As a philanthropist I have taken my time to study the greatest philanthropists ever, some of the names from my research as familiar names, people with good hearts, willing to help in all situation. I once read that “No man can become rich without himself enriching others." When you wipe away people's tears with your helping hands, you can never be poor in life. If a man dies rich, he dies in disgrace.” A lot of successful businessmen think about sharing and giving back to their community at some point in their lives, and engage in philanthropy. People say it's out of generosity, and others believe that they are only trying to run away from tax . One way or another, the money spent for charitable purposes is needed and has some type of impact on someone’s life somewhere.
This few days I have show how I spend most of the SBD I acquire from Steemit (charity), and the following persons have shown interest to help.
@ackza - A good friend who has been helping me out with resteems, upvote, contributions and advises. I have known him right from my first day on steemit.
@tumutanzi - Another good stemian I met of recent, He has a good mind and is ready to give out as much as he can, He is ready to help the less privileged and also those with good content and write-up on steemit.
According to my research, the following businessmen in combine have donated the amount of $106.8 billion, they believe that sharing is caring.
- BILL GATES
Gates, who is a co-founded of Microsoft, which became the world’s largest software company. Throughout his lifetime, the philanthropist has made $27 billion worth of donations. He spends most of his time managing philanthropic projects across the world under the umbrella of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- WARREN BUFFETT
Warren Buffett is one of the very wealthy and generous people in the world. The chairman and CEO Berkshire Hathaway, To date, he has donated $21.5 billion. He pledged to donate 85% of his wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2006, and to other foundations set up by family members. He is an example of a full Philanthropist.
GEORGE SOROS
The Hungarian-born investor, author, and philanthropist is the chairman of Soros Fund Management. He is nicknamed The Man Who Broke the Bank of England because he short sold $10 billion worth of British pounds and made a profit of $1 billion. It was during 1992’s Black Wednesday UK currency crisis. He has donated $8 billion to charities in the community development, social services, health, and education sectors.AZIM PREMJI
He is the chairman of Wipro Limited, an IT consulting company. The Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist was the first Indian to sign the Giving Pledge. “I strongly believe that those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged,” he once said. So far, he has donated $8 billion of his wealth to charity.SULAIMAN BIN ABDUL AZIZ RAJHI
Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi co-founded Al Rajhi Bank in 1957 with his three brothers. The bank has grown to be one of Islamic largest banks in the world. The Al Rajhi family is a non-royal family, but still considered one of the richest family in Saudi Arabia. Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi in 2011 had announced that he was donating most of his then $7.7 billion fortune to charity. $5.7 billion is what he has donated so far.
CHARLES FRANCIS FEENEY
Charles Francis Feeney is often called the “James Bond of philanthropy.” He made his fortune as a co-founder of the Duty-Free Shoppers Group. Determined to give away his entire fortune, the philanthropist who has a current net worth of $1.5 million, has already donated $6.3 billion to charities. His foundations support education, science, healthcare, and civil rights across several countries, including the US, Vietnam, and Bermuda.Gordon Moore - $5 billion
Carlos Slim Helu - $4 billion
Eli Broad - $3.3 billion
George Kaiser - $3.3billion
Micheal Bloomberg - $3 billion.
Paul Allen - $2 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg - $1.6 billion, $25 million to fight Ebola.
Li Ka-shing - $1.2 billion.
Jon Huntsman SR - $1.2 billion.
Ted Turner - $1.2 billion.
James Simons - $1.2 billion.
Michael Dell - $1.2 billion, $25 million to a Hospital.
Pierre Omidyar - $1 billion.
Dietmar Hopp - $1 billion.
I know there are a lot of people out there who have donated millions and thousands of dollars but are yet to be recognize, you are all recognized by your good will and you will always remain blessed.