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Harold Osher – American map collector and namesake of the Osher Map Library; Helen Phillips Levin – American social worker and disability rights activist, supported grantmaking through her family's Jay and Rose Philips Family Foundation; Henry Ford – co-founder of the Ford Foundation; Henry W. Bloch – founder of H&R Block Tax company ...
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. In many countries, asset disclosure is not legally required or made public.
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.
Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, gave the most to charitable causes last year, followed by Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, and Michael Dell and his wife, Susan ...
American Academy in Rome; American Heart Association; American Himalayan Foundation; American India Foundation; American Indian College Fund; American Near East Refugee Aid; American Red Cross; Amici del Mondo World Friends Onlus; Amref Health Africa; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Armenia Fund; Artforum Culture Foundation; Asbestos Disease ...
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 .
The Almanac records the achievements of American philanthropy, profiles influential donors, presents statistics [10] [11] and polling results, [12] lists books and recommended readings in the field, provides a selection of philanthropy quotations, and summarizes modern approaches to charitable giving in the United States. [13]