Bill Cummings (philanthropist)

For the racing driver, see Bill Cummings (racing driver).
Bill Cummings
EducationTufts University
Occupations
  • real estate developer
  • philanthropist
SpouseJoyce Cummings
Children4[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Bill Cummings is an American philanthropist; his charitable foundation has nearly $2 billion in assets.[2][3][4] The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine[5] and the Cummings Veterinary Medical Center, both at Tufts University, are both named after him, because of major gifts he made to those institutions. In 2018, Forbes Magazine ranked him on its annual Top Givers List (which was based on gifts made in 2017).[6] On April 6, 2022, Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, announced a $20 million philanthropic partnership with the Cummings Foundation and the renaming of its School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation to the Cummings School of Architecture and Real Estate in Cummings' honor.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Giving Pledge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Debter, Lauren. "From Fruit Punch To Real Estate: The Quiet Rise of One Of America's Biggest Philanthropists". Forbes.
  3. ^ "A Foundation for Giving: How This Real Estate Mogul Has Built His Philanthropy".
  4. ^ "IRS Form 990" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Cummings School Story - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University".
  6. ^ Wang, Jennifer. "America's Top 50 Givers". Forbes.
  7. ^ "RWU Announces $20 Million Partnership with Cummings Foundation | Roger Williams University". www.rwu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-06.