Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-02
YEARS. GIVING RECORD
Millions Bestowed Upon COL
legeS and Other Institutions.
"A TOTAL OF $1O6,3 8,O63
Andrew Carnegie's Most Conspicuous
Name on List.
SEVENTEEN NEW LIBRARIES
John D. Rockefeller's Donations, ST.
OS5, OOO-A New Philanthropist
in Person Of Mrs. Sage.
A TOTAL OF s1oe, 1888,
SEVENTEEN NEW LIBRARIES

CHICAGO, January 2.-The record OF
beneficence for 1906, expressed in gifts
and bequests as compiled by the Chicago
Tribune, shows a total of S106. 3SS O63. no
Items OF less than $1,000 being included.
This total does not include contributions to
charity in the general sense, church coll
lections or minor subscriptions. but only
such donations and requests as have been
published in the daily papers.
As compared with former years, the
record stands thus: 1901 dhe record break
ing year,, s122, SIS. 1872: 1902 SI7.397, I67;
1903. $76,634e7S; 1904. SAG. 2a6. $50. and 1905.
$1O4, 5S6,422. The donations for 1906 amount
ed to SCI. 119,O03, and the requests to Si5.-
2OS,910. The total was distributed as fol-
lows: To educational institutions, S32.-
1872 636; to charities, S49,397 .615; to religious
organizations, $5,443475; to museums. art
galleries and public improvements, $16.-
1870 and to libraries, 81, 704.6l7.
AS usual, Andrew Carnegie is the most
conspicuous figure in this distribution. i-.s
donations amount to ST., 094 900. which is
SIS, 1914, 200 less than those of 1905 tS19,95S,-
700. He has provided buildings for sew
enteen libraries, at a cost of S213,OO0 as
compared with fifteen libraries, at a cost
of S3o5,0O0 last year, and has given ST.
16I, 800 to forty-four small colleges. as COM
pared with 81 755. 200 to 144 colleges last
year. His gifts of organs to churches, as
reported, are $lo925 as compared with
$11,s25 in 1905.
Rockefeller Stands Second.
John d. Rockefeller falls behind in the
race with Carnegie, his contributions
amounting to only ST,0S5,0O0, compared
with S11, $4,000 in 1905. These contribu-
tons have been follows:
University of Chicago 81 $50, goo
Young Mems Christian Associa ton. 800. Gi5,oOo
School of Applied Design for Women 80. 5000
Childrens Hospital in New York. ........ 10 coo
Richmond VA University ............. 1000
Ic; cc, aoooo
DR.. D. X. Pearson has given $4,000 to
the following small colleges: Guilford, $50
coo: Yankton, 10000; u. S. Grant, $4,000;
McKendree. $4,000, and 5000 TO charity.
A new philanthropist, Mrs. Russell Sage,
appears. Her gifts thus far are small.
amounting to $50. 200 for schools, $4,000 to
the church. and $1,000 to charity, but it is
intimated that she will make some large
donations in 1907.
The donations and requests during 1906
amounting to $1,0000OO and upward were
follows:
Years Great Charities.
San Francisco relief fund. sl5,oDo,ooo
Charles 7: lerkes by will to found am M,
Charles I. gerEcs by viii to found 1900.
Yerkes Art Gallery. 5,ooo,oog
Marshall Field. by viii TO Field Museum 100000
school ..................... 1000, 600
for crippled children ..............-. 100000
David Rankln 81. LOUIS GIT 10 IN
dustrlal school. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2OJO,oOo
John ID. Rockefeller. gifts to University
OF chicago A,oVo,uVo
Museum Of Fine Arts. . 1.3l5.ooo
D. B. Shipman, Chicago will TO charities l,260, 600
Andrew Carnegie. gift to Fine Arts - 40,
building l,ooo,Voo
John D. Rockefeller gift for Juvenile
reformatory .-...::.-:. looo'eVo
charities 100000
charities. ................ 1000, 900
Audubon society .................. 1000, 900
c. L. Schoelkopf, Kansas City, Mo-, 49,.
Will to charities. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lovo,UV
John d. Rockefellers present gift of g.
917 900 to the University of Chicago makes
his total gifts to that university during
eighteen years 21.324,322 The present
was received by Acting President Harry
Pratt Judson in a letter from John ID.
Rockefeller, jr, speaking for his father.
1t was given Internationally, and Is one
of the three largest donations that the
founder Of the university has made, since
his initial subscription of $4,000 in jan
uary, 1889. He gave the university $1,000
600 in November, 1895, and $3,245,ooo in
December, 1904.