Some of the largest pledges to CEF in 1999 were from SBC-Ameritech ($500,000), Viacom ($377,500), GTE ($625,000), Bell Atlantic ($375,000) and AT&T ($425,000).Mr Jackson's approval of the SBC-Ameritech merger followed Ameritech's decision to sell part of its cellular-phone business to his friend, Chester Davenport.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
While Haiti remains traumatized by the worst urban disaster in history, it has a lot going for it: new structures to promote sustainable development and investment, large pledges of money and the enduring patience and energy of its people.
The grants follow large pledges by the foundation to international vaccine programs, scholarships for minority students and programs to bring computers and Internet access to schools and libraries in poor communities around the nation.
