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‘Forbes 400' and ‘Giving Pledge’ Billionaires Who Gave Big in 2018

February 12, 2019

Philanthropy 50 Donors on the Forbes 400 Gave $5.5 Billion

Only 21 people on the 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. But there are important caveats: Some billionaires don’t regularly make the Philanthropy 50 because they donate infrequently in very large amounts. Others may give anonymously or choose not to disclose their charitable giving publicly or to the Chronicle.

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Philanthropy 50 Donors on the Forbes 400 Gave $5.5 Billion

Philanthropy 50 rank	Donor	Amount donated	Forbes rank	Net worth	Share of wealth donated
1	Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos	$2,000,000,000	1	$160,000,000,000	1.3
2	Michael Bloomberg	$767,000,000	10	$51,800,000,000	1.5
3	Pierre and Pam Omidyar	$392,000,000	38	$11,600,000,000	3.4
4	Stephen Schwarzman	$390,000,000	34	$13,800,000,000	2.8
6	Paul Allen	$261,432,500	21	$20,300,000,000	1.3
7	Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan	$213,598,215	4	$61,000,000,000	0.4
8	John and Laura Arnold	$204,300,000	239	$3,300,000,000	6.2
12	Bill and Melinda Gates	$138,000,000	2	$97,000,000,000	0.1
17	Raymond and Barbara Dalio	$102,800,000	25	$18,100,000,000	0.6
21	Marc and Lynne Benioff	$100,300,000	84	$6,400,000,000	1.6
22	Denny Sanford	$100,000,000	316	$2,600,000,000	3.8
32	Julian Robertson Jr.	$60,000,000	168	$4,300,000,000	1.4
45	Bob and Renee Parsons	$48,195,560	328	$2,500,000,000	1.9
5	Steve and Connie Ballmer	$295,000,000	14	$42,300,000,000	0.7
10	Edward Bass	$160,000,000	344	$2,400,000,000	6.7
29	Sheldon and Miriam Adelson	$70,000,000	15	$35,500,000,000	0.2
35	Brian Acton	$50,000,000	215	$3,600,000,000	1.4
35	Marc and Carolyn Rowan	$50,000,000	251	$3,200,000,000	1.6
44	Stewart and Lynda Resnick	$49,092,584	114	$5,600,000,000	0.9
47	Leon and Debra Black	$40,000,000	76	$6,800,000,000	0.6
47	Gary and Kathleen Rollins	$40,000,000	153	$4,500,000,000	0.9

Philanthropy 50 Donors Who Signed the Giving Pledge Gave $2.7 Billion

Among the 143 U.S. signers of the Giving Pledge, 14 individuals or couples landed a spot on the Philanthropy 50. Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates started the Giving Pledge in 2010 to persuade the world’s wealthiest people to commit to giving at least half of their fortunes to charity.

Philanthropy 50 Rank	Donor	Amount donated
2	Michael Bloomberg	$767,000,000
3	Pierre and Pam Omidyar	$392,000,000	*
6	Paul Allen	$261,432,500
7	Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan	$213,598,215	*
8	John and Laura Arnold	$204,300,000	*
12	Bill and Melinda Gates	$138,000,000	*
14	Irwin and Joan Jacobs	$108,841,000	*
17	Raymond and Barbara Dalio	$102,800,000	*
19	Sheryl Sandberg	$100,730,025	*
21	Marc and Lynne Benioff	$100,300,000
22	Denny Sanford	$100,000,000
30	Ernest and Evelyn Rady	$67,980,000
32	Julian Robertson Jr.	$60,000,000	*
45	Bob and Renee Parsons	$48,195,560	*

*Indicates the primary gift went to the donor’s own foundation or donor-advised fund.

‘Forbes 400' and ‘Giving Pledge’ Billionaires Who Gave Big in 2018

Philanthropy 50 Donors on the Forbes 400 Gave $5.5 Billion

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Philanthropy 50 Donors on the Forbes 400 Gave $5.5 Billion

Philanthropy 50 Donors Who Signed the Giving Pledge Gave $2.7 Billion

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