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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.