Top Philanthropy Facts

Acts of kindness make us happier and healthier.

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In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.

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The United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.

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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.

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John F. Kennedy Gave His $100k/Yr Salary to Charity

John F. Kennedy rejected his presidential salary of $100,000 a year and donated it to charity instead.

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Shakira has been making music for more than 23 years, can play the guitar, drums, percussion, and harmonica, speaks 7 different languages, is the founder of a charity called Pies Descalzos, and is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.

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During the 1930’s depression, Australian businessman Sidney Myer provided Christmas dinner for 10,000 unemployed people, including a gift for every child.

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Angelina Bought Land in Cambodia and Stopped Poaching, Even Employing Former Poachers as Rangers

Angelina Jolie purchased 60,000 hectares of land in Cambodia that had active poachers and turned it into a wildlife reserve named after her son. Some of the former poachers were employed as rangers.

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