Biggest Gifts of Year Topped by New $1 Billion Foundation

The ultra-rich continued to give big to American nonprofits in the past year, with the sum of the 10 largest single donations of the year nearly equaling the combined top 10 of 2013. The top donation of 2014 was a $1 billion bequest from Ralph Wilson Jr., a Detroit businessman who owned the Buffalo Bills football team. He died in March at age 95, and now his heirs are deciding how best to adhere to his wishes as his charitable foundation expands.