He established his own charity, the William H. Gates Foundation, that was directed towards education, world health, and helping the low-income communities that needed financial help (biography.com editors). His foundation focused on about 15 infectious diseases that, if able to help stop or diminish the disease, could substantially help these communities. He also went on to research why a person from a poor country was so much worse off than a person in a good condition country (Goodell, Jeff). He has donated $37 billion in his life and this number continues to grow as he continues to donate to the needy (Nikolov, Cris). Bill believes that the poor needs more help and that the government should worry more about these people than the issues of who should pay what amount of taxes and other such things (Goodell, Jeff).…
His Accomplishments… Tupac was the first rap artist to have two number 1 albums in a row on the Billboard's top 200 chart. As stated before, many people compare his fame to the Notorious B.I.G.'s fame, but the highest status on the album charts that Biggie ever achieved while alive was #13 on the top 200 albums chart, and #3 on the Rap and RnB charts. Tupac did all this before rap was as popular as it is today, in the dying days of grunge rock.…
He has his own organization called the Justin J. Watt Foundation. This foundation looks for opportunities to help middle schools that have little money for after-school athletics, or schools that have no after-school athletics at all. The goal for this foundation is to give an opportunity for kids to be themselves. The Justin J. Watt Foundation has donated over 1.2 million dollars to middle schools for athletic equipment. J.J Watt has made over 7 million dollars from endorsements.…
There were at least 1000 people who would say he was their mentor. And 2,000 people would say that he’s their role model. His family has created a Go Fund Me page to raise money for Orange County School AED program. The fund had raised more than $60,000 since being established on February 28,…
This fund supports the victims families that were lost on that day. It provides the scholarships to the children whose parents were lost on that day. Ralph Lauren donates a lot of his money to support all of his charities that he has created. Mr Lauren believes that it is more important to support a charity than to buy things that wont help anyone. While he supports his charities by giving them money he also does things for himself to make him happy.…
Michael Strahan: the Philanthropist Michael Strahan may be a football legend, however, he's also earned legend status when it comes to giving back to the community. Strahan has supported several charity groups, such as the American Cancer Society, American Foundation for AIDS Research, Keep a Child Alive, the New York Restoration Project, and countless other organizations. Michael has also created the Michael Strahan Foundation that helps underprivileged children in the greater New York metro area. 6. Michael Strahan: the Hand…
In 1999, Brooks created a charity, now named Teammates for Kids. The foundation has worked with more than 3 thousand professional athletes, in order to raise over 90 million dollars in cash, gifts-in-kind, and scholarships. All of these donations brought aid to children in North America and more than 60 countries worldwide (Ghosttunes). Brooks has also worked with Habitats for Humanity to build homes and help people who need these homes. Brooks said “One of the biggest misunderstanding about Habitat is that they give away homes for free.…
In document 9 it shows how generous he was with the money he makes. He gave a lot of money to many different places. The list of places he has donated to was Princeton University, TIAA, Dunfermline Trust, Homestead Relief Fund, Church organs, Carnegie Peace Endowment, Universities of Scotland, Teachers’ Pension Fund, Carnegie Institution, Free public libraries, and Carnegie Corporation. His total giving overall was…
Some of his major accomplishments are as follows: He distributes thousands of dollars in college scholarships to help deserving students continue their education. Has created programs to help raise money and personally deliver thousands of toys to children every Christmas with a massive toy give-away.…
On December 20, 2013 Andrew Luck donated to the Riley Hospital for Children. He donated funds and was a tutor for the Health School Program. Luck said “Helping support the Riley School Program is incredibly important to me because no child should ever have to be sidelined by his or her injury. ”(Andrew Luck Donates to the Riley Hospital for Children”) Off the field he is great, but on the field he has great character too.…
After he became the richest man in the world by selling his steel mills to J.P Morgan, he spent about 50 million dollars on education (more than billions of dollars in current value). He didn’t want kids growing up in poverty like he did. He built over 3,000 public libraries and gave money to many universities in need. He wanted to help those in need of education.…
Kanye West excels at creating masterpieces and pushing the envelope on what it means to be an artist whether it’s from music, fashion, movies etc. Kanye West should be on Time’s 100 Most Influential list because he has solidified his spot as one of the most influential artist in the 21 century. Webster defines artist as anyone that is skilled and practice any of the various creative arts. A great artist has the ability to create something a masterpiece from inspirations that is found in everyday life.…
James has demonstrated a philanthropic, charitable, and humanitarian mentality. James has a foundation called the Lebron James Family Foundation. The foundation's work is focused in his hometown, Akron, Ohio. The Lebron James Family Foundation spends about one million per year on programs to better the community. Some of his programs include provided adults with college resources, helping students learn how to code, and getting elementary schoolers interested in school (Mccarthy).…
Bill focuses on what he calls “catalytic philanthropy: investments in innovations that will improve life for the poorest” basically meaning he works to help those who are poor with no help from the government, just all on his own. The reason Bill Gates has made a big impact within the public health and social justice field is because of the Bill and Melinda…
She would give away things like money or houses or cars to each and every person in her talk show audience especially during the holidays. Even after her talk show has long ended, she has been persistent in doing philanthropic work. In 2012, she gave donated money to causes she strongly believed in like education by giving out college scholarships to Morehouse College and helping build a school in South Africa in…