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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.
Steve Shirley – IT entrepreneur, autism venture philanthropist, founding funder Oxford Internet Institute, UK National Ambassador for Philanthropy 2009/10; Sir Cliff Richard – one of the vice-presidents of Tearfund, a British religious, relief and development agency; Sir David Robinson – founder of the Robinson Charitable Trust and ...
Pages in category "American philanthropists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,386 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
Behind the surprising move that will direct Warren Buffett’s $140 billion fortune into a charitable trust to be administered by his three children—with none of it going to the Gates Foundation.
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.
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]
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:21st-century African-American philanthropists and Category:21st-century Native American philanthropists and Category:21st-century American women philanthropists The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.