$ Here is a list of a few celebs you could be inspired from, not only for their hard work but also for their heart work $
Actress Jami Gertz and her husband Antony Ressler — $10,569,002=Rs.635,725,470
Donated
to the Ressler Gertz Foundation. Grants from the foundation include
$1.7 million to the LA County Museum of Art, $400k to Cedar Sinai
Medical Center.
Musician Herb Alpert –$9,104,829=Rs.547,655,464
To the Herb Alpert Foundation, which focuses on the arts, compassion, and well being.
Actor Mel Gibson — $6,853,020=Rs.412,209,153
To the A.P. Reilly Foundation, which he started to support Holy Family Church.
Director, Producer and Writer George Lucas— $4,250,000=Rs.255,637,500
To
Lucas Film Foundation then granted to The George Lucas Educational
Foundation with a mission to inspire and empower young people to become
responsible citizens, compassionate leaders, and to live their dream.
Writer Nora Roberts — $3,000,000=Rs.180,450,000
To
the Nora Roberts Foundation, which support literacy. Additional areas
of focus are: children’s programs, arts organizations, and humanitarian
efforts, with local organizations being its priority.
NFL Player Ndamukong Suh— $2,600,000=Rs.156,390,000
$2
million to the Nebraska University athletic department and another
$600,000 to the University of Nebraska-lincoln College of Engineering to
endow a scholarship. It is the largest single gift ever from a former
football player.
MLB Player Lance Berkman and his wife Cara — $2,412,245=Rs.145,096,536
To
The Lord’s Fund, a foundation they established. Grants include $400k to
Josiah Venture, a Christian youth movement in Eastern Europe, and $113k
to Children’s Cup, a Christian organization focusing on “forgotten
children” in Swaziland, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and efforts are also
underway in Vietnam and the Philippines.. Most of their giving is to
Christian-based organizations.
Actress Meryl Streep and her husband Donald Gummer — $2,000,000=Rs.120,300,000
To
Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts, a foundation they established.
Grants include $100k each to Oxfam America and Partners in Health;
$1,225,000 to Vassar College. Total grant making for the year was more
than $2.1 million.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld — $1,766,000=Rs.106,224,900
To
the Seinfeld Family Foundation that supports education, children’s
services, health associations, and Jewish organizations; funding also
for the arts.
Actress Barbra Streisand — $1,555,500=Rs.93,563,325
To
the Barbra Streisand Foundation. Grants are distributed to a variety of
charities and causes including the Barbra Streisand Women’s
Cardiovascular Research and Education Program at Cedars Sinai, City
Year, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, respectively.
$ According to Wikipedia's information here is a graphical representation of the most generous countries in the world $
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