Margaret Anne Cargill
Margaret Anne Cargill | |
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| Born | September 24, 1920 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 2006 (aged 85) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | James R. Cargill (brother) |
| Family | Cargill family |
Margaret Anne Cargill (September 24, 1920 – August 1, 2006) was an American philanthropist and heiress to part of the Cargill fortune.
Biography
Early life
Margaret Anne Cargill was born September 24, 1920, in Los Angeles, the daughter of Austen Cargill and granddaughter of W. W. Cargill.[1] She grew up in the Midwest. She earned a degree in arts education from the University of Minnesota and moved to Southern California.[2]
Philanthropy
She became one of eight heirs to the Minneapolis-based grain-trading conglomerate Cargill. Forbes magazine listed her in 2005 as the 164th-richest American, with a net worth of $1.8 billion.[1][2] She was a major donor to the American Red Cross, the Nature Conservancy, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian and the American Swedish Institute.[3] She gave away more than $200 million, always anonymously.[3]
Cargil established the Anne Ray Charitable Trust.[4] The trust provides grants for charitable and educational programs and scholarships.[5][6] She provided that, after her death, the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies would use her wealth for charitable purposes.[7][8] The combined assets of the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation and Anne Ray Foundation make it among the top ten foundations in the United States with assets in excess of $9.2 billion.[9][10]
Death
She died from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on August 1, 2006, at her home in La Jolla, San Diego, California.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Dolan, Kerry A. (September 29, 2014). Kroll, Luisa (ed.). "Forbes 400; #164 Mary Anne Cargill". Forbes. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Times Staff (August 3, 2006). "Margaret Anne Cargill, 85; San Diego Billionaire and Philanthropist". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times LLC. p. B8. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Sullivan, Patricia (August 4, 2006). "Margaret Anne Cargill, 85; Anonymous Philanthropist". Washington Post. No. 2006–08–04. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Anne Ray Charitable Trust". MAC Philanthropies. Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Appalachian Sound Archives Fellowship Program". Hutchins Library. Berea College. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Anne Ray Fellowship". School for Advanced Research (SAR). SAR. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation". MELDI; Multicultural Environmental Leadership Development Initiative. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ Beal, Dave (March 10, 2010). "'Silent philanthropist' Margaret Cargill's new foundation suddenly surfaces as Minnesota's largest". No. 2010–03–10. MinnPost. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Financials". Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Saabira (February 7, 2012). "Philanthropy 50: America's 10 most generous benefactors". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2026.