"The billionaire and his wife, Penny, pledged $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to support the Knight Cancer Institute - more than double the size of the second-largest donation. That's according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, which released its annual list of the largest publicly announced gifts this week. Knight, whose net worth sits at $31.2 billion, per Bloomberg Billionaires Index, has a decadeslong philanthropic relationship with OHSU."
"Warren Buffett dominated the list with four megagifts, donating more than $1.3 billion across the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the NoVo Foundation, and the Sherwood Foundation. At 95, Buffett remains one of the world's leading philanthropists. Despite ranking among the wealthiest people on the planet with a net worth of about $150 billion, he is famous for his frugal lifestyle, from living in the same Omaha home he bought in the 1950s to eating McDonald's breakfasts."
Phil and Penny Knight pledged $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University to support the Knight Cancer Institute. The gift is more than double the size of the second-largest donation on the Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of largest publicly announced gifts. Knight's net worth is reported at $31.2 billion, and he has a decadeslong philanthropic relationship with OHSU, including a $100 million donation in 2008 and subsequent contributions. Warren Buffett made four megagifts totaling more than $1.3 billion across several foundations and is noted for a frugal lifestyle despite about $150 billion net worth. Jackie and Mike Bezos donated $500 million to UNICEF USA for its Child Nutrition Fund.
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