Phil and Penny Knight give second $500 million donation to University of Oregon for science campus

The second $500 million donation will fund a second building and add faculty positions at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.

EUGENE, Ore. — Phil and Penny Knight donated another $500 million to the University of Oregon to help the university launch the second phase of the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.

The university built the research campus in 2016 after the couple’s first $500 million donation to the school. The second donation will fund a second building and add faculty positions, among other expenditures.

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