupled in the past decade. Meet the big givers hiding in plain sight. -
Analysis
America’s Top Donors Are Helping to Shape the Future in an Old-Fashioned Way
Many of 2022 largest donors hewed closely to decades-old conventions of philanthropy. Two areas that attracted significant support: scholarships and medical research. Plus: See our entire special report on the Philanthropy 50. -
People
How Billionaires Found Joy With $1 Million Gifts to Small Nonprofits
After years of big donations to big organizations, Rob and Karen Hale showered $52 million on 75 mostly small groups, bringing some nonprofit leaders to tears. Plus: See the rest of our special report on the donors who gave the most to charity in 2022. -
People
Craig Newmark Aims to Protect the Country by Supporting Journalism and Cybersecurity Efforts
The founder of Craigslist donated more than $80 million to his foundation and donor-advised fund last year and plans to give his fortune to charity during his lifetime. -
Behind the Gift
McPherson College Aimed to Bring Big Donors Into the Fold — and Won a $500 Million Pledge
The small liberal-arts institution shifted its fundraising strategy. The college now seeks to inspire potential supporters with a bold vision for its future instead of just meeting with their lawyers and accountants. -
Philanthropy 50
What’s Next for America’s Biggest Donors
This year’s Philanthropy 50 ranks tops donors by their giving in 2022. Here’s what some of these philanthropists plan to do in 2023 and beyond. -
Philanthropy 50 Donors’ Giving to and From Their Foundations and Donor-Advised Funds in 2022
Some of America’s biggest donors gave primarily to their foundations or donor-advised funds last year. Here is a sampling of how much those giving vehicles received and how much they awarded to nonprofits in 2022. -
2022’s Top Donors: ‘Forbes 400' and ‘Giving Pledge’ Billionaires Who Gave Big
Only 20 people on the 2022 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans appear among this year’s Philanthropy 50 list. That could be a sign that many of the wealthiest people in America aren’t big givers. -
2022’s Top Donors: Where They Live, Where They Give, and More
Find out more about America’s 50 biggest donors: their ages, sources of wealth, where they live, and where they give. And see the entire Philanthropy 50 report featuring our analysis of the list and giving trends among megadonors. -
Methodology
How the Chronicle Compiled Its List of the Top 50 Donors of 2022
The 23rd annual Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of America’s biggest donors, is based on gifts and pledges of cash, stock, land, and real estate to nonprofit organizations in 2022.
