How much: $116.8-million
Who gave it: Michael Moritz, and his wife, Harriet Heyman. Mr. Moritz is chairman of Sequoia Capital, a venture-capital firm in Menlo Park, Calif. He led the company to invest early in Google, Yahoo, and PayPal.
Who got it: The University of Oxford
What the gift will be used for: To provide scholarships for undergraduate students whose families make less than $25,000 annually. The gift will be made in three installments, with each portion matched by the university’s investment returns from its endowment and followed by a challenge for donors to contribute equal amounts, to reach a goal of $467-million.
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