Philanthropists with Big Impact

Giving that is hands-on, savvy, proactive, transformational

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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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Stories About the World of Giving

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Agnes Gund: The Art of Giving

Depending on where you get your news, Agnes Gund is defined as many laudable things; a philanthropist, a collector, a patron, an advocate.

Jeff Skoll: A Philanthropist for the Connected Generation

There is a new type of philanthropist on the scene. Thanks to the fortunes made in Silicon Valley, there is a fresh crop of billionaires who are eager to, in tech-parlance, disrupt the current system.

Fostering Wanderlust in the Windy City

Jahmal is helping students expand their world view, one bus trip at a time.

Let the Music do the Talking

Every component that makes jazz what it is, is what makes this country what it’s supposed to be.

Geography of Giving

If you live in Utah, you are in America’s most charitable state. If you are in New England, you may be in one of the country’s less philanthropic areas.

Guns, Grief, and Giving

Davidson and Davidchen Joseph were biking to karate practice, but tragically, only one of them would make it there alive.

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