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This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 50 largest charitable foundations, private foundations engaged in philanthropy, and other charitable organizations such as charitable trusts that have disclosed their assets.
Janet Lacey – English charity director of Christian Aid [30] Jeff Bezos – founder of Amazon.com who help homeless and charity like Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Foundation. Jimmy Donaldson ("MrBeast") – YouTuber and founder of Beast Philanthropy, a YouTube channel known for its charitable videos.
For a long time, the way philanthropy worked was simple: Rich people gave their money to museums and churches and opera houses and Harvard. Their names went up on buildings, charities gave them made-up awards, their grandkids went to rehab, the Earth went around the sun. But philanthropy is changing.
About 80% of all donations to charities and nonprofit organizations in the US come from individuals and 20% from corporations. [54] Those making less than $50,000 a year, and those in the highest income category, give more in relation to total income. [54]
The Giving Pledge is a charitable campaign, founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority (i.e. more than 50%) of their wealth to philanthropic causes.
Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (AHIF) was a charity foundation, based in Saudi Arabia.Under various names it had branches in Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Comoros, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Tanzania, and the United States, [3] and "at its height" raised between $40 and $50 million a year in contributions worldwide. [4]
Karna, Mahabali and Harishchandra are heroes also known for giving charity. The earliest known discussion of charity as a virtuous practice, in Indian texts, is in Rigveda. [33] According to other ancient texts of Hinduism, dāna can take the form of feeding or giving to an individual in distress or need. [34]
Activists from Christian Aid lobbying for trade justice. Christian Aid is a relief and development charity of 41 Christian (Protestant and Orthodox) churches in Great Britain and Ireland, [1] [2] and works to support sustainable development, eradicate poverty, support civil society and provide disaster relief in South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.