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42 Celebrities Who Started Charity Foundations
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Musician John Mayer launched the Heart and Armor Foundation in 2012, though it was publicly announced on March 1, 2019. Heart and Armor Foundation focuses on both mental and physical health issues affecting combat veterans, particularly those of women vetrans, who can often be overlooked by existing systems.
- Age: 47
- Birthplace: USA, Connecticut, Bridgeport
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Jennifer Lopez created the Lopez Family Foundation, which aims to increase healthcare availability for women and children.
Source- Age: 55
- Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York, Castle Hill
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- Georges Biard
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Eva Longoria started the Eva Longoria Foundation, which empowers Latinas through education and entrepreneurship.
- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
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The Make it Right Foundation was founded by Brad Pitt in 2007. It builds homes for communities in need.
Source- Age: 60
- Birthplace: Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
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Lady Gaga and her mother founded the Born This Way Foundation in 2011. Its mission is to support and empower young people to create a better world.
- Age: 38
- Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
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Oprah Winfrey has created several foundations including The Angel Network, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation and The Oprah Winfrey Operating Foundation.
Source- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
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- Luke Ford
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Katherine Heigl and her mother founded The Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, which works to end animal abuse, in her brother's name.
Source- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA
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- Along with Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, David Pressman and Jerry Weintraub, George Clooney founded Not On Our Watch. The Foundation focuses global attention to end atrocities around the world.
Source- Age: 63
- Birthplace: USA, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Thore Siebrands
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The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, which was founded in 1998, works on a variety of conservation and environmental concerns.
Source- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
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The Gates Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life of people all over the world.
- Age: 69
- Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
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In 2001, Mark Wahlberg co-founded The Mark Wahlberg Foundation, which raises and distributes funds for inner-city youth programs.
Source- Age: 53
- Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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- David Shankbone
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The Elton John AIDS Foundation has raised over $321 million for AIDS treatment since it was created in 1992.
Source- Age: 77
- Birthplace: Pinner, Greater London, England, UK
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Paul Newman's Newman's Own Foundation gives all profits from the sale of Newman’s Own products to charity.
Source- Age: Dec. at 83 (1925-2008)
- Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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Along with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan created the James Jordan Boys and Girls Club in his father's honor.
Source- Age: 61
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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The Ian Somerhalder Foundation works to better the planet and all of its inhabitants.
Source- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Covington, Louisiana, USA
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's Disease.
Source- Age: 63
- Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Georges Biard
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The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing opened in 2008.
Source- Age: 58
- Birthplace: USA, Lewiston, Maine
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Lance Armstrong founded the LiveStrong foundation after he was diagnosed with cancer in 1996.
Source- Age: 53
- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA
Bono has co-founded several non-profit organizations including ONE which works to promote poverty fighting initiatives.
Source- Age: 64
- Birthplace: Republic of Ireland, Dublin
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Mia Farrow dedicated her website to raising awareness to the struggle in Darfur. She also is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Source- Age: 79
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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In 1999, Peyton Manning founded the Peyback Foundation to promote the future success of underprivileged children.
- Age: 48
- Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Bette Midler founded the New York Restoration Project to conserve green spaces and gardens in New York City.
Source- Age: 78
- Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries was founded in 2002.
Source- Age: 78
- Birthplace: Texas, USA, Midland
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Bob Barker founded The DJ&T Foundation, which funds low cost spay/neuter clinics to help relieve over population of animals. It was created in 1995.
Source- Age: Dec. at 99 (1923-2023)
- Birthplace: Darrington, USA, Washington
- Along with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, George Clooney, David Pressman, George Clooney, and Jerry Weintraub, Don Cheadle founded Not On Our Watch. The Foundation focuses global attention to end atrocities around the world.
Source- Age: 59
- Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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In the 1950s, Danny Thomas created the St. Jude Children's Hospital as a place to treat and defeat childhood illnesses.
Source- Age: Dec. at 79 (1912-1991)
- Birthplace: Deerfield, Michigan, USA
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The Brees Dream Foundation works to improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their families.
Source- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA
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Don Henley founded the The Walden Woods Project to preserve the land, literature, and legacy of Henry David Thoreau.
- Age: 77
- Birthplace: Gilmer, Texas, USA
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Along with Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, David Pressman, George Clooney, and Jerry Weintraub, Matt Damon founded Not On Our Watch. The Foundation focuses global attention to end atrocities around the world.
Source- Age: 54
- Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Jami Gertz and her husband, Antony Ressler, founded the Ressler Gertz Foundaiton, which contributes regularly to LACMA and Cedar Sinai Medical center.
Source- Age: 59
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Georges Biard
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Gibson started the A.P. Reilly foundation, which supports the Holy Family Church.
Source- Age: 68
- Birthplace: Peekskill, New York, USA
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The Lucas Film Foundation started the George Lucas Educational Foundation in order to provide support and education to young people.
Source- Age: 80
- Birthplace: Modesto, California, USA
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The Nora Roberts Foundation supports literacy for children.
- Age: 74
- Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland
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Meryl Streep and her husband, Donald Gummer, established the Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts to provide grants to Vassar College.
Source- Age: 75
- Birthplace: Summit, New Jersey, USA
Jerry Seinfeld founded the Seinfeld Family Foundation. It supports education, children's services, health programs, art programs, and Jewish organizations.
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- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Georges Biard
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Matthew McConaughey's Just Keep Livin' Foundation donates grants to schools in Los Angeles and Texas.
Source- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Texas, USA, Uvalde
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- Gage Skidmore
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The Alec Baldwin Foundation donates grants to the New York Philharmonic.
Source- Age: 66
- Birthplace: Massapequa, New York, USA
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- Gage Skidmore
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The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation donates grants to the Lupus Foundation and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
- Age: 56
- Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Daniel Whitney and his wife, Cara, set up the Git-R-Done Foundation to give away grants to the Child Advocacy Center.
Source- Age: 61
- Birthplace: USA, Pawnee City, Nebraska
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- Roy Erickson
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The Victoria Principal Foundation donates grants to the Greenpeace Fund, National Resource Defense Council, and Oceana.
Source- Age: 74
- Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
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- Curtis Hilbun
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Dolly Parton founded the nonprofit library, Imagination Library, in 1995 to help distribute books to impoverished students in Tennessee. As of 2018 the organization ha donated more than a million books, and Parton remains actively involved.
- Age: 78
- Birthplace: Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
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Steven Tyler created Janie's Fund in partnership with Youth Villages, raising money to provide support and therapy for victims of abuse. Part of Janie's Fund is building homes for girls who have been abused. As of 2019, two of the "Janie's House" homes had been built.
- Age: 76
- Birthplace: Yonkers, New York, USA
