donor

Example Sentences

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Funding a new DAF with highly appreciated shares of stock allows the donor to avoid capital-gains taxes while also taking a tax deduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Billionaire Meg Whitman, the former eBay chief and formerly a longtime Republican donor, spent $144 million of her money on her 2010 gubernatorial bid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Above all, the current crisis could hit the costs of humanitarian aid and divert donor funds towards other priorities.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Patients with more severe illness had a greater number of these clusters, while healthy donor lungs showed none.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Just now and again you run into a student you know—a carer or donor you recognise from the old days—but there’s never much time.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro