The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-03
Andrew Carnegie HeadSthe
List of BslefaCtOrS.
HE GAVE AWAY S3I,oOo,oco
Mrs. Stanford Was a Close
Second With S3o,4oO,ooo.
OTHER LIBERAL WOMEN
Rockefeller and Morgan Added
Their Millions TO the Total OF
BeneFacfiOns.
HE GAVE AWAY S3I,ooo,ooo
OTHER LIBERAL WOMEN

Charitable and public spirited Ameri-
cans during the year 1901 gave away,
either in the form o. gifts or requests.
the enormous sum or SI0T,360. 600 FOR edu-
cational. philanthropic or other public
purposes IN the United STAFF.
All previous records have been -ar out
done by this aggregate. the highest total
for any previous year having been S62.-
10000. The sum Of American benefac-
lions for the year 1901 is about equal TO
One-third OF the cost to Great Britain Of
conducting the war in South Africa dur
ing the same period
In the forthcoming copy OF Appleton
Annual Cyclopaedia" will appear com
plete list in tabulated form Of al such
benefactiOns amounting 20 5000 or more.
Carnegie Heads the List.
Andrew Carnegie. as in 1900. is again at
the top Of the column ia. this respect. his
gifts in America alone aggregating for the
year more than S3l eco 0c0 for colleges and
Libraries. $4,000. goo or which total is for
Libraries. Mr. Carnegie, at the close Of
the year, had conditional. offers pending
Of several millions more
Mr.. Carnegie's most notable benefac-
ticus fer 1901 were these:
For technical schools IN Pittsburg, Pa.
S-rtJU,tJO. with promised endowment OF
al least So. O00. 900 later.
To the United states Government to es-
tablish In Washington a university for
higher education. SO 600 600
q B..
in New York city, $500, 900.
To endow a fund for superanuuated and
disabled employees OF the Carnegie com
pany. 81 600. 900.
To the Libraries at Homestead. Brad
dock and DUQuesne Pa. in addition 10
previous gifts. . total Of 81 600 600
To the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg,
Pa. 100000.
Mrs. Stanford second.
As a close second stands the name Of
Mrs. Leland Stanford. of California. who
with donations to the value Of $50. 400. 900
consummated her long planned endow-
ment Of the Leland stanford University.
which thus becomes the weaIthiest educa-
tionaI institution the worli has ever
known.
Mrs. Stanford's gift comprised stocks
and bonds valued at SIS 600 600. real estate
worth $l2,o00,00o, and her san Francisco
home, valued az 100000 which is to be
converted into museum and art gallery.
John ID. RockefeIIer's Gifts.
John D. RockefelIer's public benefac-
tons for the year. amounting TO more
than $1,000 .OOF. include.
To the University Of Chicago. -. 81. z50. 900
To Brown University. dupIicat-
ing his gift for the year 1900. 90. coo
To Cornell University ..-...-... 90. 900
To Bryn Mawr College, PenusyI-
Nania Observation-Disclosures. 230 900
To Barnard College, New York
CITY INSTRUMENTATION. 200. 900
To Oberlin (OhioD College. 200. 900
For the foundation in New York
city Of the Rockefeller Insti-
JUte for Medical Research. 200. 900
To Wellesley College. for dor
mItOTy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. G.C09
To FessaT College for GOrmitory. l50. 900
Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, New York.--..---..--.. 100. 060
Mr. ROckefeller,s educational gifts. for
the greater part. were conditional on
specified amounts being otherwise raised
during the year 1901, which in nearly all
cases was done.
Helped by Miss Gould.
Like most othei philanthropists. Miss
Helen II. Gould gi es much anonymously.
The most notable Of her years donations.
however. TO which her name is attached
were these, agsregating nearly half
million
To the naval branch Of the Young Mems
Christian Associgsion for a building near
the Brooklyn Nav Yard $500 900, supple
meuting a gift Of $4,000 in 1900;
To the New York University for schoI-
arships for the gaduates Of Irvingt0n IN
y High School and Tarrytown u. "
High school. $4,000.
To Nassar College for scholarships for
graduates Of the Washington Irving High
School. Irvington. y Y. and the larry
town (N- v High School. each SO. 900:
To the Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
tiOn Fort Monroe. so. 600.
To NassdT College. scholarship in
memory OF her mother SO 900.
To the Mount HOlyoke College for schOl-
arship. 5000.
To the Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
tiOu, Peru. Ind. $500.
With Mrs. Stanford and Miss Gould
should be linked the name Of Mrs En-
mons Blaine. Of Chicago. Mrs. Blaine
who has large fortune in her own name
gave $l,OO0U00 20 the School Of Education
OF the University OF Chicago. and $50. 900
for a North Side elementary school
What Hr. Morgan Gave.
j. Pierpont Morgan's gifts aggregated
about SI5G0. 900. distributed thus:
To Harvard University for three build
ings for the medical school 81 900 900.
To the American Museum or Natural
History. the Bemeut collection OF miner
ais. valued at 500 GOO
To the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton. New York. S1ee 900.
To the Museum for the Arts Of DccOra-
tiOu FOR Cooper Union the BOdia coIlec-
tiOn OF Barcelona. the Riyas collection Of
Madrid, and the Baron collection or Paris.
valued at from $4,000 10 500. 0Op
To the LOOMS Sauirarium FOR C0usump-
tives, Liberty. y. g.. an electric light
plant costing $40 600.
For a building for scientific societies in
New York. $4,000.
William McIlinTey'S Gift.
There are two items in the lists that
viii attract attention rather because Of
the personality Of the donors tlau be
cause OF the magnitude OF the sums given
One of these notes. the donation OF $1,000
by William Mckinley 20 the city Of Can
ton. Ohio. toward new hotel The other
chronicles gifts by Senator Marcus A
Hanna OF $4,000 for a dOrmitory for Ken
yon College. and 81 600 TO the salvation