80 Facts About Donations

1. Miriam Adelson donated over $25 million to The Miriam Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas to build a high school.

2. On October 15, 2016, Peter Andreas Thiel announced a $1.25 million donation in support of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

3. James McClean made a significant donation to homeless people at the Wells and Foyle Valley House in Derry.

4. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

5. In 2007, Adam Sandler made a $1 million donation to the Boys and Girls Club in his hometown, Manchester, New Hampshire.

6. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

7. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

8. Miriam Adelson was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom after she and her husband, Sheldon, donated $500,000 to a fund to helps Trump associates with legal fees associated with the Russian interference probe.

9. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

10. In July 2012, Thiel Fellowship made a $1 million donation to the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative 50(4) organization, becoming the group's largest contributor.

11. In 2006, Thiel Fellowship provided $100,000 of matching funds to back the Singularity Challenge donation drive of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a nonprofit organization that promotes the development of artificial intelligence.

12. In 1985 Lionel Richie wrote "We Are the World" with pop icon Michael Jackson to raise money for African famine relief; the song generated some $50 million in donations and received a Grammy for song of the year.

13. Salvation Army said volunteers and donations are what allows them to give everyone a special Thanksgiving.

14. Red Cross began collecting blood donations for patients in 1940.

15. In September 2006, Thiel Fellowship announced that he would donate $3.5 million to foster anti-aging research through the nonprofit Methuselah Mouse Prize foundation.

16. In 2007, Adam Sandler made a $1 million donation to the Boys and Girls Club in his hometown, Manchester, New Hampshire.

17. In 1985 Lionel Richie wrote "We Are the World" with pop icon Michael Jackson to raise money for African famine relief; the song generated some $50 million in donations and received a Grammy for song of the year.

18. In 2006, Peter Andreas Thiel provided $100,000 of matching funds to back the Singularity Challenge donation drive of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a nonprofit organization that promotes the development of artificial intelligence.

19. James McClean has made a number of charitable donations to the less fortunate in society.

20. Mark Cuban offered to match the fine with a donation to a charity of Smith's choosing.

21. On October 15, 2016, Peter Thiel announced a $1.25 million donation in support of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

22. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

23. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

24. The Salvation Army is the second largest charity in the United States, with private donations of almost $2 billion for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2007.

25. Salvation Army can still place unstaffed donation boxes at Liquor Mart counters next month.

26. In 2012, Peter Andreas Thiel donated $10,000 to Minnesotans United for All Families, in order to fight Minnesota Amendment 1.

27. In July 2012, Peter Thiel made a $1 million donation to the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative 50(4) organization, becoming the group's largest contributor.

28. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

29. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

30. Salvation Army is able to fund the annual Thanksgiving dinner by the donations they receive in their Christmas kettles each year.

31. In 1985 Lionel Richie wrote "We Are the World" with pop icon Michael Jackson to raise money for African famine relief; the song generated some $50 million in donations and received a Grammy for song of the year.

32. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

33. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

34. In September 2006, Peter Thiel announced that he would donate $3.5 million to foster anti-aging research through the nonprofit Methuselah Mouse Prize foundation.

35. Amazon HQ2 could adopt Microsoft's approach—including a commitment to $475 million in loans at market or below-market interest rates to support affordable housing in Seattle, plus $25 million in donations to services for low-income and homeless people—and adapt it for the New York City market.

36. The Salvation Army said at the time that it led to a huge influx of donations in the immediate aftermath of the game.

37. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

38. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

39. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

40. Amazon HQ2 could adopt Microsoft's approach—including a commitment to $475 million in loans at market or below-market interest rates to support affordable housing in Seattle, plus $25 million in donations to services for low-income and homeless people—and adapt it for the New York City market.

41. In 2011, Peter Andreas Thiel made a NZ$1 million donation to an appeal fund for the casualties of the Christchurch earthquake.

42. In 2012, Peter Thiel donated $10,000 to Minnesotans United for All Families, in order to fight Minnesota Amendment 1.

43. In 2011, Peter Thiel made a NZ$1 million donation to an appeal fund for the casualties of the Christchurch earthquake.

44. Miriam Adelson was the largest donor to Trump's inaugural celebrations, with a $5 million donation to the celebrations.

45. Amazon HQ2 could adopt Microsoft's approach—including a commitment to $475 million in loans at market or below-market interest rates to support affordable housing in Seattle, plus $25 million in donations to services for low-income and homeless people—and adapt it for the New York City market.

46. The American Red Cross saying the best way you can do that is by making a financial donation by clicking here.

47. The Red Cross sent thousands of nurses and ambulance drivers into the war, and raised millions of dollars in donations.

48. James McClean donated £1,500 for a custom hand cycle bike help a child who was suffering from Spina Bifida.

49. On December 19, 2012, Mark Cuban donated $250,000 to the Electronic Frontier Foundation to support its work on patent reform.

50. In 1985 Lionel Richie wrote "We Are the World" with pop icon Michael Jackson to raise money for African famine relief; the song generated some $50 million in donations and received a Grammy for song of the year.

51. James McClean has donated £500 to an online fund set up to support the family of a missing Derry man.

52. The Red Cross raised cash, disbursed goods, and oversaw the building of temporary housing with donated lumber.

53. The Salvation Army said at the time that it led to a huge influx of donations in the immediate aftermath of the game.

54. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

55. James McClean donated €1,200 to help pay for the funeral of a two-year-old boy who was struck by a car.

56. Salvation Army says radio equipment donation will improve disaster response.

57. In 2006, Peter Thiel provided $100,000 of matching funds to back the Singularity Challenge donation drive of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a nonprofit organization that promotes the development of artificial intelligence.

58. James McClean donated this plain shirt, signed, to a charity auction in aid of a Dublin-based children's charity.

59. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

60. In 2011, Thiel Fellowship made a NZ$1 million donation to an appeal fund for the casualties of the Christchurch earthquake.

61. In 1985 Lionel Richie wrote "We Are the World" with pop icon Michael Jackson to raise money for African famine relief; the song generated some $50 million in donations and received a Grammy for song of the year.

62. James McClean made another significant donation to the Wells facility in the Bogside, for up to 24 men who have alcohol problems.

63. In September 2006, Peter Andreas Thiel announced that he would donate $3.5 million to foster anti-aging research through the nonprofit Methuselah Mouse Prize foundation.

64. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

65. In 2010, Miriam Adelson donated $1 million to American Solutions for Winning the Future, a political action committee supporting Republican former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.

66. The Red Cross used a test manufactured by Abbott Laboratories in the mid-1980s to test donated blood for the AIDS virus.

67. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

68. James McClean donated £1000 to help pay for specialist proton therapy in Florida for a four-year-old child suffering from cancer.

69. On September 23, Miriam Adelson announced a $25 million donation to Trump's presidential campaign, as part of a $65 million donation to the Republican electoral campaign for 2016.

70. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

71. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

72. Miriam Adelson has donated $25 million to a Jewish high school in Summerlin, Nevada, and $5 million to a Jewish elementary and middle school in Newton, Massachusetts.

73. In July 2012, Thiel Foundation made a $1 million donation to the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative 50(4) organization, becoming the group's largest contributor.

74. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

75. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

76. On January 7, 2012, Miriam Adelson bolstered Gingrich's then-faltering campaign with a $5-million donation to the pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future.

77. Early in 2014 Miriam Adelson donated $2.5 million to the Drug Free Florida Committee, the political committee trying to defeat Florida's Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative which would legalize Medical cannabis in that state.

78. The Clinton Foundation pledged to clear any foreign donations with the State Department before Clinton became the Secretary of State.

79. In July 2012, Peter Andreas Thiel made a $1 million donation to the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative 50(4) organization, becoming the group's largest contributor.

80. The Salvation Army is the second largest charity in the United States, with private donations of almost $2 billion for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2007.