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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