A different kind of rich.

MacKenzie Scott United States

Community, Education, Equity

Cumulative gifts publicly reported by Yield Giving. Scope: Donor reported completed gifts. As of: Unknown.

Warren Buffett United States

Philanthropy through foundations

Received by five foundations since 2006; reported June 27, 2025. Scope: Personal stock gifts value at receipt. As of: 2025-06-27.

Azim Premji India

Endowing public education and social development in India through irrevocable philanthropic allocations.

Philanthropic endowment value in January 2023; excluded from donation tally. Scope: Foundation endowment market value. As of: 2023-01.

Dolly Parton United States

Health and research

One documented completed gift, April 2020; not a lifetime total. Scope: Recipient reported completed personal gift. As of: 2020-04.

Nandan Nilekani India

Supporting education and research at IIT Bombay through recipient-reported grants.

Approx. USD · prior IIT Bombay grants, reported June 2023. Scope: Recipient reported prior personal grants. As of: 2023-06-20.

Health, Education, Poverty & opportunity

Lifetime giving estimate, as republished from Forbes' 2026 ranking. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2026-02-11.

Health, Education, Climate

Lifetime giving, personally and through Bloomberg Philanthropies; $4.3B in 2025. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2026.

Health, Education, Democracy & rights

Lifetime giving estimate, as republished from Forbes' 2026 ranking. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2026-02-11.

Health, Poverty & opportunity, Community

Lifetime giving estimate, as republished from Forbes' 2026 ranking. Scope: Cumulative giving total to confirm. As of: 2026-02-11.

Health, Education, Science

Lifetime giving estimate, as republished from Forbes' 2026 ranking. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2026-02-11.

Health, Science, Climate

Lifetime giving estimate, as republished from Forbes' 2026 ranking. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2026-02-11.

Health, Education, Science

Donated by the Li Ka Shing Foundation (Forbes); Hurun counts US$4.2bn (2021). Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: Unknown.

Health, Science, Climate

Lifetime giving estimate (Forbes); her JPB Foundation began with a $3.6B estate gift. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: Unknown.

Health, Education, Democracy & rights

Invested by Schusterman Family Philanthropies since 1987. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: Unknown.

Health, Science, Climate

A$5B committed to their Minderoo Foundation via 220 million Fortescue shares (2023). Scope: Pledged commitment not proof of payment. As of: 2023-06-30.

Health, Education, Science

Pledge to Carnegie Mellon University (Sept 2026). Scope: Pledged commitment not proof of payment. As of: 2026-09-30.

Education, Climate

Day 1 Fund commitment (2018), listed jointly with MacKenzie Bezos. Scope: Single gift. As of: Unknown.

Health, Education, Democracy & rights

Given away since signing the Giving Pledge in 2010. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2025-10-25.

Health, Education, Science

Pledge to OHSU Knight Cancer Institute (Aug 2025). Scope: Pledged commitment not proof of payment. As of: 2025-12-18.

Health, Education, Science

Distributed by the Dietmar Hopp Stiftung over 30 years. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: Unknown.

Climate

Invested worldwide by the Skoll Foundation as of Dec 31, 2024. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2024-12-31.

Education, Science

Given to his Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: Unknown.

Health, Education, Science

Gift to Stanford for the Doerr School of Sustainability (2022). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2022-05-04.

Education, Community

Netflix stock contributed to their donor-advised fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation (2024). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2024-01-30.

Education, Science, Arts

Lifetime gifts and commitments, per his advisers. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: Unknown.

Health, Education, Climate

Total giving by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, reached April 2023. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2023-04-19.

Education, Science, Climate

Commitment to identify and support global talent in service of others. Scope: Pledged commitment not proof of payment. As of: Unknown.

Health, Education, Democracy & rights

Contributed through Dalio Philanthropies since 2003. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2021-03-11.

Climate, Arts, Democracy & rights

Grants committed by the Sigrid Rausing Trust since 1995. Scope: Cumulative giving total to confirm. As of: Unknown.

Health, Education, Science

Gift to the Druckenmiller Foundation (2009). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2009-12-30.

Health, Education, Community

Distributed by Kinder Foundation of $900M+ committed (Dec 31, 2025). Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2025-12-31.

Education, Science, Community

10-year commitment to Detroit (2021), via their foundation and Rocket Community Fund. Scope: Pledged commitment not proof of payment. As of: 2026-04-14.

Climate, Democracy & rights, Community

Given to his Arcus Foundation. Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: Unknown.

Science, Arts

Endowment for his Berggruen Institute think tank (2016). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2016-05-09.

Education, Democracy & rights

Given to charity so far, by his own accounting (2026). Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2026-04-02.

Health, Education, Community

Given to the University of Michigan, his alma mater. Scope: Cumulative giving total to confirm. As of: Unknown.

Health, Education, Science

Gift to Columbia University biomedical research and education. Scope: Single gift. As of: Unknown.

Health, Climate, Democracy & rights

Donated jointly over the 12 months to the 2026 Sunday Times Giving List. Scope: Giving over 12 months. As of: Unknown.

Education, Community, Jewish causes

Given out by Andrea & Charles Bronfman Philanthropies before it closed (2016). Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2016-03-14.

Health, Education, Science

Pledged or donated across the Hale family's giving channels. Scope: Cumulative giving total to confirm. As of: 2022-12-16.

Health, Education, Science

Anschutz Foundation total to CU Anschutz Medical Campus since 2000 (incl. $120M in 2018). Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. As of: 2018-08-21.

Education, Arts, Democracy & rights

Gift to build Little Island park, New York City. Scope: Single gift. As of: Unknown.

Health, Education, Climate

Gift to McGill University for McCall MacBain Scholarships (2019). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2019-02-13.

Health, Education

Gift to make NYU Long Island School of Medicine tuition free. Scope: Single gift. As of: Unknown.

Education, Poverty & opportunity

Commitment of direct cash transfers to Malawi's poorest (2026). Scope: Pledged commitment not proof of payment. As of: 2026-07-15.

Health, Education, Science

Gift to Tel Aviv University's medical faculty (2025). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2025-05-08.

Health, Education, Science

Gift to UCLA for the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy. Scope: Single gift. As of: Unknown.

Education, Climate, Arts

Gift to the National Gallery of Art to endow 'Across the Nation'. Scope: Single gift. As of: Unknown.

Education, Community

Pledge to improve Texas public schools (Holdsworth Center), 2017. Scope: Pledged commitment not proof of payment. As of: 2017-02-02.

Health, Education, Science

Gift to Baptist Health South Florida (May 2026). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2026-05.

Education, Democracy & rights, Poverty & opportunity

Penny Pritzker's gift to Harvard for an economics building (2021). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2021-09-21.

Health, Education, Community

Gift to the new St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver (2017). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2017-03-29.

Education, Arts, Democracy & rights

Funding for the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas (2018). Scope: Single gift. As of: 2018-11-28.

Education, Poverty & opportunity, Health

Trump Accounts commitment (Dec. 2, 2025); deposits completed Oct. 9, 2026. Scope: Single commitment deposits completed. As of: 2026-10-09.