Collectively, the top 25 givers have contributed $51.6 billion to nonprofits from 2014 to 2018, supporting everything from criminal justice and education reform to scientific research and poverty alleviation
from 2014 through 2018. Instead of counting money pledged—but not given away—or assets donated to charitable vehicles like donor-advised funds or foundations that slowly dribble out grants,Most of the biggest givers measured this way are among the richest in the country; 21 of the 25 are billionaires , while another two are billionaire families. Berkshire Hathaway magnate Warren Buffett was the top giver in all five years, parting with $14.
Collectively, the top 25 givers have contributed $51.6 billion to nonprofits from 2014 to 2018 , supporting everything from criminal justice and education reform to scientific research and poverty alleviation. Of course, one reason that the superwealthy dominate these ranks is that giving $1 billion for someone worth over $50 billion isn’t such a big deal. For that reason, we’ve also included their giving as a percentage of their net worth.
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