Major Gift Report summary August 31 to September 4, 2009

Major Gifts in the USA - $103.4 million
Week of August 31st to September 4th, 2009

The Major Gifts & Named Gifts report offers highlights of recent market activity.
Year To Date: $5.970 billion we have identified

South Bend, IN	Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program at Notre Dame University established with endowment gift from Mark W. Yuskos and Stacey Miller Yuskos of Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$35 million
Miami, FL	John P. Hussman Institute of Human Geonomics named at the University of Miami for his 10 year pledge	$20 million
Boston, MA	MacArthur Foundation grant of $10 million to the Encyclopedia of Life, which matches its original contribution that helped found the. The Sloan Foundation donated $2.5 million in order to help build the reference sites	$12.5 million ( $10 million) + ($2.5 million)
Cleveland, OH	Jane & Lee Seidman Tower named at the Cleveland Clinic, the family has now pledged $23 million, this is the most recent gift last week	$6 million
Sonoma, CA	Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation gift to Sonoma Land Trust for conservation efforts in California	$6 million
Pamona, CA	Drs. Daljit & Elaine Sarkaria gift to Western University of Health Sciences, for an endowed lecture series (campaign announcement)	$5.1 million
Gainesville, FL	Sebastian Ferrero Foundation gift from Craig Silverstein, a Gainesville native and Google Executive, for child patient safety in conjunction with University of Florida and Shands Children’s Hospital	$5 million
Mississippi State, MS	Henry Mize Foundation gift names the new basketball practice facility at Mississippi State University	$4 million
Pamona, CA	Harris Family Foundation gift to Western University of Health Sciences for Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions	$3 million
Long Island, NY	John Kansas Sugical Center named at  Peconic Bay Medical Center	$2 million
South Kingston, RI	University of Rhode Island Pharmacy to name four separate areas for gift from CVS Caremark Corporation; CVS CEO Thomas M. Ryan graduated from URI, and the on-campus 8,000-seat athletic center bears his name	$2 million
Pamona, CA	Philip Pumerantz, PhD, founding president of WesternU, pledged an estate gift to Western University of Health Sciences (campaign announcement)	$1.25 million
Pamona, CA	Western University of Health Sciences Board of Trustees member Richard Bond and his wife Elizabeth pledge (campaign announcement)	$750,000
Larimie, WY	Brainerd "Nip" &Anne Mears of Laramie gift to establish an endowment at the University of Wyoming Geological Museum	$576,000
Pamona, CA	Naimoli Student Commons named at the Western University Veterinary Clinical Center gift from Vincent J. Naimoli (campaign announcement)	$250,000
Monmouth, IN	Monmouth College dedicated the April Zorn Memorial Stadium, a $4.2 million construction project	Private Gift
	International
Moscow, RS	The Genesis Philanthropy group gift to the Jewish Agency for Israel for educational projects in the former Soviet Union	$6 million

 

Major Gift Report editorial September 8, 2009

Weekly Major Gift Report
August 31^st  to September 4^th  2009
by Terry Burton

Back to school and back in business for the major gift crowd. Wow. What a start to September.

The Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program was announced at Notre Dame University, a $35 million gift from Mark W. Yuskos and Stacey Miller Yuskos of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Within a day, the University of Miami announced the naming of the John P. Hussman Institute of Geonomics in appreciation of his $20 million gift.

It has been over a month, around August 3^rd, since we heard about a single philanthropic gift over $25 million. That was the Home Depot gift of $30 million to Habitat for Humanity. In two days last week there were two of mega gifts.

Last week may be the tipping point we have been waiting for. The total dollar amount of new major gifts with public announcements tallied in excess of $100 million. It is the depth and scope of the secondary major gifts that suggests a robust trend is beginning to unfold. Nine other major gifts greater than $2 million are included in last week’s numbers, an indicator that donors have been waiting for the summer holidays to wrap up. Let’s see if the trend continues in what may be a very busy fall fundraising season.

Stewardship is the key.

Major Gift summary August 24 to 28, 2009

Major Gifts in the USA - $52 million
Week of August 17 to 21, 2009

The Major Gifts & Named Gifts report offers highlights of recent market activity.
Year To Date: $5.919 billion of identified major gifts

Columbia, MS	Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri School of Journalism pledge from its namesake benefactor, the Reynolds Foundation that had made the naming gift of $31 million in 2004. Same foundation made a named gift for the Reynolds Alumni Center	$15 million
Las Vegas, NV	MGM Mirage Chairman Kirk Kerkorian through his Lincy Foundation gift to establish a the Linsey Institute. The goal is to develop integrated problem solving in education, health care, social systems  public policy	$14 million
Melbourne, FL	Nathan M. Bisk College of Business named at Florida Tech + Max, Edith and Robert Bisk Distinguished Chair of Business for this gift	$5 million
Palm Beach, FL	Estate gift from Mrs. Ross, allocated $2 million to the Jewish Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches and $1 million to the Arthur R. Meyer Jewish Academy	$3.5 million
Richmond, IN	Tom Raper Hall named in recognition of gift to Indiana East University	$2.17 million
San Marcos, TX	Bruce and Gloria Ingram gift to the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University for scholarships. In 2006 the couple made a gift of $5 million to name the school	$2 million
St. Louis, MO	Chancellor & wife gift to School of Fine Arts at University of Missouri, St. Louis	$2 million
Baxter, AR	Estate gift shared by humane society and local hospital from Virginia Bartos gift given to the Twin Lakes Community Foundation	$1.8 million
Wake Forest, NC	Dr. Charles Helton endowment gift of $1 million + matching pledge of $500,000 to support nursing endowment at WakeMed	$1.5 million
Aiken, SC	University of South Carolina, Aiken received it’s largest estate gift, in support of need-based scholarships	$1.3 million
River Falls, WI	University of Wisconsin, received largest ever estate gift from Willis H. Miller, to be used for scholarships	$1.06 million
Columbus, GA	Dr. Robert L. Wright Jr. Health Sciences Center named at Columbus Technical College	$1 million
Hudson Valley, NY	Orange Regional Medical Center gift from Dr. Hal Teitelbaum and his partners at Crystal Run Healthcare	$1 million
Detroit, MI	Detroit Public Schools Foundation re-launched with gift anonymous gift	$1 million
Warren, OH	A matching grant from the Covelli family and Cafaro Foundation funding to build a new Animal Welfare Care and Education Center near Kent State Univ.	$500,000
Charlotte, NC	Ron and Katherine Harper gift to Charlotte Community College to allow it to take in more students	$200,000
Chesterfield, MS	St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield names the Albert Pujols Wellness Center for Adults with Down Syndrome	$70,000
Cold Spring Harbor, NY	Swim Across America pledge to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in support of cancer research	$50,000
Detroit, MI	Kid Rock donation for Arts, Beats & Eats in metro Detroit	$20,000
Charlotte, NC	AT&T Presenting Sponsor of Women's Leadership Summit at the University of North Carolina	Sponsorship
East Lansing, MI	Eiker bequest to bring upper peninsula  teachers to Michigan State University to upgrade their skills	Private Gift
Chicago, IL	Sponsorship spending by North American companies is expected to grow 2.2 percent in ‘09 to $16.97 billion, according to IEG Sponsorship Report	Upward Trend
	International
Watford, UK	Half marathon walker, S. Inman, raised funds for Peace Hospice	£1,000
Toronto, ON Canada	Scotiabank sponsorship of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation event	Private sponsorship

 

Major Gift Report, editorial August 31, 2009

The last full week of August was another busy week of major gifts that were announced publicly. Stewardship gifts account for the bulk of major gifts listed in the summary of market activity for August 24th to 28th. And check out the article by Naomi Schaefer Riley in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal about venture philanthropist Eli Broad, an interesting read.

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Major Gift Report summary, August 17 to 21, 2009

 Major Gifts in the USA - $ 40.75 million
Week of August 17 to 21, 2009

The Major Gifts & Named Gifts report offers highlights of recent market activity.
Year To Date: $5.867 billion we have identified

Charlotte, NC	Levine Scholars Program announced with the gift from Leon Levine to the University of North Carolina, Charlotte	$9.3 million
Palos Verdes, CA	Annual pledge from Melanie Lundquist to the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, a 10 year pledge totaling $50 million to support the Mayor’s efforts that began in 2007	$5 million
Luverne, WI	Harvey “Allie” Allison Ordung bequest to 12 different charities in Rock County, Wisconsin through the Luverne Community Foundation	$4.5 million
Mankato, MN	Immanuel St. Joseph’s Foundation named the Andreas Cancer Center for the family gift to honor their parents	$4 million
Los Altos, CA	Los Altos Library Endowment dedicates the Virginia Whipple Collection in appreciation of her estate gift	$2.8 million
Kitsap County, WA	Haselwood Family YMCA named for the largest gift ever for a single project in Kitsap County	$2.5 million
Altoona, PA	Stephen & Nancy Sheetz gift to Penn State, Altoona, for student support in entrepreneurial studies	$2.5 million
Brewer, ME	Danny & Carla Lafayette gift to Cancer Care of Maine, naming the Lafayette Family Cancer Center	$2 million
Starkville, MS	Richard C. Adkerson for a basketball practice facility at Mississippi State, previous named private gift to Adkerson School of Accountancy at the university	$2 million
Naperville, IL	Turning Pointe Autism Foundation gift from international corporate supporter, Canadian National Railway to help build a school for severely autistic children	$2 million
Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Zoo named the California Plaza, the center of the new California Trails exhibit, to the memory of Alma and Clifford Pearson’s estate gift	$1.8 million
Belton, TX	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor gift to support improving campus facilities for art and music at the university from Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation	$1 million
Manoa, HI	Native Hawaiian law fellowship gift from Kamehameha Schools to improve the capability and well being of people of Hawaiian ancestry	$750,000
Princess Ann, MD	University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumnus Allen Singleton created an endowed scholarship	$355,000
Los Angeles, CA	Dwight N. Manley gift of $250,000 to American Numismatic Assoc. Florence Schook School of Numismatics for scholarships to attend the annual Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, previous gift $250,000 recognized by naming the Manley Library	$250,000
East Lansing, MI	Robert & Kay Ritchie gift to the Equine Medicine Residency Endowment at Michigan State University’s Dep’t of Large Animal Clinic Sciences, funding for unspecified number of “equine clinical scholars”	Private Gift
Houston, TX	Rice University announced private gift from alum Suzanne Deal Booth, to install a work by celebrated American artist James Turrell on campus	Private Gift
Arkadelphia, AR	Ouachita Baptist University’s Student Village unveiling with multiple named buildings as part of the announcement	Private Gifts
Longview, TX	Paul and Betty Abbott Aviation Center named at LeTourneau University with a private gift	Private Gift
Waco, TX	The Diana R. Garland Endowed Chair in Child and Family Services in the School of Social Work and the Dorothy Barfield Kronzer Endowed Professorship in Family Studies, the first two ever at Baylor School of Social Work	Private Gift
	International
Vancouver, BC Canada	Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre named with memorial gift from friends & family at the University of British Columbia	$10 million
Toronto, ON Canada	Campbell Tower named for limited term to 2020 at the Ontario Gallery of Art, gift from David & Vivian Campbell	$4 million
Guelph, ON Canada	Conestoga College established a new scholarship named for Gordon Dennis, a gift from friends & family	$21,500