Forbes' List of 'Billion Dollar Donors'
I'm sure a list of the world's wealthiest is a fluctuating compendium these days making a list of donors a nice change of pace from Forbes. Of course most of these 'Billion Dollar Donors' would most likely make the cut for some of the nation's most affluent individuals as well but here their philanthropic tendencies are the focus of attention. These fourteen people, out of 793 billionaires worldwide, have actually donated, not just pledged, over $1 billion total. Here are some of the world's most generous givers:1 Bill Gates, $28 billion donated.
2 George Soros, $7.2 billion
3 Gordon Moore (shown at right), $6.8 billion
4 Warren Buffett, $6.7 billion
5 Eli Broad, $2 billion
6 James Stowers, $1.9 billion
7 Herbert and Marion Sandler, $1.5 billion
8 Michael Bloomberg, $1.5 billion
9 Li Ka-shing, $1.37 billion
10 Dietmar Hopp, $1.25 billion
11 Michael Dell $1.2 billion
12 Klaus Tschira, $1.1 billion
13 Stephen Schmidheiny $1 billion
14 Ted Turner, $1 billion
Anybody you are surprised didn't make the list?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
fobunited Sep 12th 2009 9:48AM
Carlos Slim, greedy bastard
Matt Sep 12th 2009 9:48AM
Chuck Feeney
resindu2007 Sep 17th 2009 8:55AM
Dear sirs
I like American donors and their ethics. Particularly, I appreciate Mr Bill Gates remarkable performance. Best regards. CHARLES RYUMUGABE
iFargle Sep 12th 2009 4:01PM
Bill Gates has donated more than numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 combined.
Henry Tuttle Sep 16th 2009 2:20AM
I absolutely hate Bill Gate's business ethics, but the man has redeemed himself somewhat through his charitable activities.