, Forrest had injected 90 million into his children 's charity . Philanthropic activity has included gifts to his '' alma mater '' , Hale School ; participation in the St Vincent de Paul Society CEO sleepouts ; and a gift from the proceeds of the sale of of iron ore to the Chinese earthquake relief effort . In October 2013 it was announced that Forrest was to donate 65 million towards higher education in Western Australia . At the time the sum was believed to be the highest philanthropic donation in Australia , with most going toward funding scholarships . The Minderoo Foundation , Forrest 's private foundation , was renamed as the Minderoo Group is to be expanded to include higher education contributions . The foundation has given 270 million through the foundation since 2001 . In 2017 Forrest donated $ 400 million to medical research and social causes , and in 2019 donated a further $ 655 million to expand the existing work of the Minderoo Foundation in areas including cancer research , early childhood development , ocean health , and eliminating modern slavery , the largest ever living donation by any Australian philanthropist
Chinese earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
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