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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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