Highlighted Philanthropists
Veronica Atkins
Atkins is one of the top fifty most generous philanthropists. Newsweek also proclaimed her part of the “All-Star Team" in philanthropy.
Naveen Jain
Jain has been named one of the Top 20 Entrepreneurs by Red Herring, recognized for winning the Albert Einstein Technology Medal Winner, and received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2007.
George Soros
The Soros Foundations are an international network of local, Soros-founded foundations promoting sociopolitical activities.
Kenneth Langone
In 1978, he partnered with Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank to found Home Depot, which today is one of the largest and most successful chains in the home improvement industry. He has contributed almost $150 million dollars to various charities.
Naveen Jain
As the founder and CEO of Intelius, Naveen Jain has been recognized numerous times as a visionary entrepreneur and successful businessman. Naveen Jain graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1979 and worked for Microsoft Corporation for a number of years as a senior executive. He founded Intelius in 2003. Since striking out on his own, Naveen Jain has been named one of the Top 20 Entrepreneurs by Red Herring, recognized for winning the Albert Einstein Technology Medal Winner, and received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2007. Naveen Jain has also participated as a keynote speaker and panelist at a number of business conventions. He is currently a board member for TIE and Intelius. Naveen Jain contributes to a number of philanthropies and nonprofit organizations relating to education, children, and solving hunger.
- Some of the charities Naveen Jain has contributed to include organizations dedicated to helping children in the community, such as the Bellevue Boys and Girls Club, Hopelink, Kindering Care, Treehouse, Peps, and Cry-Child Relief
- Naveen Jain also supports philanthropic organizations that benefit the Indian and South Asian community through education, research, spreading cultural awareness, and a variety of social needs. Naveen Jain's contributions include donations to Indian American Education Foundation, Chaya, the National Bureau of Asian Research, the Vedic Cultural Center, ASHA, and SMVA Trust.
- In addition, Naveen Jain has also donated to medical facilities, research institutions and community programs such as United Way, Children's Hospital, Overlake Service League, and IAFF Firefighters.
- Finally, Naveen Jain has made contributions to education and the arts, including donations to University Prep, University of Washington, and the Seattle Art Museum.