Mr. King, 76, and his wife, Dorothy, 75, gave $154.5 million to Stanford University to establish the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED), a center at the Graduate School of Business, where scholars and others will research entrepreneurship practices and go on to teach people how to apply the findings to help alleviate poverty in developing countries. Mr. King earned a master’s degree from the business school in 1960.
Of the total, the Kings stipulated that $102.5-million be used to start the institute and $50-million will should go toward attracting and matching donations for the institute and other university programs. The remaining $2-million will go toward scholarships, with priority given to low-income students from developing countries.
The couple said the idea for the gift came about after more than 40 years of housing international students, in their home, who had come to the United States to attend Stanford. One such student, Andreata Muforo, who came to Stanford from Zimbabwe, invited peers from a study trip she took to Africa to dine at the Kings’ home.
The Kings also gave a total of $12 million to other nonprofits, including Dartmouth College; Fuller Theological Seminary, in Pasadena, Calif.; the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, in Cape Porpoise, Me.; and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Mrs. King’s alma mater.
Some of that money was also directed toward the Thrive Foundation for Youth, a Menlo Park, CA., charity the couple started in 1995. The foundation supports and works with nonprofits and social scientists to promote research and programs that help parents, teachers, and mentors improve their skills in working with needy youths.
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