| February 25, 2004
The 2003 Slate 60: Top Donations
The 60 largest American charitable contributions of the year.
Compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy
Pierre and Pam Omidyar -- $80.5 million to the Omidyar Foundation,
donor-advised funds, and other nonprofit organizations. Pierre
Omidyar, 36, founder and chairman of eBay, an online auction
site, and chairman of the Omidyar Foundation, and his wife, Pam,
36,
chairman of HopeLab in Palo Alto, Calif., which develops tools
using digital technology to help children with chronic illnesses,
gave $40 million to the Omidyar Foundation, in Redwood City,
Calif. The foundation, established in 1998, supports programs on
civic
awareness and involvement. The couple also gave $40.5 million
to donor-advised funds and other nonprofit organizations in 2003. Sent
by Shazdeh Khanoom
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