Kindness • September 25, 2026

With $1 Billion, Nike Founder Phil Knight Makes Largest Single Donation to a Public University

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With $1 Billion, Nike Founder Phil Knight Makes Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Nike founder Phil Knight is no stranger to big philanthropic gifts, and the University of Oregon is no stranger to receiving them. Nonetheless, when Mr. Knight called up the school president earlier in September, it's fair to say he left a few jaws needing to be picked up off the floor. The news—that he and

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