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ABC Television, Alan King, Comedian and Philanthropist

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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…

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Bain News Service, Geo. F. Baker, U.S. Financier and Philanthropist

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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…

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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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Bain News Service, Helen Gould, Army Supporter

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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…

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Bain News Service, Margaret Sage, Philanthropist

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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…

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

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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.…

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Celebrity Net Worth, Sanela Diana Jenkins, Bosnian Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

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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…

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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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Council on Foundations, Council on Foundations

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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…

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Gage Skidmore, David Koch, Cancer Research Foundation

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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…

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