Amount donated in 2013: $219-million
Top beneficiary: Brin Wojcicki Foundation
Other notable gift: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Background: Mr. Brin co-founded Google, and Ms. Wojcicki is a biotechnology analyst who co-founded the genetic-testing company, 23andME.
Mr. Brin and Ms. Wojcicki, who are both 40, gave $187-million to their Brin Wojcicki Foundation. The philanthropy devotes most of its grant making to a handful of nonprofits including Ashoka, an organization that brings together social entrepreneurs to work on education, the environment, and women’s issues; the Human Rights Foundation; and Tipping Point Community, a charity that seeks to eliminate poverty in Northern California.
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