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Oxfam, Theodore Richard “Dick” Milford (1895 – 1987), Oxfam, 1942

Dick Milford was a clergyman, educator, and philanthropist in England during the first half of the 20th century who is best known for his role in the…

Tags: Aid, Charity, Dick Milford, NGO, Oxfam, Philanthropy, Religion, WWII

Celebrity Net Worth, Sanela Diana Jenkins, Bosnian Entrepreneur & Philanthropist, Celebrity Net Worth, None

From Wikipedia: Sanela Diana Jenkins is a Bosnian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She currently resides in California. Jenkins fled her home country…

Tags: Bosnian-American., Entrepreneur, Haiti, Human Rights, Medical Care, Philanthropy

The Straus Historical Society, Nathan Straus (1848-1931), The Straus Historical Society, Circa 1920s

When we think of public service and the Straus family, we usually think of Oscar S. Straus (1850-1926). A few of his positions include Minister to…

Tags: Commissioner, Democrat, Foresty Board, Health, Nathan Straus, NYC, Philanthropy, Straus Family

The Straus Historical Society, Nathan Straus: Loving Cup, The Straus Historical Society, Unknown

From the New York Times, August 6th, 1911 “Honor for Nathan Straus – Six Hundred Guests Give Him a Loving Cup at Hotel Kaaterskill. Six hundred…

Tags: Celebration, Honor, Loving Cup, Nathan Straus, Philanthropy, Straus Family

Straus Historical Society, Sarah Lavanburg Straus: Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls, Straus Historical Society, Circa 1889

In 1887, when Oscar S. Straus (1850-1926) was minister to Constantinople, he and his wife Sarah Lavanburg Straus (1861-1945) became friendly with…

Tags: Clara, Education, Immigration, Philanthropy, Sarah Lavanburg Straus, School, Working Girls

Council on Foundations, Council on Foundations, COF, 1949

The focus of the Council on Foundations is to create an organized pathway for foundations to take advantage of the unique confluence of opportunities…

Tags: Agencies, Council on Foundations, Foundations, Philanthropy, Policy, United States

Library of Congress Catalog No. 2003690078, Bernard M. Baruch 1870 - 1965, U.S. Financier, Stock-market Speculator, Statesman & Political Consultant, Library of Congress, 1961

Bernard Mannes Baruch was a U.S. financier, stock-market speculator, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, Baruch…

Tags: Bernard M. Baruch, FDR, Financier, New York, Philanthropy, Speculator, Wall Street, Wilson

Historic Houston Photographs, Carnegie Library, Historic Houston Photographs, 1904

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. Andrew…

Tags: African-Americans, Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Library, Houston, Philanthropy, Public Libraries

Smithsonian Institution, Andrew Carnegie, Smithsonian Institution, 1906

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was…

Tags: Andrew Carnegie, Birmingham, Philanthropy, Public Libraries, Steel, Steel Industry, UK

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

J.E. Purdy, Millicent (Wilson) Hearts, Philanthropist, Library of Congress, 1906

Millicent Hearst (1882 - 1974) is best known for founding the Free Milk Fund for Babies in 1921. For decades, it helped provide milk to the poor…

Tags: Disability., Millicent Hearst, Philanthropy, Poverty, War, Women

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

Bain News Service, Margaret Sage, Philanthropist, Library of Congress, 2 April 2010

When Margaret Sage inherited a fortune from her husband’s passing, her wealth went up along with many new buildings. She used her newfound fortune to…

Tags: Education, Margaret Sage, Philanthropy, Women

Bain News Service, Helen Gould, Army Supporter, Library of Congress, 22 January 1913

You don’t have to be a soldier to help the war effort, and Helen Shepard proved that when she gave $100,000 to the United States government during the…

Tags: Education, Helen Gould Miller Shepard, Military Service, Philanthropy, War, 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

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

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

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…

Tags: Gregory C. Carr, Human Rights, National Park, Philanthropy

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…

Tags: Hospitals, Housing, Kate Waller Barrett, League of Women, Philanthropy, Women

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…

Tags: Philanthropy, Simon Guggenheim

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…

Tags: Judah Touro, New Orleans, Philanthropy, Religion

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

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…

Tags: Alexis de Tocqueville, Philanthropy, Timeline, Tocqueville

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…

Tags: Development, International, Philanthropy, Poverty, US AID

Bain News Service, Geo. F. Baker, U.S. Financier and Philanthropist, Library of Congress, Unknown

George Baker has had many buildings named after him, because he used his funds to donate to higher education for those around him. Harvard Business…

Tags: Education, George F. Baker, Philanthropy, Public Service