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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. In many countries, asset disclosure is not legally required or made public.
As of April 2011, 69 billionaires had joined the campaign and given a pledge, [7] and by the following year, The Huffington Post reported that a total of 81 billionaires had pledged. [8] By May 2017, 158 individuals and/or couples were listed as pledgers. [4] [9] [needs update] Not all pledgers are billionaires.
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 "Candle in the Wind 1997". He currently supports at least 57 charities. [21]
The most generous among America's richest billionaires give away more than 10% of their fortunes. Some of them are doing their best to give away all of it — or at least as much as they can while...
Every year the billionaire donates stock from Berkshire Hathaway, which owns major companies like GEICO, Fruit of the Loom, and Dairy Queen. This year, his donation to five charities was worth a.
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $640 million to 361 nonprofits, she announced Tuesday.. Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos and co-founder of Amazon, has been keeping good on ...
According to Forbes, Wyss is "among the most philanthropic people in the world". [1] [16] Between 2004 and 2008, Businessweek estimated that Wyss personally donated nearly US$277 million. [8] His giving increased subsequent to the sale of Synthes in 2012. In 2013, he signed The Giving Pledge, agreeing to give away the majority of his fortune.
Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, was one of the most prominent tech billionaires to merge his investing and grant-making. The foundation still gives donations, but the LLC provides loans and seed capital and invests in things like solar-powered lighting startups, Brazilian test-prep companies and funds that discover Indian entrepreneurs.