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.
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Carlos Abadi is an active congregant and social action committee volunteer at Central Synagogue in New York City. He has also donated Holocaust artifacts to Duke University.
Veronica Atkins presides over her deceased husband’s foundation. Renamed The Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation, the organization added $40 million in assets from selling Atkins Nutritionals, his husband’s company, in 2003.
Donald Bren has sponsored reputed institutions looking to prevent diseases, innovate in the field of technology, and strive for environmental sustainability.
Eli Broad is the developer who created two Fortune 500 companies, SunAmerica and KB Homes. Broad is active in projects to revitalize downtown Los Angeles.
Warren Buffett serves as the Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. His net worth is ranked at #2, after that of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Andrew Carnegie was one of the first to state the precept that wealthy individuals had a moral obligation to give away their money.
James Clark philanthropic gifts were contributed to Stanford University where he was an electrical engineering professor.
Michael Dell and his wife Susan established the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. The foundation funds initiatives and programs that promote public health and community for children.
Richard Fields' involvement encompasses the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Good Shepherd Services. He also provides facilities for a 4H club and rodeo teams at his ranch.
Sidney Edward Frank extended his generosity to many other organizations including the American Heart Association, and the White Plains Hospital Center.
Bill Gates' tremendous wealth and generous philanthropy have garnered him praise and placed him in the elite of charitable givers.
William Goodwin cut his net worth in half to fund research on cancer. Through his Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research, Goodwin has also directed $88.5 million to several cancer facilities in the US.
Irwin Jacobs has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the field of education through generous donations and grants to several schools and organizations.
Naveen Jain has made generation donations to children's charities and medical services institutions as well as higher education.
Paul Jansen has been active in the nonprofit sector since 1992. As a consultant, he has worked with nonprofit organizations, foundations, colleges and universities, and public and private partnerships.
Kirk Kerkorian's philanthropic efforts focus mainly on Armenian causes. Most of this charitable work is executed by The Lincy Foundation, which he named after his two daughters.