Rockefeller to mark 90th with big donation

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jun 10, 2005

NEW YORK (AP) -- Philanthropist David Rockefeller is celebrating his 90th birthday by donating $100 million to the Manhattan university founded by his grandfather, the Standard Oil Co. magnate.

Rockefeller, whose birthday is Sunday, is listed by Forbes magazine as one of the 100 wealthiest Americans, with an estimated $2.5 billion. He plans to join family in southern France for a big birthday bash.

"Now that I am getting to be 90, I thought it was time to take stock of my past and present," Rockefeller told The Associated Press on Thursday. "It was time to provide more funds to these institutions that I have been involved in since I was a child."