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Alexander Crutchfield

He is among the youngest recipients ever of the City of Hope National Medical Center-an NCI-designated Cancer Center Spirit of Life Award, the highest philanthropic honor bestowed by the cancer research and treatment facility which recognizes outstanding business and philanthropic leadership.

Alfonso de Angoitia

Alfonso de Angoitia is a regular annual attendee of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference media summit in Idaho, an annual conference hosted by private investment firm Allen & Company which typically features business, political, philanthropic and cultural heavyweights.

Alfred Rowland Chetham-Strode

In 1873 Chetham-Strode resigned the duties of Resident Magistrate in Dunedin, and in 1882 he returned to England, and settled at Norwood, where he engaged in philanthropic works.

Arthur Tappan

Throughout their careers, the Tappans devoted time and money to philanthropic causes as diverse as temperance, the abolition of slavery, and the establishment of theological seminaries and educational institutions, such as Oberlin and Kenyon colleges in Ohio.

Boisfeuillet Jones

Boisfeuillet Jones (c.1913 – 2001) was an American educator and president of several philanthropic organizations in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Bruno's

The crash caused a large outpouring of grief among the Birmingham metropolitan community due to the family and the company's well-known philanthropic contributions.

Bujo

Founded in 2011, the brand focuses on philanthropic ventures, sending funds to non-profit organizations including but not limited to the National MS Society and the American Diabetes Association.

Carl Schramm

Carl J. Schramm is an American economist, entrepreneur, and former President and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation.

Carrillo Gantner

In 2007 Carrillo was named Victorian of the Year in recognition of his cultural and philanthropic service to Victoria.

Charles Reizenstein Company

The Reizenstein family business was used as a means for philanthropic work in Allegheny and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

DB Realty

DB Realty supports NGOs through philanthropic initiatives, including most recently, benefit presentations of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, Dinner with Friends.

Douglas Myers

He is now semi-retired, living in London, though he retains business and philanthropic interests, including a stake in Cameron O'Reilly's private-equity group Bayard Capital and regularly donating to the Myers Scholarship.

Eduardo Elsztain

Elsztain is an annual conferee at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and is active in Jewish philanthropic causes as the prime Argentine supporter and fundraiser for the World Jewish Congress (WJC), for Taglit-birthright Israel, and as the President of Chabad Argentina.

Epsilon Sigma Alpha

As the care and expenses of handicapped children are a current ESA priority, the international Philanthropic Projects of Epsilon Sigma Alpha are St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Easter Seal Society.

Evaz

Due to lack of financial resources and support in the region, several philanthropic families have privately provided financial aid for 'Payame Noor University' in an effort to create opportunities for residents.

Funaadu

Faisal Naseem: Former Member of Parliament for Fuvahmulah (Gnaviyani Atoll) and founder of Faisal Foundation, which is famous for its social work, philanthropic contributions and donations for the development of Fuvahmulah.

Hays Mountains

Mount Astor, a prominent peak in the range, was named by Byrd for Vincent Astor, of the Astor family, for his philanthropic contributions to the 1929 expedition.

Hippocrates Centre

It was founded with the support of Tony Hawks, the British writer and comedian, author of the best-seller "Playing the Moldovans at Tennis" and the support of the British philanthropic organization ChildAid.

Honourable and Loyal Society of Antient Britons

The Honourable and Loyal Society of Antient Britons was a London-based Welsh social, cultural, and philanthropic society, which was in existence from 1715 until the end of the 18th century.

J. Barry Griswell

He has been inducted into the Iowa Business Hall of Fame, is a recipient of the United Way of Central Iowa Alexis de Tocqueville Society award, a 2004 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, a 2004 recipient of the Central Iowa Philanthropic Award for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser, and a 2006 recipient of the Business Committee for the Arts Leadership Award as well as a 2008 recipient of the American for the Arts Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award.

Jack Giarraputo

His philanthropic endeavors include contributions and collaborations with Paralyzed Veterans of America, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Make a Wish Foundation and Wounded Warriors, among others.

Jairos Jiri Association

A philanthropic organisation set up in 1950 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe) to support and train disadvantaged people.

Jen-Hsun Huang

Huang was the recipient in 2007 of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation's Pioneer Business Leader Award for his work in both the corporate and philanthropic worlds.

John Bryn Edwards

As the owner of a major metalworking concern known as the Duffryn Steel and Tinplate Works, he had the resources to fund a number of philanthropic and charitable endeavours for which he was recognised in the 1921 King's Birthday Honours by being created, at the unusually young age of 32, a Baronet with Hendrefoilan House and family estate in the Sketty community, near Swansea, serving as the territorial designation.

John J. Sie

The Foundation supports philanthropic endeavors throughout the global community, with emphasis on Down syndrome, education, media, business, and technology.

John T. Ford

He was president of the Union Railroad Company, member of the Board of Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, vice president of the West Baltimore Improvement Association, and trustee of numerous philanthropic institutions.

JUF

Jewish United Fund, the central philanthropic address of Chicago's Jewish community and one of the largest not-for-profit social welfare institutions in Illinois

Kevork Hovnanian

Hovnanian left a number of philanthropic contributions during his life, especially in support of New Jersey, Armenia and the Armenian diaspora.

Latha Rajinikanth

In 1991, Latha founded The Ashram, a philanthropic school for young children based in Velachery, Chennai, which she currently heads.

Lesiëm

The single "Caritas" (featuring Maggie Reilly and Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin) was presented in December 2002 on the philanthropic TV-show of José Carreras Carreras Gala.

March of Remembrance and Hope

The major funder of the Canadian program is the Azrieli Foundation, founded by Canadian Holocaust survivor, David Azrieli, which is a Canadian philanthropic organization that supports a wide range of initiatives and programs, among which include Holocaust commemoration and education.

Marguerite Casey Foundation

Casey Family Grants Program was renamed Marguerite Casey Foundation in 2003 to honor the sister of Jim Casey, founder of UPS and benefactor of several philanthropic foundations, including Annie E. Casey Foundation and Casey Family Programs.

Nathaniel L. Goldstein

Throughout his public life, he was a leading voice in philanthropic endeavors through his participation in United Jewish Appeal, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel bond organization, Willkie Memorial of Freedom House, Pace University and New York Law School.

Nob Hill Gazette

The Nob Hill Gazette is devoted to covering the lifestyles of the socially prominent, affluent, educated, philanthropic and community-minded Bay Area residents.

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

In 1988, when the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra was disbanded, Joel Alan Levine (born 1948) spearheaded the founding of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic with the help of individuals, corporations, and philanthropic institutions — culturally-minded civic leaders, the newly incorporated Oklahoma City Orchestra League, Inc., and grants from five major Oklahoma corporations (Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Oklahoma Publishing Company, Southwestern Bell, Kerr McGee, and First Interstate Bank).

Parbati Sankar Roy Choudhury

Parbati Sankar Roy Choudhury, (c. 1850-1918) was the zamindar of Teota (now in Manikganj District, Bangladesh) and a philanthropic landholder.

Patty Larkin

She has also been honored by Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino with “Patty Larkin Appreciation Day” for her career in music and philanthropic contributions.

Randhir Prasad

In Giridih Randhir Prasad was seen as a Robin Hood-like figure, known for his philanthropic actions towards the local community.

Sam Zemurray

He and his family made generous donations to Tulane University, the Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School, and to other philanthropic ventures, including the Zionist movement through his personal acquaintance, beginning in the 1920s, with Chaim Weizmann.

Samer Raimouny

Born in Damascus to philanthropic Jordanian Noblesse oblige, his father, an industrialist and a now retired-Senator for Jerash Governorate in northern Jordan, his mother is an English Literature teacher from the city of as-Salt.

Schowalter Foundation

The Schowalter Foundation is a Kansas-based Mennonite philanthropic foundation formed in 1954 from the estate of Jacob A. Schowalter of Newton, Kansas.

Shaftesbury Park Estate

At the same time as the conception of the estate, the social reformer and peer, The Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, was pushing legislation through parliament to improve the living and employment conditions of working people and sponsoring philanthropic efforts to provide schooling for their children.

Sidney Myer

The most famous philanthropic funding was for the construction of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in the Kings Domain, Melbourne in 1958, which is named in his honour.

Theodore W. Kheel

He was also widely involved with such philanthropic organizations as the Gandhi Society for Human Rights, and in the civil rights movement in the 50s and 60s where he served as Executive Director of the National Urban League during the term of NUL President Lester Granger.

Town and country planning in the United Kingdom

These concerns were expressed through the work of thinkers such as Ebenezer Howard and the philanthropic actions of industrialists such as the Lever Brothers and the Cadbury family, and architects such as Raymond Unwin, PRIBA, and Patrick Abercrombie.

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

On May 24, 2007, The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities announced a $100,000 grant from The Dominion Foundation for Encyclopedia Virginia (part of the Dominion Foundation which is the philanthropic arm of Dominion, a power and energy company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, USA).

Zachary Fisher

Zachary Fisher (September 26, 1910 - June 4, 1999) was a prominent Jewish American philanthropist in the New York real estate community and a major philanthropic benefactor for the men and women in the United States Armed Forces and their families, as well as numerous other not-for-profit organizations.


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