{"id":45474,"date":"2014-12-15T08:44:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T13:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=45474"},"modified":"2014-12-15T08:48:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T13:48:19","slug":"hedge-fund-managers-among-the-largest-philanthropic-donors-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/12\/2014\/hedge-fund-managers-among-the-largest-philanthropic-donors-of-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Fund Managers Among The Largest Philanthropic Donors Of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"images<\/a>New York (HedgeCo.Net) – With the season of giving upon us, Wealth-X today released a list of the 10 biggest single charitable donations of 2014.<\/p>\n

Billionaire investor Warren Buffet made the largest donation of 2014, giving US$2.1 billion<\/span> to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the form of 16.6 million shares of his company, Berkshire Hathaway.<\/p>\n

Eight of the top 10 donations of 2014 were made by American philanthropists. Hong Kong\u00a0<\/span>real estate tycoons Ronnie and Gerald Chan<\/span> are the only non-Americans to appear on the list. The billionaire brothers collectively gave a $350 million<\/span> gift to Harvard University<\/span>, the largest ever in the school’s history.<\/p>\n

Harvard<\/span> also received a $150 million<\/span> donation from hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin\u00a0<\/span>to support financial aid. Six of the top 10 donations of 2014 were made to educational institutions, two were given to health causes, and two went to philanthropic foundations.<\/p>\n

Below are 10 largest philanthropic donations of 2014:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Rank<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Name<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Individual Or With Spouse<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Net Worth<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

(US$ mln)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Donated Amount*<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

(US$ mln)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Donated Amount To Net Worth Ratio<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Cause<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Warren Buffett<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Individual<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

66900<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nicholas Woodman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

With spouse<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4400<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

497.5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Silicon Valley Community Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Ronnie Chan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Individual<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1500<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

175<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Harvard University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gerald Chan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Individual<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1300<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

175<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Harvard University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Kenneth Griffin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Individual<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5500<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

150<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Harvard University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gert Boyle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Individual<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

540<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

16%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Oregon Health & Science University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

John Morgridge<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

With spouse<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1500<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

John “Jay” Jordan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Individual<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

290<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

75<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

21%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

University of Notre Dame<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Edward Meyer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

With spouse<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

740<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

75<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Weill Cornell Medical College<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Charles Munger<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Individual<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

65<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

University of California Santa Barbara<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

*<\/b>Donated amounts only take into account donations that have already been made, and do not include pledged amounts.<\/p>\n

Alex Akesson
\nEditor for HedgeCo.net<\/a>
\nalex@hedgeco.net<\/a>
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