42. Ira and Mary Lou Fulton
Fulton Homes CEO
2003-07 Given or Pledged: $224 million
Favored Causes: Higher education, community
Estimated Lifetime Giving*: $266 million
Net Worth**: $410 million
Giving as a Percentage of Net Worth: 65%
In 2005, the Fultons pledged $100 million to Arizona State University, where Ira played football and married Mary Lou. The energetic couple from Phoenix has given $82 million to Brigham Young University (their latest project: a new alumni center) and more than $10 million to the University of Utah. "I have fun making money," says Ira, "but I have more fun giving it away." *Based on public records and interviews with donors
**Based on the Forbes 400 list and donor information
Data: BusinessWeek, GuideStar, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University