Celebrity Charities That Donate A Lot Of Money

Big Bucks: 12 Celebrity Charities That Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is

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Celebrity Charities That Donate A Lot Of Money

From acclaimed movie stars, iconic businessmen and reality personalities, when it comes to doing good, many celebrities offer both their money and themselves. But some star go beyond the call of fame and give back big!

Today we spotlight our favorite singers, reality stars, ballers and actors who go out their way to give back big time to their worthy causes…

Beyonce

Queen Bey will not only snatch your edges but knows how to help you get them back. Beyoncé recently gave $7 Million to St. John’s Downtown in Houston to help feed the homeless and hungry all over her home-state of Texas. That’s big!!

Taylor Swift

Swift might not know how to keep a man but she sure can keep a charity funded. The singer gave $500k to Hands on Nashville the Community Foundation of Middle Tennesee for Nashville’s flood relief efforts, $25,000 to the Wyomissing, PA school district for educational $100,000 check to rebuild Kids Kingdom, a playground in Hendersonville, Tennesee where she attended high school.

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo is a baller with a big heart and wallet! The Knicks player established the Carmelo Anthony Foundation whose grants include $500,000 to Syracuse University and $302,000 to The Living Classroom Foundation.

Will and Jada Smith

This couple knows how to give big! To the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation; grants included $126,000 to the Lupus Foundation, $200,000 to the Baltimore School for the Arts, and $52,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Ndamukong Suh

The NFL baller gave over $2 million in 2012. Suh donated 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.

Shakira

The Colombian Beyonce donated $40 million to earthquake victims in Peru and hurricane victims in Nicaragua and another $5 million to help children in impoverished areas.

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Dre.Dre

The West Coast super producer is no stranger in giving back, as he and Jimmy Iovine contributed $70 million to a new center at USC.

George Lucas

The legendary “Star Wars” director pledged $4.05 billion to a foundation focused on education.

“I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race.”

Brangelina

Hollywood’s philanthropy-obsessed power couple have adopted several orphans from war-torn countries/donated over $20 million to various charities and disaster relief initiatives.

George Clooney

He’s donated several million to disaster relief and been Pres. Obama’s most active celeb supporter/fundraiser responsible for over $20 million in campaign donations.

Warren Buffett

Famously-wealthy, he’s one of the most successful investors of the 20th century who pledged to give away 99% of his $46 billion fortune to charity. To date, he’s donated $3 billion.

Bruce Springsteen

For years, the globally-beloved music icon has anonymously donated millions to low-income Americans and performed at every high-profile benefit concert.

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