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Linus Pauling – donated time and effort and spent personal funds to bring about the worldwide ban on above-ground nuclear weapons testing; Lucia Hou – awarded the 2018 Woman of Year internationally by World Class Beauty Queen for her philanthropy work around the world; Lucy Salisbury Doolittle – American philanthropist
$50.2 billion 2000 [6] 4 Wellcome Trust United Kingdom: London: $42.8 billion £34.6 billion 1936 [7] 5 Stichting INGKA Foundation Netherlands: Leiden: $37.3 billion €34.3 billion 1982 [8] 6 Mastercard Foundation Canada: Toronto: $31.5 billion 2006 [9] 7 Howard Hughes Medical Institute United States: Chevy Chase, Maryland: $27.1 billion 1953 ...
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
Philanthropy in the United States is the practice of voluntary, charitable giving by individuals, corporations and foundations to benefit important social needs. Its long history dates back to the early colonial period, when Puritans founded Harvard College and other institutions.
Households with at least $1 million in investments gave an average of $34,917 to charity in 2022, rising 19 percent from $29,269 in 2017, according to this year’s Bank of America Study of ...
Pages in category "American philanthropists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,390 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Edmond J. Safra. Safra was one of the 20th century's most accomplished bankers, greatest philanthropists and one of the world's wealthiest men. In December 1999, the Lebanese-born Safra, who was ...
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:20th-century African-American philanthropists and Category:20th-century Native American philanthropists and Category:20th-century American women philanthropists The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.