Tim Springer, professor and billionaire, has donated $210 million towards biomedical research. Tim Springer is a professor of immunology at Harvard University, and he made an immense fortune as a founding investor in the pharmaceutical company Moderna. He might be the the wealthiest educator in the world, worth approximately $1.9 billion grown from his initial […]
James Packer is donating $7 million to UNSW to bolster research into mental health care. James Packer, Australian billionaire, inherited a fortune and grew it through major investments in casinos, resorts, and media labels. In 2022, he sold his interest in Crown Casinos, one of Australia’s largest gaming corporations, for $3.36 billion Australian, or $2.22 […]
A Maryland teenager has overseen the donation of thousands of books to children in hospitals, to honor her father after he was diagnosed with cancer. Emily Bhatnagar was 17 in 2021 when her dad, Mike Bhatnagar, was diagnosed with stage four thyroid cancer. A life-long reader, she’s always found her comfort in books, but during […]
A surprise donation by an Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumnus may help set forward health care in the state. The IUP Distinguished Alumni Awards is supposed to be an evening for the university to take note of the paths its successful students have carved for themselves, honoring distinctions in their various fields. Richard Caruso is […]
Phil Knight, owner of Nike shoes, has donated $400 million to help restore Albina, the core of the Black community in Portland, Oregon. Black history in the state of Oregon is a complicated thing. In 1851, it was literally a crime to be Black and be in Oregon territory. The state’s original constitution, written in […]
Ralph Yarl, shot for no reason, is the focus of a $3.2 million GoFundMe campaign for his medical costs and recovery. Ralph Yarl, 16, knocked on the door of Andrew Lester on Thursday night, after mis-reading the address at which he was to pick up his young brothers. Lester brought a gun to the door, […]
A gardener who donates her crops to those in need is seeking help after vandals destroyed her land with salt, ruining her harvest for years to come. Carly Burd has a garden in Harlow, England, and she grows fruits and vegetables to share. Everything she reaps from her allotment, she organizes into donation boxes. According […]
The Lauder family has pledged $200 million to the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, founded after their mother, Estée Lauder, came down with the disease. Alzheimer’s runs in the Lauder family, as it does in many families. Over 50 million people worldwide have the disease, which breaks down a person’s cognitive abilities. We don’t yet know […]
American Airlines is donating $1.1 million to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, after their successful Celebrity Ski event early this month. AA has had a long relationship with CFF, which works to raise awareness and fund research into the disease. “For nearly four decades, we’ve gathered on the ski slopes with a group of generous team […]
Michael Jordan is donating $10 million to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to mark his 60th birthday. The six-time NBA champion who is a household name in multiple sports is turning 60 on Friday, March 17th. To celebrate, he’s making the single largest donation to Make-A-Wish that the organization has ever received. Make-A-Wish Foundation, the organization that […]