Knight Family’s $2 Billion Gift Tops Annual Philanthropy List

Nike cofounder Phil Knight tops 2025 donations with $2 billion gift

Phil Knight at the Fiesta Bowl on January 1, 2024.Christian Petersen/Staff/Getty ImagesNike cofounder Phil Knight made the biggest publicly recorded charitable donation of 2025.Knight and his wife, Penny, pledged $2 billion to cancer research.Billionaire Warren Buffett was also a top donor, giving over $1.3 billion.Nike cofounder Phil Knight topped the list of the biggest charitable donors this year.The billionaire and his wife, Penny, pledged $…

The Largest Charitable Donations of 2025

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is out with its annual list of the year's largest charitable donations, with a Nike co-founder coming out on top. Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, made a huge donation to cancer research, accounting for 40% of the combined $5 billion in donations recorded by the...

Nike Cofounder Phil Knight Takes Top Philanthropist Spot of 2025 With Record $2 Billion Donation

Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife topped the philanthropist list of 2025 with their $2 billion donation to Oregon Health & Science University.

Knight family’s $2 billion gift tops annual philanthropy list

Phil and Penny Knight’s pledge to Oregon Health & Science University more than doubled the second-largest donation this year.

Phil and Penny Knight's donation tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of 2025's biggest gifts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totals $5 billion in 2025.