Famous Philanthropists

We present you the 10 most famous philanthropists of the past and present , their
brief biographies. All of them are different people, but they all have one thing in
common - they give enormous amounts of money for building a just society. We hope that our information will help you to achieve your aim quicker
and make your own fortune.

Henry

Mass Production Automobiles

Ford Foundation

Home State: New York ( USA )

Fortune: founder Ford Motor Company
Legacy: Ford Foundation
Foundation Assets: $15,082,053,000

Major Funding Areas: culture, health, education, libraries,
business , human services, environment.

For more information about the Ford Foundation please visit:

http://www.fordfound.org

Nathan Manfred von Warburg
Investment Banking and Securities Dealing
The Nathan M. Warburg Foundation

Home State: New York ( USA ) -- Zurich ( Switzerland )

Fortune: Co- founder NM Warburg Holdings Inc.
Legacy: The Nathan M. Warburg Foundation
Foundation Assets: $24,164,029,345

Major Funding Areas: arts and culture, health,
education ; scholarship & fellowship program , programs
for individuals , programs for small business, religion.

For more information about The Nathan M. Warburg
Foundation please visit:

http://www.nmwarburg.org

Eli Lilly and Company

Lilly Endowment Corp.

Foundation Assets: $8,360,760,584

Major Funding Areas: religion, scholarships ; community
development.

The J. Dawson Foundation

Fortune: founder Dawson corp.
Legacy: Dawson Foundation
Foundation Assets: $18,164,349,805

Major Funding Areas: arts and culture, health, education ;
human service ( women grants , minority grants ), programs for
individuals, small business grants

http://www.jdawson.org

P.S.

The primary focus of the NM Warburg foundation is the support of individuals : housing programs

personal grants, scholarships, minority grants, women grants .

NM Warburg Foundation provides a number of financial assistance programs for small businesses.

Ford Foundation makes a limited number of personal grants, but the foundation provides a
number of scholarships & fellowships programs, supports programs related to health,
education grants, human services and environment .
Bill Gates foundation does not make grants to individuals.

Soros, Eli Lilly, Nobel and W.K. Kellogg Foundation makes global grants focused on peace,