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| ], a Greek philanthropist of ] active during the second century (])]] | |||
| A ] is someone who engages in ]; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to ]. The term may apply to any ] or to anyone who makes a ], but the label is most often applied to those who donate large sums of money or who make a major impact through their volunteering, such as a ] who manages a philanthropic organization. | |||
| A philanthropist may not always find universal approval for his/her deeds. Common accusations include supporting an unworthy cause (such as funding ] instead of fighting ]) or having selfish motivation at heart (such as avoiding ]es or attaining personal fame). A philanthropist is also someone who cares for someone else's needs instead of their own. | |||
| ==Notable philanthropists== | |||
| * ] - one of the world's best-known philanthropic performers; named the most politically effective celebrity of all time by the '']'' | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the ] | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | |||
| * ] - founder of ] | |||
| * ] - in 2011, the Ackmans were among '']''{{'}}s "Philanthropy 50" list of the most generous donors<ref name="Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Philanthropy 50">{{cite web|author=The Chronicle of Philanthropy|url=http://philanthropy.com/article/philanthropy50/126127|title=Philanthropy 50|date=February 6, 2011|publisher=Philanthropy.com|accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the ] settlement house in Chicago<ref> | |||
| {{cite book | |||
| | last = Haberman | |||
| | first = Frederick | |||
| | title = Nobel Lectures, Peace 1926-1950 | |||
| | publisher = Elsevier Publishing Company | |||
| | year = 1972 | |||
| | location = Amsterdam madhav bhan - founder of remadhav art foundation. | |||
| | url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1931/addams-bio.html }} | |||
| </ref> | |||
| * ] - founder<ref> | |||
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| |title = Introduction to the Aga Khan Development Network | |||
| |accessdate = 2008-02-09 | |||
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| |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080407222854/http://www.akdn.org/agency/network.html | |||
| |archivedate = 2008-04-07 | |||
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| </ref> and chairman<ref name= khan> | |||
| {{cite web | |||
| |url= http://www.akdn.org/about.html | |||
| |title= About the Aga Khan Development Network | |||
| |accessdate= 2008-02-09 }} | |||
| </ref> of the ] which focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development<ref name = khan/> | |||
| * ] - multi-millionaire philanthropist and financier of the causes of many conservative Christian cultural, religious and political organizations | |||
| * ] - founded and endowed many institutions and causes including 'Schools of Industry' at Lindfield and Newington Academy for Girls | |||
| * ] - investment banker and founder of ] in 2004, the first ] organization with a special focus on the ] | |||
| * ] - created the 1-1-1 model of integrated corporate philanthropy, by which companies contribute 1 percent of ], 1 percent of employee hours, and 1 percent of product back to the community<ref> September 18, 2012</ref> | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - donations include over ]$1.1 billion to ] | |||
| * ] - founder of the ] supporting a wide range of social issues including LGBT rights | |||
| * ] - American rock star; founder of ] in 2006 | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - pledged US$30.7 billion worth of ] stock to the ] | |||
| * ] - founder of Ark (Absolute Return for Kids) Academy | |||
| * ] - president of the ], 1925-1945 | |||
| * ] - donated money to build over 2500 libraries worldwide; founder of the ]s, ], and ] | |||
| * ] - notable for work on Indian education | |||
| * ] - known for humanitarian work in aiding the ], organizing ], and involvement in ] | |||
| * ] - chairman of the ] (during the ]) | |||
| * ] - set up a free college in New York City to help poor people ambitious to improve themselves; Thomas Edison was an early alum<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/hall_of_fame/peter_cooper|title=Peter Cooper {{!}} The Philanthropy Hall of Fame {{!}} The Philanthropy Roundtable|website=www.philanthropyroundtable.org|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref> | |||
| * ] - established the ], which focuses on grants, urban education, childhood health and family economic stability | |||
| * ] - President of the Norwood Charity; raised around £14m for charitable causes with the RD Crusaders; helped build the Richard Desmond Children's Eye Centre part of ] | |||
| * ] - founder of ] | |||
| * ] - longest-serving minister in ] who gave all his earnings to charitable works, especially education | |||
| * ] - head of the ] in ] | |||
| * ] - head of the[Edhi Foundation in Pakistan | |||
| * ] - pledged to give more than half the value of his stock in ] to the ] | |||
| * ] - founder of RYTHM foundation and Q NET | |||
| * ] - founder of ] | |||
| * ] - founder of ] | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the Ford Foundation | |||
| * ] - funded the construction of the ], the original Getty Museum, and donated his art collection to it; upon his death, left his fortune to the Getty Museum, which eventually expanded to the ] in Los Angeles | |||
| * ] - singer and guitarist of ]; was made ] for his years of philanthropy; gave $7.5 million from sale of his London home to the homeless charity ] | |||
| * ] - founder and CEO of ]; co-founder of the Kenneth and Anne Griffin Foundation<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102194410/http://www.griffin-foundation.org/ |date=2012-01-02 }}</ref> | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - various private colleges and boarding schools; medical facilities; ] | |||
| * ] - one of the founders of Harvard College | |||
| * ] - founded the Milton Hershey School for lower income children; invested millions of dollars | |||
| * ] - Lebanese singer, known for her philanthropy | |||
| * ] - founder of Commerce Bank and President of Metro Bank; donated $10m to the Penns School of Veterinary Medicine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedp.com/index.php/article/2005/09/news_briefs|work=The DP|accessdate=22 August 2013|date=September 30, 2005}}</ref> | |||
| * ] - Victorian patent medicine entrepreneur and founder of ] | |||
| * ] - founder of the ] and the ] | |||
| * ] - aviator, engineer, industrialist and film producer; donated US$1.56 billion to various charities including the ] | |||
| * ] - ], ], international humanitarian worker; former Hindi music singer and producer; known for presenting Islamic and charity shows on ] and ]<ref name="bbchussain">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/04/23/newham_rizwan_hussain_feature.shtml|title=Beaten up by Bangladeshi officials|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=24 April 2008|accessdate=18 June 2009}}</ref> | |||
| * Dr. ] - founder of telecom company ]; set up the ] to encourage better governance in Africa, and providing higher education scholarships for leadership and management for Africans; initiated the ] | |||
| * ] (also known as Cat Stevens) - founder of Islamic schools, ] and ] | |||
| * Muhammad Abdus Shakoor - founder of Alfalah Scholarship Scheme & current President of ] | |||
| * ] - donated more than US$500 million to various foundations and won numerous awards for his humanitarianism; founded the ]<ref></ref> | |||
| * ] - has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the field of education through donations and grants to schools and organizations | |||
| * ] - has raised more than US$125 million just for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. In 2004 he donated over US$43 million to organizations around the world, making him the most generous person in music for that year, "a title he retains year after year." In 1997 he raised US$40 million for charity through sales of the single "Goodbye England's Rose." He currently supports at least 57 charities.<ref></ref> | |||
| * ] - American actress; known for her humanitarian work worldwide; a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - American singer/songwriter; spokeswoman for ] | |||
| * ] - founder of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, which was behind the ] in ] | |||
| * Syed Ihsan Ullah Waqas - co-founder & current SVP of ] | |||
| * ] - the only Indian to receive UNESCO Pyramide con Marni award for his charity work in 2011 | |||
| * ] - co-founder of ]; supporter of ], ] and the ] | |||
| * ] - founder of the ]; listed by '']'' as one of the world's top 50 philanthropists | |||
| * ] - founder of the Born This Way Foundation, a charity started in 2011 | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - donated $5 million in coherence with Chester County to preserve over {{convert|1000|acre|km2}} of land in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; the land is now owned by ] | |||
| * ] - made an estimated lifetime donations of US$130 million to various civic, spiritual; charitable organizations, many in ] | |||
| * ] - founder and chairman of the ], which focuses on capacity empowerment through education and building of a caring society through medical and healthcare related projects; in 2006, pledged to donate one-third of his fortune estimated at over US$10 billion to philanthropic projects | |||
| * ] - provides the Lovato Treatment Scholarship; supporter of 13 different charity organization; an official Ambassador for the youth empowerment event We Day and the organization Free the Children | |||
| * ] - founded Girl Scouts of the USA in 1912 in ] | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the ] | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the MacArthur Foundation | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - lead singer of British alternative rock band ]; known for supporting the ] campaign; he and his band contribute 15% of their money to charity | |||
| * ] - major benefactor of arts and education; co-founder of the ] | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | |||
| * ] - builder of the Milliken Memorial Community House, the first privately donated community house in America | |||
| * ] - set up ] which runs schools for 30,000 underprivileged children in rural India | |||
| * ] - founded Morley College, London; endowed other institutions and causes | |||
| * ] and Karen ] ] - founded the Moyer Foundation to assist non-profit organizations in raising money for children with serious distress | |||
| * ] - founder of the Australian Department store chain ] | |||
| * ] - Czech supermodel; founder of the Happy Hearts Fund | |||
| * ] - founder of ] and the ] for seriously ill children; major donations to other charities | |||
| * ] - founder of the ] | |||
| * ] - jointly with his majority-owned company ] pledged $200 million over 10 years to support Australian community groups<ref name="PackerPhilanthropy">{{cite news|title=James Packer leaves $200 million on the table|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/james-packers-gift-to-australia-crown-resorts-will-pump-200-million-into-charities-over-the-next-ten-years/story-fni0cx12-1226996694571?nk=934b8409960ae8ec83a65a1903c82c29|accessdate=25 July 2014|publisher=''The Daily Telegraph''}}</ref> | |||
| * ] - country singer; advocate for children's education through her foundation, the Imagination Library, which gives books to children to develop their reading skills before starting school | |||
| * ] - left properties to the education of ] boys and girls in what is now ] | |||
| * ] - donated time and effort and spent personal funds to bring about the worldwide ban on above-ground nuclear weapons testing | |||
| * ] - considered the father of modern philanthropy, who help to found cultural institutions in the United States and England. | |||
| * ] - host of ABC's '']''; advocate of doing good towards others in need and to those who give of themselves for the sake of others | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the ] which was set up after the death of his best friend ] to facilitate children's access to sailing | |||
| * Raymond and Ruth Perelman - parents of Ronald O. Perelman; om 2011 donated $225 million to the ], the largest donation in that university's history | |||
| * ] - largest ] stockholder; has donated over $200 million to various causes since 2001, including a $50 million gift to create the ] at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center; signed the Gates-Buffett Pledge in August 2010, committing up to half his assets to be designated for the benefit of charitable causes (after his family and children have been provided for)<ref name="Forbes400">{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerenblankfeld/2011/09/21/exclusive-interview-billionaire-ronald-perelman-with-his-dad/ | |||
| |title=Exclusive Interview: Billionaire Ronald Perelman With His Dad|accessdate=September 21, 2011|publisher=Fortune Magazine|year=2006|author=Ramirez, Anthony}}</ref> | |||
| * ] - head of the ] in ]; as a result of her efforts, the ] declared ] a controlled disease in ] in 1996 | |||
| * ] - ] heiress; co-founder of ''The Porter Foundation''; has donated to ], social welfare facilities and ecological funding, the ] in London | |||
| * ] - founder of ] | |||
| * ] - American singer/songwriter; founding Chairman of the New Look Foundation; advocate for social justice | |||
| * ] - founder of the ] | |||
| * ] - industrialist, philanthropist, music and literature patron | |||
| * ] - Norwegian shipping magnate, tax evader, patron of the arts | |||
| * ] - one of the vice-presidents of ], a British religious, relief and development agency; supports ], ], ], ], Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation, ]; opened two new purpose-built buildings for Self Unlimited, a national charity for people with learning disabilities | |||
| * ] - ], ] Foundation, BC Medical Services Foundation, and the ] Foundation | |||
| * ] - founder of the Robinson Charitable Trust and ] | |||
| * ] - founder of the ] and ] | |||
| * ] - dramatically expanded the Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller University; bought and then donated the land in Manhattan upon which the United Nations headquarters was built | |||
| * ] - major third-generation Rockefeller philanthropist; founder of the ] (1956), the ] (1952) and a reconstituted ]; chairman of the ] for 20 years; established the Rockefeller Public Service Awards in 1958 | |||
| * ] - President of ]; advocate for social equity | |||
| * ] - founder of the four ] | |||
| * ] - founder of the John Rylands Library | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - chairman of ]; founder of ] | |||
| * ] - ] philanthropist | |||
| * ] - founder of ] | |||
| * Sir ] - founder of the ] Foundation | |||
| * ] - founder of Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, $100 million | |||
| * ] - co-founder of ] | |||
| * ] - estimated to have donated more than US$6 billion, often through the ] and ]s | |||
| * Sir ] - Ceylonese entrepreneur who pioneered a multitude of medical, educational, religious and infrastructure projects | |||
| * ] - founder of the biomedical institute that bears his name ] | |||
| * ] - founder of the ] | |||
| * ] - gave to many notable foundations of his time; gave to many Jewish synagogues and organizations | |||
| * ] - co-founder of ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] - champion of the homeless and the arts in the UK; founder and owner of the ] | |||
| * ] - South Indian actor | |||
| * ] - Canadian ice hockey player; donated $10 million to the ] | |||
| * ] - founder of Direct Aid, a charity organization that has built 124 hospitals and dispensaries, 840 schools, 204 Islamic centers, 214 women training centers and 2,200 mosques in ], has distributed thousands of tons of food and medicines in famine-stricken areas, and has adopted nearly 10,000 orphans<ref>{{cite web|title=King Faisla International Prize|url=http://kfip.busyduck.org/dr-abd-al-rahman-humood-al-sumait/}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Destination Jeddah: Who's Who|url=http://www.destinationjeddah.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2067:whos-who-dr-abdul-rahman-al-sumait-the-story-of-a-true-humanitarian&catid=143:business&Itemid=531}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | |||
| * ] - actor; motivational speaker; donated all his gold to charity | |||
| * ] - Chairman of investment firm ]; pledged US$32bn donation to his charity ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi prince to donate $32bn fortune to charity|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33353370|work=BBC News|accessdate=July 1, 2015|date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> | |||
| * ] - co-founder of ], a breastfeeding support organization | |||
| * ] - funded ] | |||
| * ] - co-founder of the ] | |||
| * ] - founder of the charity ] | |||
| * ] - principal sponsor of the ]'s famous ] exhibit; key player in the creation of the New Hampshire ] | |||
| * ] - English politician; headed successful parliamentary campaign against the British ]; later supported the campaign for complete ] | |||
| * ] - estimated donations above US$300 million, and founder of ] | |||
| * ] - managing director of ] | |||
| * ] - provided the money, and some technical support, for technology program for the ] School district; co-founder of Apple Computer (now ]) | |||
| * ] - co-founder of social media network ] | |||
| * Dr. A Samanta - founder of KISS https://en.wikipedia.org/Kalinga_Institute_of_Social_Sciences | |||
| * Gaurav Shrinivas - founder of Mission Learning Foundation - www.missionlearning.org | |||
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Greatest philanthropists by amount of USD
The following table orders the greatest philanthropists by estimated amount given to charity, corresponding to USD.
| Name | Amount given | Cause |
| Bill Gates | $35 billion | Healthcare, extreme poverty, education, access to information technology |
| Warren Buffett | $30.7 billion | Healthcare, education, AIDS-prevention, sanitation |
| Li Ka-shing | $10.7 billion | Education, healthcare |
| Andrew Carnegie | $9.5 billion | Libraries, education, peace |
| Azim Premji | $8 billion | Education, healthcare |
| Chuck Feeney | $6.8 billion | Healthcare, youth, ageing, poverty, human rights |
| George Soros | $6.1 billion | Healthcare, anti-fascist publications, human rights, economic, legal, and social reform |
| Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal | $3.5 billion | Foster cultural understanding, develop communities, empower women, enable youth, provide vital disaster relief and create a more tolerant and accepting world |
| Phil Knight | $2 billion | Education, healthcare, intercollegiate athletics |
| James E. Stowers | $2 billion | Healthcare |
| Howard Hughes | $1.56 billion | Healthcare |
See also
- List of wealthiest charitable foundations
- Charitable organization
- Development charities
- Foundation (charity)
- Freelanthropy
- Non-profit organization
- Volunteer
- Volunteerism
For a longer list of philanthropists, see Category: Philanthropists.
References
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2013/02/23/azim-premji-donates-2-3-billion-after-signing-giving-pledge/
- Saudi Prince Alwaleed pledges $32bn to charity - Al Jazeera English
- Rogoway, Mike. "Phil and Penny Knight's charitable contributions top $2 billion". The Oregonian. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/business/james-e-stowers-jr-benefactor-of-medical-research-dies-at-90.html
Further reading
- Grimm, Robert T. Notable American Philanthropists: Biographies of Giving and Volunteering (2002) excerpt