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Samuel D. Ehrhart, Peter Cooper's Generous Example, Library of Congress, 1902

"If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble." - Bob Hope Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883)…

Tags: Education, Locomotive, Peter Cooper, Philanthropy, Science, Steam

United Way, United Way Partnership with the NFL, United Way, Various

"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have." - Leonard Nimoy In 1887, a Denver woman, a priest, two ministers and a rabbi recognized…

Tags: Charity, NFL, Philanthropy, Public Service, United Way

Habitat for Humanity, Jimmy Carter, Habitat for Humanity Supporter, Habitat for Humanity, Unknown

"Habitat has opened up unprecedented opportunities for me to cross the chasm that separates those of us who are free, safe, financially secure, well…

Tags: Habitat for Humanity, Housing, Jimmy Carter, Philanthropy, Religion

Gage Skidmore, David Koch, Cancer Research Foundation, Gage Skidmore, August 21 2015

David Koch has earned his spot on The Chronicle of Philanthropy's top fifties list by putting his millions into medical research, the arts, and…

Tags: Cancer, Corporate, David Koch, Education, Philanthropy

Library of Congress, Katherine McCormick, Woman Activist, Library of Congress, 22 April 1913

When her husband passed away, Katherine McCormick became the heir to a vast fortune, and knew right away she wanted to use it to help women. After…

Tags: Contraceptives, Katherine McCormick, Philanthropy, Planned Parenthood, Women

UN Photographs Collection, Dominique De Menil, Artwork Collector, University of Houston, Between 1948-2000

Dominique de Menil and her husband collected many pieces of artwork throughout their lives, and managed to put this collection to use in helping…

Tags: Artwork, Civil Rights, Dominique de Menil, Human Rights, MLK, Philanthropy, Women

University of Houston, John J. Moores, Activist and Philanthropist, University of Houston, 1991-1994

John Moores has helped his team hit balls out of the park, and has also done his own home runs when it comes to helping others. When he contributed…

Tags: Blindness, Education, John Moores, LGBT Rights, Philanthropy

Joi Ito, Pierre Omidyar, Ebay Creator, Joi Ito, 15 May 2007

Where others might stop after achieving amazing success, Pierre Omidyar continued to work to help others improve their lives as well. As one of the…

Tags: Change, eBay, Philanthropy, Pierre Omidyar

Zur Erinnerung an Anna Ottendorder, Anna Behr Uhl Ottendorfer, German Philanthropist, Zur Erinnerung an Anna Ottendorder, 1884

Anna Ottendorfer helped flourish the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung, a newspaper for German-language citizens of the United States. It achieved mass…

Tags: Germany, Ottendorfer, Philanthropy, Women

Unknown, Henry Phipps, Member Carnegie Steel Company, Unknown, 1913

Henry Phipps, Jr. was a member of the original Carnegie Steel Company, and so found himself very wealthy and very able to help others. He bought huge…

Tags: Henry Phipps, Housing, Medicine, Philanthropy, Steel