John Arrillaga, 84, spearheaded the effort to tear down and rebuild Stanford University’s football stadium in the 2000s. Courtesy David Bernal.

Stanford benefactor John Arrillaga, a reclusive Peninsula-based developer who has been the school's major sports donor, recently made a $100 million donation to the university, ...

On Monday, Stanford University announced a $151 million gift from billionaire John Arrillaga, the biggest gift from a living donor in school history.

Mr. Arrillaga enrolled at Stanford in 1955 and studied geography there. At 6 feet 4 inches tall, he captained the basketball team while juggling jobs to cover his expenses.

Family giving legacy: Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen is the youngest of two children of John Arrillaga Sr., a co-founder of Peery Arrillaga, a real-estate development firm in Palo Alto, Calif., who has ...

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, a Stanford philanthropy professor and a billionaire, wants Americans to rethink how they view and interact with the world of philanthropy.

A Stanford University alumnus has donated $151 million to the university, the largest gift ever made to the school by a living person, according to school officials. John Arrillaga enrolled in ...

Background: Mr. Arrillaga co-founded Peery Arrillaga, a real-estate development firm in Palo Alto, Calif. Mr. Arrillaga, 76, gave $151-million to Stanford University, his alma mater. The money will go ...

Philanthropist Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen is energetically waving her hands in the air. Wired on her favorite coffee—hazelnut Taster's Choice—the Stanford University philanthropy professor ...

Tara VanDerveer nearly walked away from coaching 10 years ago before longtime Stanford supporter John Arrillaga asked her to seriously reconsider and insisted she take the summer off.