After the change Aspen received its largest pledge ever, $25 million over the long term from Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum for a campus renovation.
The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah, made the largest pledge, five hundred million dollars; the United States added three hundred and eighty million.
"Seventeen community groups have already supported us, and Suffolk County came forward with the largest pledge, of $200,000," Dr. Pippins said.
The global fund set up to channel money to developing countries to combat dangerous climate change stands practically empty, with the largest pledge coming from a country that has no obligation to provide money at all.
The largest pledge is $5.5 million from the Irene Diamond Fund to establish the New York Choreographic Institute, with the goal of allowing ballet choreographers the unaccustomed luxury of experimentation.
In addition to being the largest pledge ever made by Microsoft, which holds $135 billion in cash reserves and short-term investments, the company says it is one of the largest housing contributions ever by a private corporation.
The largest pledge -- as of Wednesday evening -- was $5,586.
In preparation for the Special Session, a public campaign deemed the largest pledge drive of its kind took place around the world.
