▁$ 3 ▁billion ▁( a ▁record ▁media ▁price ▁at ▁the ▁time ), ▁announ cing ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁dev ote ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁phil anth ropy . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁it ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁An nen berg ▁don ated ▁over ▁$ 2 ▁billion . ▁He ▁once ▁said ▁that ▁" ed uc ation ... ▁holds ▁civil ization ▁together ". ▁Many ▁school ▁buildings , ▁libraries , ▁the aters , ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁museum s ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁now ▁bear ▁his ▁name . ▁His ▁collection ▁of ▁French ▁impression ist ▁art ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁approximately ▁US $ 1 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁upon ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁don ated ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Neg ro ▁College ▁Fund ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁amount ▁ever ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁organization . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Found ing ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Roth erm ere ▁American ▁Institute ▁at ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁helping ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁Institute ' s ▁building ▁and ▁library . ▁ ▁An nen berg ▁was ▁named ▁Broadcast ▁P ione ers ▁of ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁Person ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Broadcast ▁P ione ers ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁received ▁the