Philanthropists with Big Impact

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2019 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Honorees

Earhart, Anne G.

Hobson, Mellody and George Lucas

Kravis, Marie-Josée and Henry R.

Mandel, Morton L.

Smith, Robert F.

Tow, Leonard

Wood KT GBE, Sir Ian

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Sending Hope to Syrians: Philanthropy’s Role in the Refugee Crisis

Christopher Catrambone’s foundation runs on a simple, but critical belief: no one deserves to die at sea.

Sheltering 30,000 Children from Genocide

In Burundi, civil war pitted Marguerite’s people, the Tutsis, against the Hutu population. She saw beyond their tribal differences, though, and chose instead to help more than 30,000 people in the war’s aftermath.

Funding Journalism

ProPublica’s president, Richard Tofel, says classical music and journalism have something in common.

Chuck Feeney: Everybody’s (Anonymous) Hero

The names of the great and the good grace countless trusts, monuments to wealthy benefactors now long dead.

Ratan Tata: Redefining Philanthropy in India

When former Indian President K. R. Narayanan bestowed the Padma Bhushan Award upon Ratan Tata for his distinguished service to the country, he eagerly mentioned that he went to university on a Tata scholarship.

Azim Premji: Pledging to Give in India

Western Indian Vegetable Products Ltd was an undeniably successful company. Successful enough that it allowed Azim Premji to live a comfortable life as a child in India, and later to have the enviable experience of studying engineering at Stanford University.

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