I swear all it takes is a simple google search...
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| | When it comes to being benevolent and giving to charity, one person comes to mind: Oprah Winfrey.
She has donated millions of dollars to various charities and organizations, with most of her money going to three foundations: The Angel Network, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, and The Oprah Winfrey Operating Foundation.
Using her talk to show to publicize The Angel Network, Winfrey has said that 100% of any donation you give, goes directly towards funding a project. Some examples of the projects are The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa and Rebuilding the Gulf Coast.
The Oprah Winfrey Foundation is run exclusively by Oprah Winfrey. (You can not donate to this organization, because it’s funded by an endowment.) The Oprah Winfrey Operating Foundation was initially created in 2007 to give money towards the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Through these organizations, Winfrey has truly est@blished herself as an altruistic person. She has extended her arm and influence far and wide throughout the world.
Besides these organizations, Oprah has volunteered her time with other, various charities. Oprah signed a wooden dog bone for an auction that will benefit the Mississippi Animal Rescue League. Oprah also gave 300 members of her audience $1000 each to donate to a charity of their choice. Winfrey helped design and signed a pair of shoes for the Stuart Weitzman charity shoe auction benefiting ovarian cancer awareness and research.
Oprah is also a big supporter of the Clinton Foundation, which supports many causes including treating HIV and AIDS and fighting climate change. She donates to Project Cuddle, which rescues hundreds of babies from abandonment and abuse every year. She is one of the largest contributors to Free The Children, an organization dedicated to building schools for children in developing countries. Oprah has also auctioned off some of the cars from her collection for charity.
Charities & foundations supported (20)
Oprah has supported the following charities:
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Born This Way Foundation
Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project
Clinton Foundation
Elevate Hope Foundation
Free The Children
Heifer International
Lower East Side Girls Club
Mississippi Animal Rescue League
Mpilonhle
Oprah's Angel Network
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa
Peace Over Violence
Project Cuddle
Red Cross
Robert F Kennedy Memorial
Somaly Mam Foundation
V-Day
Women for Women International
Worldwide Orphans Foundation | |
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Can you REALLY say she isnt doing her part to make things better for ALL kinds of people and animals?
For the slow ones that wont read here are some of the things I found interesting...
-In addition to those cars she gave away, she 300 audience members $1000 to donate to the charity of their choice.
-When she dies, she has put it in her will to donate 1 BILLION dollars to charity
-She donates and supports 20 different charities
It isnt just AA she donates to. And lets stop acting like she owes anyone anything. If you were to get $1000 from her be thankful you got that.