Joking aside, Ballmer is a Harvard grad and his wife is an Oregon alum with key associations to the program ~ including major contributions to the university ~ it's hard to see Ballmer emerging as a consistent major donor to UW but you never know… here is a brief summary of the history of their philanthropy
"On November 12, 2014, it was announced that Ballmer and his wife Connie donated $50 million to the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oregon. Connie Ballmer is a University of Oregon alumna and previously was on the institution's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees_of_the_University_of_Oregon. The funds will go toward the university's $2 billion fundraising effort, and will focus on scholarships, public health research and advocacy, and external branding/communications.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer#cite_note-102 On November 13, 2014, it was announced that Ballmer would provide a gift, estimated at $60 million, to Harvard University's computer science department. The gift would allow the department to hire new faculty, and hopefully increase the national stature of the program.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer#cite_note-103 Ballmer previously donated $10 million to the same department in 1994, in a joint gift with
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer#cite_note-104
In 2022, Ballmer donated $425 million to the University of Oregon to fund a new institute for
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_psychology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer#cite_note-105https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer#cite_note-106
Ballmer is on the World Chairman's Council of the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_National_Fund, which means he has donated US$1 million or more to the JNF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer#cite_note-jnfworldschairmancouncil-107"
