Largest single charitable donation

Largest single charitable donation
Who
Joan Kroc
What
1500000000 US dollar(s)
Where
United States (San Diego,)
When
21 January 2004
The largest single charitable donation is $1.5 billion (£842 million) left to the Salvation Army by Joan Kroc, the wife of Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald's restaurant chain, in her will after she died in October 2003 in San Diego, California, USA.