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Anonymous Donor Gives $50M

Post author By Beth Holmes
Post date September 26, 2023

An anonymous donor has given the largest ever gift to a University of Kansas business school, of $50 million. The University of Kansas’ School of Business received a monumental boost with an anonymous donor contributing a generous $50 million, marking the largest single gift in the history of the institution’s business school. This substantial endowment […]

Tags anonymous donor, dan martin, Kansas University Endowment, paige fields, school of business, university of kansas

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Joe and Clara Tsai Give Big for Sports Research

Post author By Beth Holmes
Post date July 28, 2021

The Tsais have donated millions for sports-related medical research

Joe and Clara Tsai, a billionaire couple from La Jolla, California, have made the largest ever known donation for sports-related medical research. The Tsais announced that they’ll be donating $220 million to scientists to study the biology of elite athletes for the purposes of helping the average person lead fitter, healthier lives. The timing, one […]

Tags Boston Children’s Hospital, clara wu tsai, joe tsai, salk institute, sports medicine, Stanford University, UC San Diego, university of kansas, university of oregon

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