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Introducing the elite club of the world's rich - 15 businessmen who have donated over $1 billion to charity.

On October 30, 2012, Walt Disney announced the purchase of Lucasfilms, a company founded by billionaire director George Lucas. For his life's work, Lucas will receive about $4.05 billion in cash and Disney stock. At the same time, after the closing of the deal, Lucas is going to donate most amount received for charity. Lucas is a longtime philanthropist. Back in 2010, he signed a contract with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge, promising to donate at least half of his fortune to this charitable foundation after his death.

Donated: $28 billion

Wealth: $66 billion

Gates has previously given money to Harvard computer research, libraries, an aerobatics school, and a charitable foundation in Seattle.

In 1999, he founded a family charitable foundation (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), donating $16 billion worth of Microsoft shares to it. Soon, thanks to the constant contributions of Gates and his friend Warren Buffett, the organization he created became the largest charitable foundation in the world. Among the main plans of the organization for the next 10 years: vaccination programs against malaria and meningitis, which will cost $ 10 billion. In America, the Gates Foundation invests in the education and training of teachers. In April 2012, Gates' wife Melinda announced that she was going to spend $1.1 billion to make contraceptives available worldwide.

Donated: $17.25 billion

Net worth: $46 billion

For years, Buffett insisted that he would give all his money to charity after his death, but not before.

However, acquaintance with Gates gave its “charitable” results: Buffett promised to invest more than $39 billion in the Gates Foundation over 20 years. Moreover, in 2010, together with Gates, he founded the Giving Pledge company, which encourages wealthy people in the United States to give away most of their wealth to charity.

Donated: $8.5 billion

Net worth: $19 billion

Since 1979, Soros has given out $8.5 billion for completely different needs: from a needle sterilization program in a California hospital, ending scientific research in Russia and Eastern Europe (by the way, Vladimir Putin claimed that the leadership of Georgia under Mikhail Saakashvili received a salary “from Soros”) and assistance to the gypsies. His latest initiative is $150 million to ensure transparency in governments around the world and $100 million to overcome social barriers for African Americans.

Donated: $5 billion

Wealth: $4.8 billion

The Intel co-founder donated $5 billion worth of shares in the company to the Gordon and Betty Moore family charitable foundation in 2000. The fund is engaged in investing in science, protection environment and education of nurses. The latest idea came from Moore's wife, Betty, who once suffered from an incorrect injection (the wrong drug was given) given to her by a nurse. Moore is also funding the construction of the world's largest telescope in Hawaii.

Donated: $4 billion

Wealth: $69 billion

The richest man in the world has publicly stated that he feels much more needed when he creates jobs than when he does charity work. However, he did donate $2 billion in 2006 and another $2 billion in 2010.

Most of this money went to education and health programs. Together with the Gates Foundation and the Spanish government, Slim has spent $150 million on nutrition and disease prevention in Central America.

Donated: $3.5 billion

Net worth: $6.3 billion

Broad, who made his fortune in the construction industry (Kaufman & Broad), Lately focused on charity. He tried to reform education by giving awards to the best teachers.

In 2010, he received planning permission for the new Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, which is scheduled to open in 2014.

In 2007, Broad gave $26 million to an art museum at the University of Michigan. In October 2012, Brod donated 19 paintings from his collection to him. The foundation he created also helps fund medical research. So, he gave more than half a billion dollars to Harvard and the University of Massachusetts for stem cell research.

Donated: $3.3 billion

Wealth: $10 billion

George Kaiser is an American businessman who inherited the Kaiser-Francis Oil Company from his father in 1969. In 1990, Keisner bought the Bank of Oklahoma, making him one of 400 the richest people in the world.

The fund he created (George Kaiser Family Foundation, GKFF), based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, invests in preschool education and medicine, building schools for the poor, giving grants for education and medical treatment. Every year GKFF allocates about $7.5 million for the needs of the poor: the purchase of food, clothing, treatment for drug addiction, etc.

Donated: $2.8 billion

Wealth: $25 billion

Bloomberg has invested in 850 different charities. He supports anti-smoking organizations, the National Gun Law Foundation, and the New York Institute of the Arts.

He also donated $200 million to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University.

In 2011, he donated $330 million to the Sierra Club, conservation, Alliance for the Arts and suicide prevention groups.

Donated: $2.1 billion

Wealth: $15.9 billion

The head of IT company Wipro, Azim Premji, founded the Azim Premji Charitable Foundation in 2001. The fund's initial investment was $125 million. In 2010, it transferred another $2 billion to help build public schools, train teachers, and improve the curriculum.

In 2011, the Azim Premji Normal University opened in India.

Donated: $2 billion

Net worth: $100 million

Founder investment company American Century Investments, James Stowers hasn't been in the 400 richest people since 2000, when he invested $1.2 billion of his own money in the Kansas City Medical Research Institute.

Since then, he and his wife Virginia have given the institute millions for genetic research aimed at treating cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

Donated: $1.65 billion

Wealth: $25.5 billion

A Hong Kong billionaire (No. 11 on the Forbes world list), who is now chairman of the board of directors of Cheung Kong Holdings, one of the largest Asian conglomerates, Lee founded his own charitable foundation in 1980. In 2005, he sold his stake in CIBC Bank and gave away $1 billion to charity. In 2006, Lee stated that a third of his wealth would go to charity overall. Over the years, his money has helped children's centers, churches. He also helped patients with hepatitis and bird flu. He financed the construction of a new building for the Medical University of California, which is named after him.

Donated: $1.5 billion

Net worth: $150 million

Sandler sold his loan company Golden West in 2006 before the crisis and received $ 26 billion for it. Since then, Sandler has given most of the money to charity.

One of Sandler's most famous creations is the investigative journalism group ProPublica. ProPublica has won the Pulitzer Prize twice, in 2010 and 2011. The Sandler family has also founded several rights and freedoms groups engaged in scientific research, especially in the field of diseases that affect people with low incomes.

Donated: $1.5 billion

Net worth: $2 billion

Businessman and founder of the American television channel CNN Ted Turner was perhaps the first media person to give $1 billion to charity. However, during the construction of his television empire, Turner campaigned for millionaires not to give away money while they were young and full of ideas and energy.

In 1998, he announced that he would donate $1 billion to the UN over the course of several years. to date, the amount of his annual contributions to this organization is $ 916 million.

Donated: $1.45 billion

Wealth: $15 billion

A $26 million gift to Washington State University by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2011 made Allen appear on this list. For one of the articles in Forbes magazine, he said that funding science has become a priority in his life.

Poll Alain is interested in neurology. He even created an entire institute for the study of the brain (Allen Institute for Brain Science), in which he invested about $ 500 million. He sent his first charitable $ 100 million to create a computer model of how genes work in the mouse brain. The next $100 million is for a similar model of the human brain. Now a team of scientists hired by Allen is working to isolate types of brain cells and understand how they develop.

Donated: $1.25 billion

Wealth: $5.5 billion

Together with four colleagues who came from IBM, Hopp founded a giant company software- SAP. In 1995, Hopp gave 70% of his shares to the non-profit organization he created, which is now one of the largest in Germany and Europe. Hopp's main focus is on youth sports, cancer research and the treatment of childhood diseases.

To help sick children, support sports organizations, as well as theaters and museums. This year, the fund spent about 13.75 billion rubles on the implementation of various projects. Funding sources are Usmanov's personal funds, as well as money allocated by companies controlled by him.

The Sistema Charitable Foundation was established in 2003 for the charitable activities of the corporation of the same name and its subsidiaries. The main areas of activity of the foundation include science, culture and art, sports and social development. Every year, the fund spends about three billion rubles to support more than 50 projects. Funds for the fund come from commercial organizations, as well as from individuals.

The Russian Assistance Fund (Rusfond) was established in 1996 publishing house"Kommersant" to support readers of the newspaper "Kommersant" who need help. The founder and head of Rusfond is journalist Lev Ambinder. In the first half of this year, the fund managed to raise almost 607 million rubles, for last year- more than 1.7 billion. Rusfond specializes in helping seriously ill children, promoting the development of civil society, and introducing high medical technologies. - Individuals and organizations.

The Volnoe Delo Foundation was founded Russian entrepreneur Oleg Deripaska in 1998. The Foundation is engaged in supporting projects in the field of science, education, culture, territorial development, healthcare and animal protection. In 2014, for fund projects. According to Expert magazine, the fund is financed from the personal funds of Oleg Deripaska and deductions from the Basic Element group of companies.

The Mikhail Prokhorov Charitable Foundation, which became the first charitable organization in Russia with a regional work strategy, was established by businessman Mikhail Prokhorov in 2004. — systemic support of culture in the Russian regions. For 10 years of work, the fund's budget has exceeded two billion rubles. There is no exact funding.

The Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation was established in 2010. The main activity of the foundation is the implementation of programs: "Older Generation", "Family and Children", "Sport", "Culture". For the first three years of operation, the fund's budget was $330.2 million. The main source of funding for the fund is the personal funds of the Timchenko Family

The Gift of Life Foundation was founded in 2006 by actresses Chulpan Khamatova and Dina Korzun. The scope of the fund is to help sick children. In 2015, the fund raised more than 326 million rubles. Funding sources are Russian, international and foreign organizations, individuals in Russia and abroad, as well as "stateless persons".

The Victoria Children's Charitable Foundation was founded in 2004 by Nikolai Tsvetkov, President of the Uralsib Corporation. The Foundation specializes in helping children left without parental care and who find themselves in difficult life situation. Expenses for charitable programs in 2013 amounted to more than 184 million rubles. There are no more recent data. According to the data for 2013, the sources of financing are also personal funds of Nikolai Tsvetkov, income from endowment, fundraising, funds of Uralsib Bank.

Review charities in Europe and USA

In this article, I would like to turn to various charitable organizations in Europe and the United States and briefly describe some of them.

1. Make a Wish Foundation International

http://worldwish. org/Wishes

Mission: Fulfill the wishes of children suffering from life-threatening diseases; to give hope, strength and joy to a seriously ill child.

The organization was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1980 and is now one of the leading international charities for children. In 1993, Make-A-Wish Foundation® International became an international organization. The organization currently serves children from 47 countries on five continents. Since 1980, thanks to the generosity of sponsors and the help of 30,000 volunteers, the organization has fulfilled over 270,000 wishes of seriously ill children from all over the world.

3 Ford Foundation

http://www. ford foundation. org/

The Ford Foundation is an international organization supporting outstanding leaders and organizations fighting for human rights, democratic change, educational opportunities and more.

4. Listen Charity

http://www. listencharity. org/

The purpose of this international charity is to convince the world community to listen to the rights and needs of children.

5. Charities Aid Foundation

www. cafonline. org

CAF is an international non-profit organization whose goal is to make philanthropy effective. The organization seeks to increase the volume of donations, is working to create favorable conditions for the development of charity, assists charitable organizations and those who support them.

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6. Action for Children

www. actionforchildren. org. UK

Action for Children is one of the UK's largest charities dedicated to caring for the weak and abused children, adoption, guardianship, return to school, special education and child support. The organization has been in existence since 1869, working in partnership with the Methodist Church for 140 years.

7. Rainbow Trust Children's Charity

www. rainbow trust. org. UK

The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity provides emotional and financial support to families with life-threatening or terminal children. we can cure, but we can help” - this is the motto of the organization.

8. Save the Children

www. save the children. org. UK

An international charity that helps children in distress as a result of disasters, natural disasters and wars in the United States and around the world (120 countries). The organization works in alliance with the local community, non-profits and other public organizations while remaining independent of religious beliefs and political views. Over 80 million children benefit from Save the Children's work each year.

9. Barnardo"s

www. barnardos. org. UK

Barnardo's is one of the leading charities for children in the UK. Its motto is "Believe in children!" Its goal is "Give children back their future!"

provides for the adoption or adoption of children, guardianship and support for orphans

helps children and adolescents to get rid of sexual exploitation

supports those children and adolescents who have to take care of sick family members

helps children living in poverty

Supports children of alcoholics and drug addicts

Supports child victims of violence

10. Varietythechildren"sCharity

www. variety of children. org

The work of the Variety the Children's Charity is dedicated to protecting and improving the health and well-being of children around the world. There are more than 43 branches in 13 countries around the world. Variety the Children's Charity offers financial support, services and education to children with special needs and organizations, who serve children with similar problems.

11. operationsmile

www. operationsmile. org

Operation Smile- international organization, which provides free surgery to correct cleft lip and other facial anomalies, as well as rehabilitation and speech education for children around the world. The organization was founded in 1982; works in 60 countries of the world. Thanks to this charitable organization, over 200,000 cleft lip surgeries have been performed free of charge in children and adolescents.

12. President" s Choice

www. presidentschoice. ca

President's Choice – a special program by one of Canada's largest retailers to promote the health and well-being of children across Canada. The program operates in the 4 largest provinces, allocating special grants for the organization of healthy school breakfasts and lunches (especially for children with physical disabilities). The organization is the main national sponsor of the "Breakfast for Study" program, because it believes that healthy nutrition for children and adolescents is necessary for the full absorption school material. In addition, the organization provides special financial sponsorship programs to provide specialized equipment for children with disabilities, as well as rehabilitation classes that allow children with disabilities to regain independence, dignity and freedom.

13. The Children's Society

www. childrens society. org. UK

The Children's Society includes more than 27 children's centers in the UK, works in partnership with 40 local authorities. The society was organized at the end of the 19th century in conjunction with the Anglican Church to help homeless and impoverished children.

The organization runs 77 programs around the country to help children and adolescents cope with difficulties. Everyday life, provides comprehensive support to children and families, including free legal assistance. Overall, more than 45,000 children were assisted.

14. children"sCancerCenter

www. childrenscancer center. org

Children's Cancer Center (CCC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help children suffering from cancer and malignant blood diseases. The organization provides educational and financial assistance and the emotional support needed to cope with life-threatening illnesses in children. 25 programs have been developed, assistance is provided to 830 families (at the same time, assistance is provided not only to children, but to the whole family). While other organizations are looking for ways to find a cure, CCC is committed to helping families get through this painful and tragic time day by day.

15. Local Independent Charities of America

http://www. lic. org

Local Independent Charities of America is a federation of over 700 local, non-profit charities that help children, the poor, the disabled, the elderly, the homeless, and more in local communities.

Many businessmen and millionaires are trying to bring good to this world by organizing all kinds of charitable foundations and organizations. An interesting fact is that not only businessmen can be called charitable activities and philanthropists, but also many artists, actors and singers who generously share their earned money, and also try to open their own funds, for example, the American singer Beyoncé supports women who have undergone violence, or Angelina Jolie, Kylie Minogue and others.

It is worth noting that the stars themselves do not carry out the implementation of the fund's charitable projects, they are supported by specialists and simple people, you can read more on the official portals of the funds.

Until recently, world statistics showed that the largest charitable organizations in the world were concentrated in the United States of America, according to 2013, the total amount allocated by American funds could reach thirty billion US dollars. But that was before it was opened European Center Foundation, in which about four hundred huge charitable foundations from all over Europe are now concentrated.

Established in 1953 by tycoon Howard Hughes, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Foundation has now reached a budget of over $19 billion, with most of the funds channeled into areas such as molecular biology, immunology, and genetics.

In 1936, another charitable organization called the Ford Foundation was founded, its founder was the son of the legendary Henry Ford, Edsel Ford. The value of the organization's assets is equal to eleven billion US dollars. The modern foundation no longer belongs to the famous family, and even has nothing to do with the company of the same name, the organization fights serious diseases such as AIDS, finances educational programs, helps in the economic reform of developing countries around the world.

If we talk about celebrities and their philanthropy, Angelina Jolie, who decided to devote herself to philanthropy in 2001, should be highlighted. This year, she saw how poor the citizens of Cambodia live, so she decided to travel to third world countries. After that, she adopted Maddox, and brought the child from Cambodia to the United States of America. Now there are several funds of the actress that are helping children in this country, in addition, they work with people who have become victims of man-made disasters.

Famous people from Russia try to keep up with their Western counterparts, for example, the famous model Natalia Vodianova. She created a foundation called Naked Heart, which helps build playgrounds for kids in Russia.

Many Russian Internet users have a desire to engage in charitable activities and create thematic sites that can send money to citizens in need financial support. Philanthropists who once began to provide such assistance, put this activity on the first step, which plays a more important role in their lives than anything else.

What is charity?

Charity in Russia is a fairly common activity among financially wealthy citizens. It implies assistance (gratuitous/preferential conditions) to persons in need of it. Each benefactor has the right to independently choose the type, time, place and type of the beneficence itself.

The regulation of charitable activities is entrusted to Federal Law No. 135 of 08/11/1995, as well as Art. 39 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Civil Code.

Financially wealthy citizens who want to permanent basis provide financial assistance, create organizations to attract funds from the outside. Thus, the founder of the Give Life Foundation is the famous actress Chulpan Khamatova.

Speaking about how many charitable foundations there are in Russia, it should be noted that the information can only be approximate.

According to 2017 data and according to information from Rosstat, more than 9.6 thousand foundations and 1.7 thousand organizations engaged in charitable activities operated in Russia.

Funds to help people in need

The main fear of a potential donor of finances to a charitable organization in Russia is considered to be interaction with scammers. In order to avoid meeting with adventurers, you should choose an organization that is open and "transparent", having an excellent reputation.

Funds to help citizens in need of money, as a rule, make publicly available reports on costs (salary to employees, rent, etc.), which should not exceed 1/4 of total amount funds from philanthropists. All data about organizations are located on the website of the Ministry of Justice and have open access.

Large charitable organizations of the Russian Federation will never collect funds in the subway, at a stop, underpass, or on the street.

Selection Money includes the following directions:

1. Financial or other assistance to citizens in need of support (children, the elderly, etc.) due to illness or situations that led to a difficult financial situation.
2. Support for talented children and organizations involved in scientific activity, which can lead to a breakthrough in socially significant areas through the allocation of grants.

The transfer of funds to charitable organizations is carried out by:

• volunteers (commercial firms and individuals);
• local administration / federal authorities (subsidies, subsidies, etc.);
• external organizations (targeted funding and grants);
• legitimate commercial activity and its results;
• dividends (deposit accounts, securities etc.).

The transfer of finance to a needy citizen is carried out through a personal meeting (cash), transfer to Bank details or on account medical institution providing treatment.

Charitable foundations to help children in Russia

The largest charitable foundations in Russia dealing with children's problems:

• "Ray of Childhood" was created for material, socio-psychological assistance to orphans who ended up in an orphanage without parental care. Age category of wards - from 1 month to 4 years;
• "Adeli" transfers finances for the treatment of children with an established diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Provides information about treatment and rehabilitation methods, psychological support for relatives, training in rehabilitation activities at home, etc.;
• "Luchik" helps children who find themselves in difficult living conditions or have limited health opportunities;
• The Light Foundation provides support to children with disabilities;
• "Revival". The action of the interregional organization is based on helping children suffering from rheumatic diseases;
• "Baby ". Treatment and rehabilitation of children with cancer;
• "The world of childhood ". Intellectual, physical, mental and social rehabilitation, adaptation of children, improvement of their standard of living;
• "Tide". Assistance to children with serious illnesses, as well as large families;
• "Help the child.ru". Providing assistance to children with various serious illnesses;
• "Thank you ". Support for children with diseases of the nervous system. Payment for treatment and rehabilitation, purchase of medicines, devices, consultations, etc.

Adult Charities

Often individual adult citizens or entire families need financial support. Therefore, in Russia there are charitable aid funds that help adults in difficult situations and the homeless.

• ORBI. Treatment and rehabilitation of citizens who have had a stroke. Propaganda healthy lifestyle life, stroke prevention;
• "In the name of life". Providing assistance to people suffering from cystic fibrosis (qualified treatment, lifelong therapy, etc.);
• "Alive" - ​​the fund (located in Moscow) carries out charitable assistance adults (from the age of majority to 60 years) with serious illnesses;
• Larion. Support for single mothers and people with disabilities;
• "Doctor Lisa's Fair Help". Support for citizens with serious or fatal diseases, retirement age and people with disabilities without a place to live;
• Gulfstream. Support for children, adolescents and adults with diseases associated with the musculoskeletal system, central nervous system, cerebral palsy and the circulatory system;
• "Help.Org". Assistance to homeless people without citizenship and people with serious illnesses;
• "Nika ". Rehabilitation of drug addicts and people in difficult life circumstances;
• "Blessing". Restoration of personality, acquisition of the meaning of life, psychological assistance;
• "Right choice ". Support for people with alcohol or drug addiction. Rehabilitation, addiction prevention.

How to get help from a charitable foundation?

To apply and get help, follow the instructions:

1. Make sure that the necessary support is in line with the direction of the chosen fund.
2. Familiarize yourself with the terms of assistance of the selected organization and their compliance regulations RF.
3. Apply for assistance using standard form on the Foundation's website, with a detailed description of the current situation and attaching the necessary documents.
4. Interact with the foundation when collecting the necessary finances (posting, attracting attention, etc.).
5. Choose the method of transferring funds and receive material support.

Charitable foundations reserve the right to refuse citizens applying for help. This usually happens when the current conditions of the organization do not comply or the documentary support is insufficient.

Video: How to get help from a charitable foundation.

Charity websites from rich people

In addition to assistance from foundations, there is an opportunity to receive support from wealthy people who create personal charity sites. Such gratuitous assistance is in the nature of sponsorship.

To search for charitable sites that can send money, you should use the Internet and the search bar of your browser.

To date, charity from rich people has tightly entered our lives. Here are examples of the most famous wealthy citizens who are ready to provide material or other support to the needy segments of the population:

1. Bill and Melinda Gates. Financial assistance to the poor throughout the world and the transfer of funds for the treatment of various diseases.
2. Wood Johnson. The activities of the private foundation are focused on health care and treatment.
3. Howard Hughes. The scientist created an institute that provides an opportunity to study issues related to fundamental science.

How to raise money for charity on the Internet?

Charity involves the collection of money that will be used to meet the vital needs of the needy.

A person who collects money and donations on the Internet, which will go to charity, must follow the following instructions:

1. Find out the rules and regulations regarding fundraising that apply in your region of residence. certain kind charity is regulated by law. In addition, some philanthropists are required to pay taxes on the funds received.
2. Study the actions of successful philanthropists. This will help to achieve the desired result and collect finances in a short time.
3. Find people who can help spread the word about fundraising.
4. Place an announcement about the start of the collection, providing for public viewing Required documents and details (bank account or account of a medical institution).

You can post ads on various thematic forums, in groups on social networks, on Internet bulletin boards, or create your own website on Tilda.

As a conclusion

To ask financial assistance You can use the form on our website. Remember that philanthropists help, as a rule, citizens who are not shy and describe the current situation in as much detail as possible. Perhaps it is your cry for help that will be read by a wealthy person who wants to help someone in need.

In addition, we draw the attention of sympathetic persons who can send certain funds to the account of a desperate person.

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