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Why billionaire philanthropy might not be as generous as you think

YoopyaOct 28, 2024October 28, 20240

Walmart heiress Alice Walton is one of the richest people in the world and a celebrated philanthropist, whose lifetime giving total recently hit an estimated

Ratan Tata: a compassionate industrialist who cared about employees and citizens as well as profit

YoopyaOct 12, 2024October 12, 20240

Ratan Tata, who has died at the age of 86, was a giant of global industry, whose interests included cars, steel, hotels, travel and tea. But he

Warren Buffett, James Simons and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors of 2023

YoopyaJan 2, 2024January 2, 20240

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled more than $3.5 billion in 2023. Four universities received big

Philanthropy: Biggest tech donors in 2013

YoopyaMay 30, 2014June 8, 20230

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician, topped the list of the most generous American philanthropists in 2013 with a donation

Top 10 gifts of 2013 show rebound in philanthropy

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — Philanthropy made a comeback in large donations in 2013 with the nation’s wealthiest donors giving more than $3.4 billion to charity, according