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A man with a terminal cancer diagnosis has donated part of his brain to researchers working to cure dementia, after watching his grandfather "disappear" as a result of the disease.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In total, the businessman gave £12m to Reform in 2025 and has donated to the Conservatives in the past.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Griffin himself has donated $650 million in charitable gifts to such organizations as the Robin Hood Foundation, Success Academy Charter Schools, several New York hospitals, and several of the city’s museums, the email stated.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The company has donated about $200,000 in gas cards and grocery cards to TSA officers and is helping the agency with line management, the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Alexander Agassiz, worthy son of a worthy father, has donated more than a quarter of a million of dollars to the equipment of the Museum of Comparative Zoology and Anatomy which his father founded.

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 4, April, 1884 by Various