Earlier this week it was announced that the University of Kansas Hospital was to be the beneficiary of a $2 million gift donation from the Sunderland Foundation. The gift is to help the Hospital with its expansion plans. Who's behind the donation? The Sunderland Foundation is fronted by brothers, Kent and Charles. Charles Sunderland is the Chairman of Ash Grove Cement Co., and his brother Kent is the Vice Chairman. The donation is not surprising considering Charles Sunderland

Yesterday, Texas Tech University announced that they were the recipient of a $15 million gift donation from alumnus Edward Whitacre Jr. and his wife, Linda. Whitacre, the former CEO of General Motors Co. and Chairman Emeritus of AT&T Inc, is no stranger to donating to his alma mater. 6 years ago the school's College of Engineering was renamed in his honor, after he made a $25 million donation. The image from Prospect Visual shows the connections between Whitacre and constitun

It's been over a decade since the launch of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg is a household name. And rightly so - his idea, his product has made a profound impact on modern lives. Apart from this, Zuckerberg is also becoming known as an avid philanthropist - making generous gifts in the last few years to the Newark Public Schools and Silcon Valley Community Foundation among others. And less than two weeks ago it was also reported that Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, wer

A couple of months ago a Bloomberg article shared a report by the Council for Aid to Education in New York, which revealed that college donations in the US had reached a record $33.8 Billion. This exceeds the peak that had previously been reached in 2009, before the global economic recession. An article in the British newspaper “The Guardian” also demonstrates that the phenomenon is spreading to the UK. Why is this happening? The rise cannot be put to be down to a single caus

It was announced yesterday that the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University was the recipient of a $30 million donation from J Michael Pearson and his wife Christine. The Donor and the Donation Pearson is the CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals and a former student at Duke. His wife, Christine also attended Duke's College of Nursing, graduating in 1984. Their gift will go towards interdisciplinary programs, courses and research at Pratt. The Continuing Relationship The Pear

Last week the University of Hawaii Mānoa, Shidler College of Business was the recipient of a $100,000 gift from First Insurance Company of Hawaii. The insurance company is the oldest property and casualty insurer in the state. Who will it help? The gift was inteded for the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) - an initiative set up in February of this year, with the goal of creating new programs , growing existing ones and renovating a new loaction at the business