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Question:
Which celebrity/actor/singer do you think has contributed the most towards humanitarian causes?
charities, disease research, etc. over the past 50 years. and why
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Bill Gates, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, you ask why? because they are rich and can
Number of employees: approximately 348
Endowment: $33 billion**
Total grant commitments since inception: $13.35 billion
Total 2005 grant payments: $1.55 billionUnited Negro College Fund, Gates Millennium Scholars Program - $1 billion
The GAVI Alliance - $1.5 billion
Malaria Vaccine Initiative - $258 million
Save the Children, Saving Newborn Lives - $110 million
United Way of King County, Seattle, WA, - $55 million
Knowledgeworks Foundation - $20 million
National Council of Culture & Arts, Mexico Library Project - $11.7 million
Public Access Computing Hardware Upgrade Program, Multiple library systems - $5.3 million
* As of December 31, 2006
** Endowment includes $1.6 billion from the first installment of the gift from Warren Buffett recorded August 24, 2006.