Maria Di Mento
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
202-466-1733
Maria directs the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual Philanthropy 50, a comprehensive report on America’s most-generous donors. She writes about wealthy philanthropists, family and legacy foundations, next generation philanthropy, arts organizations, key trends and insights related to high-net-worth donors, and other topics. Maria earned a bachelor’s degree from Brown University.
Stories by this Author
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Gifts RoundupCarole and Marcus Weinstein Give $25 Million to U. of Richmond for New Academic Services Center
Plus, Baltimore real-estate developer Sam Rose gave $2 million for full scholarships for students from Ukraine, and Jacklyn and Miguel Bezos, Steve Tisch, and a Campbell’s Soup heiress gave big to support scholarships and ocean research. -
Gifts Roundup
Scientist Leaves $30 Million to University of Mary Washington to Back Undergraduate Research
Plus, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation landed $10 million to expand mental-health services for U.S. Olympic team athletes, and the Curtis Institute of Music received $10 million to bring renowned chamber-music groups to the school to teach and coach Curtis students. -
Gifts Roundup
Michael Jordan Celebrates His Birthday With a $10 Million Gift to Make-a-Wish Foundation
Plus, the University of Michigan landed a $50 million donation for its education school, and three other universities received big gifts. -
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
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. -
Philanthropy 50
New Names Join Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg on List of Charity’s 50 Biggest Donors
The roster includes not-so-typical megadonors — among them a professional clarinetist, a Ph.D. in meat science, and a lawyer who regularly argues before the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus: See the rest of our Philanthropy 50 special report and our entire February issue. -
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.
