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American Anti-Vivisection Society, 1869 - Caroline Earle White, Women's Humane Society Founder, American Anti-Vivisection Society, between 1856-1916

Caroline White saw from an early age how badly drivers treated their horses, and was inspired to do something about it into adulthood. After helping…

Tags: Animal Rights, Animals, Anti-Vivisection, Caroline Earle White, Women

Beck Archives, Special Collections, Penrose Library and CJS, University of Denver, 1887 - Frances Wisebart Jacobs, "Mother of Charities", University of Denver, Unknown

Frances Wisebart Jacobs more than earned her nickname as the “Mother of Charities” as she founded and aided many charities throughout her lifetime.…

Tags: Charity, Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Jewish., Mother of Charities, Philanthropy, Women

ABC Television, Alan King, Comedian and Philanthropist, ABC Television, Aug, 25, 1966

Alan King was always looking for a laugh, and used his money to put smiles on other’s faces when they needed it most. Owing to his Jewish roots, he…

Tags: Alan King, Comedy, Jewish., Philanthropy

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

Collaborative, Community Engagement through the Arts, Rutgers University, 2011

The Worlds Ahead Mural Project was an initiative of the Florida International University Art & Art History Department, the Miami Moving the Lives…

Tags: Art, Artwork, Florida, Mural, Philanthropy

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

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

Business Journals, Dr. Emil Kakkis, American Geneticist, Business Journals, Unknown

Dr. Emil Kakkis is an American geneticist who works to fight against rare diseases and disorders. In 2009, Emil Kakkis created the Kakkis EveryLife…

Tags: Biotech, Diseases, Emil Kakkis, Genetics

Milbank Memorial Fund, Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, Public Health Activist, Milbank Memorial Fund, Before 1921

While Elizabeth Anderson was living in New York, she noted the deplorable conditions around the state and sought to improve them with her and her…

Tags: Education, Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, Mental Health, PTSD, Public Schools, Women

Unknown, George Thorndike Angell, Founder of American Humane Education Society, Unknown, Before 1910

In 1866, George Angell was attending a horse race when he saw two horses being run to death. In that moment, he resolved to use his skills as a lawyer…

Tags: Animal Rights, Animals, George Thorndike Angell, Humane Education Society, Philanthropy