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.
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, and made his fortune in the US steel and railroad industries. He was one of the first to state the precept that wealthy individuals had a moral obligation to give away their money.
- Carnegie was passionate about education. His wealth was used to fund numerous libraries, schools, and universities internationally. In 1881, Carnegie spent over $56 million to establish free public libraries.
- Carnegie started Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, and the name later changed to Carnegie Mellon University. By the end of his life, Carnegie had given $350 million, and left $125 million with the Carnegie Corporation to continue giving to society.