The Johns Hopkins University sure got lucky with one of its admission decisions for the Class of 1964. That was the year Michael R. Bloomberg graduated from the institution and his gifts to his alma mater have totaled more than $800-million to date.
Johns Hopkins tallied Mr. Bloomberg's total giving in advance of an event on Thursday to unveil a new children's hospital center, to which the New York mayor contributed $120-million. Mr. Bloomberg's first gift came in 1965; it was for $5.
He has given more to Johns Hopkins than to any other institution
