ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, jˈeɪl pɹˈɛzɪdənt pˈiːɾɚ sˈælʌvi ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt dʒˈɑːnsən hæd ɡˈɪvən dˈɑːlɚ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti mˈɪliən tə səpˈoːɹt ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv tˈuː nˈuː ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl kˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz kˈɔstɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɪliən.
In September 2013, Yale president Peter Salovey announced that Johnson had given $250 million to support the construction of two new residential colleges costing $400 million.