Appeared on February 9, 2011
Bennett S. LeBow has been named among the top 50 philanthropists of 2010 by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. LeBow donated the generous sum of $49 million in 2010. He donated $45 million toward a new academic center for LeBow College of Business – Drexel University’s largest-ever donation. He also donated $4 million to several groups which support cancer research.
Drexel’s business school was named for LeBow in 1999 after he made a $10 million gift, bringing his total giving to LeBow College to $55 million.