Largest Gifts in the History of College Athletics

penryjason
Dec 11, 2025
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Updated: Dec 15, 2025

To serve as a resource to industry and researchers, Penry Advisors maintains a list of the largest gifts in the history of college athletics. The minimum size of the gift is $20 million to be included on this list. For updates, please email jason@penryadvisors.com.

(*Last updated on December 15, 2025)

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