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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When “Bad” Means Good

Dancing on stage with Michael Jackson launches a career in making wishes come true

The Heinz Family: Many Varieties of Giving

Henry John Heinz once said, “Make all you can honestly; save all you can prudently; give all you can wisely.”

Funding Journalism

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

One Woman Creates a Movement in Africa

Fiona was the first in her family to finish high school and continue on to university. Now she leads a pan-African network of rural philanthropists on track to grow to more than 130,000 women.

Julian Robertson Jr.: An Opportunity to Inspire

Unlike many a millionaire, Julian Robertson Jr. has been enjoying the opportunity to give away his wealth. He made his money in the finance world, where he is still regarded as a wizard of Wall Street.

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.

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