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US Aid, US AID - From the American People

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US Aid, US AID - From the American People, US AID, None

"There is no escaping our obligations: our moral obligations as a wise leader and good neighbor in the interdependent community of free nations – our…

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Théodore Chassériau, Milestones in Philanthropy - Alexis de Tocqueville

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Théodore Chassériau, Milestones in Philanthropy - Alexis de Tocqueville, Théodore Chassériau, 1950

"I am not so much alarmed at the excessive liberty which reigns... as at the inadequate securities which one finds there against tyranny."Alexis de…

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Collaborative, Community Engagement through the Arts

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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…

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Laura Carter Holloway, Philanthropist - Judah Touro 1775-1854

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Laura Carter Holloway, Philanthropist - Judah Touro 1775-1854, Laura Carter Holloway, 1884

Though Judah Touro often wished to remain anonymous when he made his donations, it wasn’t an easily kept secret, and he soon became known throughout…

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American Museum of Natural History, Morris Ketchum Jesup, Founder of Nonprofit Organizations

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American Museum of Natural History, Morris Ketchum Jesup, Founder of Nonprofit Organizations, American Museum of Natural History, Unknown

A black and white photograph of Morris Ketchum Jesup, a banker, philanthropist, and president of the American Museum of Natural History.

Whether…

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Pacific Monthly, Simon Guggenheim, Philanthropist

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Pacific Monthly, Simon Guggenheim, Philanthropist, Pacific Monthly, 1908

For every celebration and tragedy Simon Guggenheim and his family went through, he used his wealth to benefit the world as a result. When he was…

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Bain News Service, Mrs. Kate Wallert Barrett, Co-Founder National Crittention Mission

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Bain News Service, Mrs. Kate Wallert Barrett, Co-Founder National Crittention Mission, Library of Congress, Unknown

Kate Barett understood that in order to achieve her goals, she’d need to be taken seriously, which is why she pursued a medical degree in order to the…

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None, Zachary Fisher, Founder Fisher House Foundation

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None, Zachary Fisher, Founder Fisher House Foundation, Fisher House, None

Zachary Fisher couldn’t join the army when he was younger due to a leg injury, but was determined to support them in any way he could throughout the…

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Joas Santarita, Gregory Carr at VOA, Founder Gregory C. Carr Foundation

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Joas Santarita, Gregory Carr at VOA, Founder Gregory C. Carr Foundation, ParkTalk, Unknown

After retiring from his internet and phone businesses in 1998, Gregory Carr dedicated the rest of his life to philanthropy and charity. The year…

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

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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…

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