Billionaires
Nike Founder Knight Donates $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center
Phil Knight
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Nike founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, are giving $2 billion to a cancer institute in Oregon that bears their name, the largest ever donation to a US college or academic health institution, according to a statement.
The Knights said the donation to the Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Center will fund work that has “transformational potential” for cancer research and treatment.