Editing Yale University (section)

===Benefactors===
Yale has had many financial supporters, but some stand out by the magnitude or timeliness of their contributions. Among those who have made large donations commemorated at the university are: [[Elihu Yale]], [[Jeremiah Dummer]], the [[Vanderbilt family|Vanderbilt]] family, the [[Harkness Tower|Harkness]] family ([[Edward S. Harkness|Edward]], [[Anna M. Harkness|Anna]], and [[William Harkness|William]]), the [[Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library|Beinecke]] family (Edwin, [[Frederick W. Beinecke|Frederick]], and Walter), [[John William Sterling]], [[Payne Whitney]], [[Joseph Earl Sheffield]], [[Paul Mellon]], [[Charles B.&nbsp;G. Murphy]], [[Joseph Tsai]], [[William K. Lanman]], and [[Stephen A. Schwarzman|Stephen Schwarzman]]. The Yale Class of 1954, led by [[Richard Gilder]], donated {{USD|70 million|long=no}} in commemoration of their 50th&nbsp;reunion.<ref>{{cite news |first= Stephanie|last= Strom|title=$75,000 a Record Gift for Yale? Here's How |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E7D81631F932A35755C0A9629C8B63&scp=1&sq=Yale%20class%20of%201954%20%24110%20million&st=cse|work= The New York Times |location= New York|date= June 1, 2004|access-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref> [[Charles B. Johnson]], a 1954 graduate of Yale College, pledged a {{USD|250 million|long=no}} gift in 2013 to support the construction of two new residential colleges.<ref>{{cite web|last=Conroy|first=Tom|title=Historic $250 million gift to Yale from alumnus is largest ever|url=http://news.yale.edu/2013/09/29/historic-250-million-gift-yale-alumnus-largest-ever|work=YaleNews|date=September 29, 2013|publisher=Yale University|access-date=March 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314021225/http://news.yale.edu/2013/09/29/historic-250-million-gift-yale-alumnus-largest-ever|archive-date=March 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The colleges have been named respectively in honor of [[Pauli Murray]] and [[Benjamin Franklin]]. A {{USD|100 million|long=no}} contribution<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fears|first1=Danika|title=The $100 million couple|url=http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2009/02/18/the-100-million-couple/|website=Yale Daily News|date=February 18, 2009|access-date=April 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413154219/http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2009/02/18/the-100-million-couple/|archive-date=April 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> by [[Stephen Adams (businessman)|Stephen Adams]] enabled the [[Yale School of Music]] to become tuition-free and the Adams Center for Musical Arts to be built, while a {{USD|150 million|long=no}} contribution<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2021 |title=With gift from David Geffen, Yale's drama school goes tuition-free |url=https://news.yale.edu/2021/06/30/gift-david-geffen-yales-drama-school-goes-tuition-free |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=YaleNews |language=en}}</ref> by [[David Geffen]] enabled the Yale School of Drama (renamed the [[David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University|David Geffen School of Drama at Yale]]) to become tuition-free as well.