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  2. Philanthropy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Some of the most prominent philanthropists in American history include George Peabody, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, and Bill Gates. Charitable giving in the US, 2009 [1] Statistics indicate the United States is the most generous country in the world over the decade until December 2019. [2] [3]

  3. List of philanthropists - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Almanac of American Philanthropy - Wikipedia

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    Charts and graphs with text explanations, depicting data and trends in philanthropy [15] [16] An analysis of which demographic and regional groups are America's more generous givers. [10] According to the Almanac, the wealthiest 1% of Americans make one-third of all charitable donations [11] An analysis of the U.S. tax treatment of charitable ...

  5. Michael Bloomberg tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list ...

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    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 ...

  6. World Giving Index - Wikipedia

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    In most countries surveyed, 1,000 questionnaires are completed by a representative sample of individuals living across the country. The coverage area is the entire country, including rural areas. The sampling frame represents the entire civilian, non-institutionalized, aged 15 and older population of the entire country.

  7. What makes Bill Gates so successful? 7 key habits ... - AOL

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    Using the examples of John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie (and the mentorship of Warren Buffett), Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, are among America's most generous philanthropists, focusing on ...

  8. The New Do's and Don'ts of Today's Philanthropists - AOL

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    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 ...

  9. List of countries by charitable donation as percentage of GDP

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    Rank Country Inflated GDP (USD2005, billions) Amount given (USD, billions) Charitable giving as a % of GDP 1 United States 17,936.0 258.5: 1.44 2 New Zealand 142.7 1.1