Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is most well known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, but she also has many other media holdings, including a book club, magazines, and multimedia website. She is the first African American woman to make the Forbes list of billionaires.

• Through her Angel Network, Oprah Winfrey has raised $50 million for Third World schools, $10 million for Katrina relief and $1 million for tsunami aid. Because Winfrey personally covers the administrative costs, 100% of funds raised for the Angel Network goes to charity programs.
• Winfrey also initiated a campaign for a national database for convicted child abusers. This campaign was motivated by her experiences of child abuse.

Related posts:

1. Sumner Redstone After serving as the first National Association of Theatre Owners’...
2. Dr. Laura Schlessinger has donated money and sponsored fund-raising events that have contributed...
3. Paul Jansen has been active in the nonprofit sector since 1992. As...
4. Cheryl Saban is the Chairman of the Saban Family Foundation that has...



2 Responses to “Oprah Winfrey”

1. Niles K. Dodd says:

   February 6, 2010 at 2:02 am

   I have what I believe to be a very sound idea. How do I contact Oprah Winfrey or any of the other philanthropists concerning a review of my ideas?
2. Editor says:

   February 10, 2010 at 6:08 pm

   Thanks for your question, Niles. Your best bet is to contact Oprah’s foundation, The Angel Network: http://oprahsangelnetwork.org/.