LA Times Studios presents the 40 largest gifts made to charitable organizations in Southern California. The list includes gifts made from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Gifts were committed during that time period but could be contributed over a longer period.
Gifts were made primarily to universities and hospitals. Other organizations include Orange County United Way and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Notably, two gifts were made that were for wildfire relief and recovery. There were 19 different Southern California institutions that received major gifts, which totaled $845.7 million in commitments.
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Rank Donor Gift Size Description or Purpose Recipient
1 Alya and Gary Michelson $120,000,000 Fund research at the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy UCLA
2 Bloomberg Philanthropies $75,000,000 Medical school endowment Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science
3 Diana and David Sun $50,000,000 Expansion of Hoag’s Sun Family Campus in Irvine Hoag Hospital Foundation
4 Ronald Bloom $50,000,000 Support for the new Bloom Football Performance Center USC Athletics
5 Joe C. Wen $50,000,000 Support the newly created School of Population & Public Health UC Irvine
6 The Karsh Family Foundation $35,000,000 Karsh Distinguished Chair in Interventional Cardiology; The Karsh Division of Interventional Cardiology Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
7 Dr. Jack Yongfeng Zhang and Dr. Mary Zi-ping Luo $30,000,000 Support for the Rudolph A. Marcus Center for Theoretical Chemistry Cal Tech Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
8 Mickey Shapiro $30,000,000 Support to preserve the lessons of the Holocaust USC Shoah Foundation
9 Meyer & Renee Luskin $25,000,000 Support for the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Department of History UCLA Department of History
10 Martin and Pickup families $25,000,000 To establish the CareMar Recovery Center for those living with substance use disorders Hoag Hospital Foundation
11 Walter and Shirley Wang $25,000,000 To establish the UCLA Walter and Shirley Wang Center for Integrative Digestive Health UCLA Health
12 Tikun Olam Foundation of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles $25,000,000 To establish the Stein Tikun Olam Early Connections Program Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
13 Estate of King Richter $20,000,000 Support for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center General Fund Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
14 Robert and Adeline Mah $20,000,000 Support the Adeline Yen Mah Vaccine Center and the Robert A. Mah Molecular Innovation Center within the Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building UC Irvine
15 Norman and Melinda Payson $20,000,000 To create a pancreas center that will advance groundbreaking research and treatments for pancreatic cancer and diabetes City of Hope
16 Roy Eddleman $19,075,000 Support the Eddleman Quantum Institute at UC Irvine UC Irvine
17 Negaunee Foundation $16,600,000 Endow in perpetuity the Conservatory of Music’s Negaunee Conducting Program Colburn School
18 Airbnb.org $16,000,000 To help rebuild and repair homes impacted by the wildfires Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
19 Massoud and Ferial Arvanaghi $15,000,000 Support the institute’s research advancing sustainable energy and carbon capture solutions USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute
20 Rodan Family Foundation $15,000,000 Campus capital campaign Milken Community School
21 Steve and Connie Ballmer $15,000,000 Fire relief and recovery FireAid
22 Jerre and Mary Joy Stead $12,500,000 Support for the Department of Neurological Surgery Keck School of Medicine of USC
23 Lord Foundation of California $12,000,000 Support for the Institute on Ethics & Trust in Computing USC
24 Alfred E. Mann Charities $12,000,000 To establish the Alfred E. Mann Cell and Gene Therapy Research Endowment and the Alfred E. Mann Cell and Gene Therapy Research Fund Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
25 Clemons Family Foundation $11,000,000 Support cancer research and provide capital funding UC Irvine
26 The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation $10,000,000 David and Meredith Kaplan Presidential Chair Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
27 R. Rex and Carrol Parris $10,000,000 Support the USC Parris Longevity Accelerator Keck School of Medicine of USC
28 Heidi and Larry Canarelli $10,000,000 Support for the UCLA Arline and Henry Gluck Stroke Rescue Program and to help establish the Canarelli Family Oligodendroglioma Brain Tumor Research Fund UCLA Health
29 Sue Berryman $10,000,000 To establish six endowed funds and support in perpetuity programs in humanities, music, scholarships and faculty innovation Pomona College
30 The Todd M. Morgan Foundation $9,000,000 Todd M. Morgan Family Foundation Lobby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
31 Samueli Foundation $8,000,000 Support for United to End Homelessness Initiative and for 211OC Orange County United Way
32 Scott Galloway $6,000,000 Support the new UC Excelerator program UCLA Extension
33 Brett Torino $6,000,000 To expand its mobile stroke treatment program UCLA Health
34 Steve and Linda Borowski $5,000,000 To support UC Irvine Athletics to bolster the baseball program UC Irvine Athletics
35 Tad Taube $5,000,000 To establish the Taube Family Chair of International Relations and Politics Pepperdine University School of Public Policy
36 Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation $5,000,000 Support for the USC Capital Campus USC Annenberg
37 W.M. Keck Foundation $5,000,000 Support new Engineering Innovation Complex Loyola Marymount University
38 Alexander and Lori Hayden $5,000,000 To establish the Alexander E. Hayden School of Real Estate Chapman University
39 Barbara Jean Cooper Trust $4,000,000 For general operations of the Food Bank Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County
40 Don S. Levin Trust $3,500,000 Thomas M. Priselac Innovation Collaborative Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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