Peace Philanthropists over the years

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Examples of Peace Philanthropy over the years

This webpage provides (in chronological order) 63 examples of the peace philanthropy of the following 54 philanthropists:
Hushany Ansary | Ivan Bloch | Harry E. Blythe III | Irvin J. Borowsky | Richard Branson | Warren Buffett | Theodore E. Burton | Gerard Cafesjian | Andrew Carnegie (9) | Kali P. Chaudhuri | Young Seek Choue | Maude C. & John W. Clarke | Elie Ducommun (2) | Ralph & Christine Dull | Cyrus Eaton (2) | Henry Ford | Bill & Melinda Gates | Edwin Ginn (4) | Gene & Marilyn Glick | Charles C. Glover | H. Charles Grawemeyer | Aleksander Gudzowaty | Mo Ibrahim | Akio Komatsu | Joan B. Kroc (2) | John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur | Larry & Gwen Mellon | Frank Augustus Miller | Alfred Nobel | Priscilla Peckover | Peter G. Peterson | Hodgson Pratt | Cecil Rhodes | Rotary International (2) | Joseph Rowntree | John D. Rockefeller, Jr. | Ryoichi Sasakawa | Jeffrey Skoll | Albert K. Smiley | George Soros | Ted Turner | Nicholas D. Snider | Jakob von Uexkull | J.G.D. Wateler | Cora Weiss | H.H. Williams | Tomijiro Yoshida
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Alfred Nobel

"A very wealthy, highly educated, elderly gentleman, living in Paris, seeks a lady, familiar with languages, also of mature years, as secretary and overseer of his household."
1876 - Bertha von Suttner [1843-1914] answers this want-ad in the Viennese newspaper Die Presse from Alfred Nobel [1833-1896] in 1876 to become secretary-housekeeper at his Paris residence. (Age 43, Nobel is not exactly "elderly." Bertha is only 10 years younger.) She remains in Paris less than two weeks before returning to Vienna & secretly marrying Arthur von Suttner. Though her personal contact with Alfred Nobel had been brief, she corresponded with him until his death in 1896, & it is believed that she was a major influence in his decision to include a peace prize among those prizes provided in his will.
Priscilla Peckover

1879 - Quarterly journal "Peace and Goodwill," Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (England). Founded, published, financed & edited for 50 years by wealthy Quaker peace campaigner Priscilla Peckover [1833–1931]. Peckover was one of the earliest advocates of co-operation between religious & secular peace groups. She translated peace tracts into many languages, sent peace literature throughout Britain & Europe, & provided financial help for many peace campaigners, especially in the Nordic countries. Peckover started the Wisbech Women’s Local Peace Association. An annual Peace Sunday was introduced. The Local Peace Association movement grew to over 30 branches & 15,000 members, with affiliated groups in 31 countries. Her organisation also emphasised the stand of the conscientious objector. These & other ideas laid the basis for the collaborative peace work of the 20th century. Nominated several times for the Nobel Peace prize, she never sought the limelight but was one of Britain’s leading voices calling for peace & international goodwill."
Hodgson Pratt

1880 - Pacifist Hodgson Pratt [1824-1907] founds the International Arbitration & Peace Association (IAPA) in London (England). Pratt worked 14 years for the East India Company & the Bengal government in 1861 & went back to England. After 1880, he visited a number of European cities as IAPA representative, such as Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Budapest, Milan & Rome. In 1883 he was with Henri La Fontaine [1854-1943], the impetus for the Belgian Society for mediation and peace to found [sic]. Together with Franz Napian Wirth [1826-1897] he founded in 1886 Frankfurt Peace Society. ("Bertha von Suttner learned about the IAPA in 1887, promptly joined, became its leading spokesperson.") Pratt was nominated in 1906 for the Nobel Peace Prize, but it went instead to US President Theodore Roosevelt.

1887 - During a visit to Paris, Bertha von Suttner [1843-1914] learns for the first time of the International Peace & Arbitration Association, based in London, whose goal was the establishment of an international court of arbitration. She promptly joins the association & becomes its leading spokesperson. In the hopes of reaching a wider audience, she researches the war, talking to army surgeons, field officers & others who graphically described the grim realities of war. (Hodgson Pratt's reply to von Suttner, dated July 1889, is reprinted in English -- together with a German trranlation in a long footnote -- in Die Waffen nieder!.)
Albert K. Smiley

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Alfred Nobel

June 29, 1900 - Nobel Foundation, Oslo (Norway). "Founded as a private organisation to manage the finances & administration of the Nobel Prizes. In accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel [1833-1896], the primary task of the Foundation is to manage the fortune Nobel left. Robert & Ludwig Nobel were involved in the oil business in Azerbaijan, & according to Swedish historian E. Bargengren, who accessed the Nobel family archives, it was this 'decision to allow withdrawal of Alfred's money from Baku that became the decisive factor that enabled the Nobel Prizes to be established.' Another important task of the Nobel Foundation is to market the prizes internationally & to oversee informal administration related to the prizes. The Foundation is not involved in the process of selecting the Nobel laureates."
Edwin Ginn

c1900-1914 - "Anna B. Eckstein [1868-1947] was born in Coburg (Germany), the daughter of a German officer. At the age of 16, Eckstein learned [sic] to know the Baroness Bertha von Suttner [1843-1914], who interested her in the cause of peace. Eckstein left Germany in 1886(?) for America, where she became a naturalized American citizen & joined the Boston [Massachusetts] Peace Society. She became a school teacher & later the principal of the School of Modern Languages in Boston. Edwin Ginn [1838-1914] sponsored her after she left the School of Modern Languages in order to engage wholly in peace work. Eckstein became an ardent champion of world peace, going on many world tours to promote this ideal. She gave numerous lectures & wrote many articles on peace problems of the USA & of Europe. Eckstein was a vice-president of the American Peace Society from 1905 to 1911. She took an active role in the 2nd National Peace Congress, held in Chicago in May 1909. Eckstein saw as her greatest work the collection of signatures for 'The World Petition to Prevent War Between Nations,' to be signed by heads of the 44 signatory powers of the Hague Conventions. It was to serve as a 'mutual pledge of the 44 nations to respect, as inviolable, every nation's fundamental factors of life and natural liberty. . . ., to adjust all international interests by treaty, & by arbitration reduce the necessity of armaments.' She presented the first version of the petition in 1907 to the second Hague Conference with some two million signatures, at which time she was received by the Queen of the Netherlands & her Ministers. Eckstein began to prepare another petition for the 3rd Hague Conference. She had some 6 million signatures when her efforts in this regard were ended by the advent of World War I." /// Upper image is Eckstine. Lower image is Eckstein Memorial Fountain at "Anna B. Eckstein plant" in Coburg (Germany).
Ivan Bloch

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Elie Ducommun

1902 - International Museum of War & Peace, Lucerne (Switzerland). Supported by Elie Ducommun [1833-1906], Nobel peace prize laureate & first secretary-general of the International Peace Bureau (IPB). In April 2004, there was conference in Geneva to celebrate the life of Ducommun, at which one of the papers was van den Dungen, Peter (2012), "Elie Ducommun, le Musee de la Guerre et de la Paix a Lucerne, l'Exposition Universelle de Paris," Roger Durand, Roger, et al, eds., "Elie Ducommun - Prix Nobel de la Paix Meconnu," Geneva, 2012, pp. 193-216.
Note: At the museum dedication, Baroness Bertha von Suttner [1843-1914] says, "our age has been presented with something new and and unprecedented: the embodiment through a building of a similarly new and unprecedented idea... Through the museum this theory will undoubtedly penetrate in much larger circles than could be reached by the book, and will also be easier to grasp."

Cecil Rhodes

1902 - Rhodes Scholarships. "International postgraduate awards for study at the University of Oxford. The first large-scale programme of international scholarships. Widely considered to be the world's oldest & most prestigious international graduate scholarship. Administered & awarded by the Rhodes Trust, which was established in 1902 under the terms & conditions of the will of Cecil John Rhodes [1853-1902] & funded by his estate under the administration of Nathan Rothschild [1840-1915]. Scholarships have been awarded to applicants annually since 1902 on the basis of academic achievement & strength of character. There have been more than 7,000 Rhodes Scholars since the inception of the Trust. More than 4,000 are still living. This legacy originally provided for scholarships for the British colonies, the USA, and Germany because it was thought that 'a good understanding between England, Germany and the USA will secure the peace of the world...' Currently, scholars are selected from citizens of 14 specified geographic constituencies, namely: Australia; Bermuda; Canada; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Jamaica & Commonwealth Caribbean; Kenya; New Zealand; Pakistan; Southern Africa (South Africa & neighbours Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia & Swaziland); USA; Zambia; & Zimbabwe." Lower image shows Rhodes House which was completed in 1928 & is the seat of the Rhodes Trust at Oxford.
Joseph Rowntree

1904 - Joseph Rowntree Trusts (England). Founded by Joseph Rowntree [1836-1926], "a Quaker philanthropist & businessman from York, perhaps best known for being a champion of social reform & a chocolatier at the family business (Rowntree's). Even as a powerful businessman, he was deeply interested in improving the quality of life of his employees; this led to his becoming a philanthropist, pursuing many charitable causes. In 1904, he created three trusts - the Joseph Rowntree Village Trust (JRVT) which was originally set up to build & manage the garden village of New Earswick, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) & the Joseph Rowntree Social Services Trust (JRSST). The latter two were both set up to effect social reform. He suggested that only the JRVT would be permanent, but in fact all the trusts are still in existence although the Social Services Trust has changed its name to the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, & with the separation of the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust from the Village Trust in 1968, there are now four trusts."
Andrew Carnegie

1906-1940 - Fourth incarnation of the New York Peace Society. "The society is founded anew for the final time in 1906, in the context of the Philippine-American War, the rapid expansion of American influence & military usage abroad & the rise of the American Anti-Imperialist League. It was organized by Oscar Strauss [1850-1926] & Charles Levermore with the support of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie [1835-1919]. The society was involved in a "National Arbitration and Peace Conference" in 1907. During the First World War, the society helped to organize the League to Enforce Peace in opposition to American involvement. In 1940, the society merged into the Quaker World Alliance for International Friendship through Religion." /// Image is the January 1918 issue of "The Messenger of the New York Peace Society."
Andrew Carnegie

April 14-17, 1907 - First National Arbitration & Peace Conference, Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York (USA). On the eve of the Second Hague Peace Conference. Andrew Carnegie [1835-1919] was president of this conference. Delegates included Baron d'Estournelles de Constant [1852-1924], Prof. Hugo Muensterberg [1863-1916], Robert Ball, William Jennings Bryan, Samuel Gompers, W.T. Stead [1849-1912] & many other dignitaries. Women delegates met separately. Upper image is from the NY Herald Tribune, April 21, 1907. Click here to see advance publicity & Click here for NY Times article about the opening session. Click here for information about the proceedings edited by Robert Erskine Ely (lower image). Were there later conferences of this name? /// The NY Times article says that many foreign delegates had also attended the dedication of the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh on April 11, 1907 [sic]. /// N.B.: "Nicholas Murray Butler [1862-1947] chaired the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration (qv) that met periodically from 1907 to 1912. Butler was president of Columbia University 1902-1945, president of the American branch of the Association for International Conciliation (founded in Paris in 1905 by Baron d'Estournelles de Constant), & president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1925-1945. He "led five international conferences on international arbitration between 1907 and 1912" & received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 (with Jane Addams)."
Andrew Carnegie

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Andrew Carnegie

1910 - Central American Court of Justice (CAJC), Cartago (Costa Rica). Andrew Carnegie offered $100K for the purpose of erecting at Cartago a temple of peace for the exclusive use of the Central American Court of Justice. Destroyed by an earthquake later the same year.
Edwin Ginn

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Edwin Ginn

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Andrew Carnegie

December 14, 1910 - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP), Washington, DC (USA). Originally located in New York City. Andrew Carnegie [1835-1919], "like other leading internationalists of his day, believed that war could be eliminated by stronger international laws and organizations." Carnegie charged trustees to use the Endowment to "hasten the abolition of international war, the foulest blot upon our civilization" and chose longtime adviser Elihu Root [1845-1937], Senator from New York and former Secretary of War and of State, to be its head. Root served as Endowment president until 1925. // "Nicholas Murray Butler [1862-1947] was CEIP president 1925-1945. Butler was also president of Columbia University 1902-1945, chair of the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration (qv) that met periodically from 1907 to 1912 & was president of the American branch of the Association for International Conciliation (founded in Paris in 1905 by Baron d'Estournelles de Constant). /// Root received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912, and Butler received it in 1931 (with Jane Addams)."
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Charles C. Glover

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Albert K. Smiley

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Andrew Carnegie

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Note: At the palace inauguration, Baroness Bertha von Suttner [1843-1914] says that peace conferences, treaties and tribunals are not sufficient by themselves: "These things also require their material forms, their easily recognisable visible symbols, their homes. War, which has dominated the world for thousands of years, is not short of monuments and palaces. Peace has just ONE monument: the statue of Christ on the Andes [sic]; and in Europe it now has for the first time ONE beautiful building: the Peace Palace..."

Andrew Carnegie

February 1914 - Church Peace Union (CPU), Merrill House 170 East 64th Street, New York City, New York (USA). "The CCEIA was founded in New York City in 1914, when Andrew Carnegie [1835-1919] assembled a group of leaders in religion, academia and politics and appointed them trustees of an organization named the Church Peace Union (CPU). Through the CPU, Carnegie hoped to mobilize the world's churches, religious organizations and other spiritual and moral resources to join in promoting moral leadership and finding alternatives to armed conflict. Rev. William Pierson Merrill [1867-1954], pastor of New York's Brick [Presbyterian] Church, became the first president of the CPU... In 1961, the CPU was renamed Council on Religion & International Affairs (CRIA)... In 2005, the Council changed its name to Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (CCEIA)."
Andrew Carnegie

August 1, 1914 - First conference of the Church Peace Union (CPU), Insel Mainau / Mainau Island, Meersburg, Lake Constance (Germany). CPU was founded by Andrew Carnegie [1835-1919] in New York City in February 1914. "The timing of the CPU's founding was significant. On the very eve of World War I, Carnegie sought to make war obsolete for all time. For its inaugural international event, the CPU sponsored a conference to be held on the shores of Lake Constance in southern Germany. As the delegates made their way to the conference by train, Germany was invading Belgium." "Delegates met on 1st August, the day the Kaiser ordered mobilisation. They were allowed to leave the country on the last train to France, and then boarded a steamer for London." [PvdD 16Jul10] /// Lower image is Church Peace Union (CPU), Merrill House 170 East 64th Street, New York City, New York (USA).
Henry Ford

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Edwin Ginn

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H. H. Williams

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Theodore E. Burton

May 7-11, 1928 - First World Conference on International Justice, Cleveland, Ohio (USA). Attended by 13,000. "'There never has been a gathering in the US so cosmopolitan as this Conference, nor one in which so many diplomats from foreign countries participated,' said Congressman Theodore E. Burton [1851-1929], president of the American Peace Society, at its centennial meeting in Cleveland. The five days of the Conference were called Ohio Day, Centennial Day, Neighbors Day, World Day, and Report Day. On the last day, five Commissions reported their findings on how the fields of Commerce & Industry, Justice, Education, Religion & the Social Agencies could better be utilized to insure world peace and international understanding. Speakers at the Conference included ambassadors, ministers & official representatives from England, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Russia, Canada, Cuba, Nicaragua, Japan, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, China, Ireland, Roumania, Czechoslovakia & Italy. Prominent churchmen, educators, clubwomen, judges, business men & social workers also spoke. The excellent work accomplished by this Conference brings the world a step closer to the goal of world peace."

Andrew Carnegie

September 1928 - Preliminary Meeting of the Universal Religious Peace Conference, Geneva (Switzerland). "In 1925, the Church Peace Union (CPU) announced its proposal to call a Universal Religious Peace Conference; a large preliminary conference was held in Geneva in 1928 bringing together nearly 200 participants who represented nearly all the world's great religions. It was agreed that the future convocation would be devoted to the question, 'What can religion contribute to the establishment of universal peace?'" [per Peter van den Dungen in "Some Reflection for an European State [by] John Bellers," 2010, p. 52.]
Rotary International

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John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

1949 - United Nations Headquarters, East River, New York City, New York (USA). John D. Rockefeller Jr. [1874-1960] paid $8.5 million for the land on which the headquarters buildings were constructed. He previously paid for the the library of the League of Nations in Geneva (Swizerland).
Larry & Gwen Mellon

June 26, 1956 - Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS), Artibonite Valley (Haiti). "In 1947, Larry & Gwen Mellon were operating a large cattle ranch with their four children in Arizona (USA). Inspired by an article in Life Magazine about the hyumanitarian work in Africa of Dr. Albert Schweitzer [1875-1965], they started a correspondence with Dr. Schweitzer which endured until his death in 1969 [sic]. In 1949, Larry & Gwen met Dr. & Mrs. Schweitzer in Gunsbach, Alsace (France). On June 26, 1956, the doors to the hospital were opened. At the entrance to the hospital, the words were inscribed, Reverence Pour la Vie / Reverence for Life, the philosophical foundation for Schweitzer’s thoughts & actions. Larry died in 1989, & Gwen guided the hospital with wisdom & grace until her death in 2000."
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Richard Branson

May 4, 1977 - "Reconcilation,", J.B. Priestley Library, University of Bradford, Bradford (England). Original statue by Josefina de Vasconcellos [1903-2004]. Unveiled by 1974 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Seán MacBride [1904-1988]. Originally called "Reunion." Copies exist in Belfast, Berlin, Copventry & Hiroshima. At least three of these were paid for by Sir Richard Branson. See Wikipedia article about Branson for many other peace enterprises he has funded.
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur

1978 - John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (USA). "One of the largest private foundations in the USA. Supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978. The Foundation’s goals in the area of international peace & security grantmaking are to prevent nuclear terrorism and strengthen stability in the Asia-Pacific region. John D. MacArthur [1897-1978] was highly successful in insurance & real estate. His wife Catherine T. MacArthur [1908-1981] was was an active participant in his businesses & philanthropies.
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Maude C. & John W. Clarke

1986 - War Memorial Fountain, Fieldhouse Mall (south end of North Quad), University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana (USA). Eight immense monoliths & four lintels, one of which is inscribed "Pro Patria et Pace." Also called "Clarke Peace Memorial" and "Stonehenge." Designed by Notre Dame trustee John Henry Burgee & Philip C. Johnson [1906-2005]. Inscription on adjacent plaque: "War Memorial Fountain erected through the generosity of Maude C. and John W. Clarke, Chicago, Illinois. In memory of the Notre Dame men who gave their lives in World War II, Korea, Vietnam. May they rest in peace" Inscription on second plaque: "About 500 Notre Dame alumni gave their lives for their country and peace in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. In memorializing them, we join our prayers to their supreme sacrifice as we inscribe this column Pro Patria et Pace. For Our Country and Peace. This is our prayer that all living Notre Dame men and women dedicate themselves to the service of their country and world peace. -- Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame, 1986 A.D." Visited by EWL 29Jul09.
Young Seek Choue

1986 - "World Encyclopedia of Peace," Pergamon Press, Oxford, edited by Linus Pauling, Ervin Laszlo & Young Youl Yoo. Initiated & financed by Dr. Young Seek Choue [1921-2012], founding chancellor of Kyung Hee University in 1949 & founder of the university's Graduate Institute of Peace Studies (GIP) in 1984. From obituary notice: "Chancellor Choue passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 18, 2012, in Seoul (Korea). Chancellor Choue devoted his life to the advancement of higher education & to imagining & realizing a new human civilization. He served as President of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) & the Global Cooperation Society International (GCS). In 1981, he proposed the 'International Day of Peace' & 'International Year of Peace' to the United Nations."
Ryoichi Sasakawa

September 1, 1986 - Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), Nippon Foundation, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo (Japan). "Mission: To contribute to the welfare of humankind & the sound development of the international community, & thus to world peace, by conducting activities fostering international understanding, exchange & cooperation, as well as efforts to promote these activities Activities: To undertake surveys & research, develop human resources, invite & dispatch personnel, organize international conferences & other forums, & conduct other activities fostering international understanding, exchange & cooperation, as well as to collect, disseminate & propagate information in order to carry out these & other activities necessary to accomplish the Foundation's mission." /// Ryoichi Sasakawa [1899-1995] was a Japanese businessman, politician & philanthropist born in Minoh, Osaka. He was a self-proclaimed fascist & kuromaku (political power-broker), accused - but acquitted - of being a Class A war criminal after World War II.e is widely known throughout Africa & much of the developing world for the wide-ranging philanthropic programs that he established. Image shows bust of Ryoichi Sasakawa at the World Health Organization in Geneva (Switzerland).
George Soros

1993 - Open Society Institute (OSI), New York City, New York (USA). Created by investor George Soros to support his foundations in Central & Eastern Europe & the former Soviet Union. On May 28, 1984 Soros signed the contract between the Soros Foundation (New York) and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the founding document of the Soros Foundation Budapest. This was followed by several foundations in the region to help countries move away from communism. In August 2010, OSI changed its name to Open Society Foundations (OSF) to better reflect its role as funder for civil society groups around the world. The Soros Foundations network has nodes in more than 60 countries, including the USA. OSF projects include the National Security & Human Rights Campaign that opposes detention of unprivileged combatants & the Lindesmith Center & others dealing with drug reform.
Akio Komatsu

1994 - Human Nature and Science Institute Foundation (Japan). Also called the HNS (human-being, nature, and science) Research Institute. Founded by Akio Komatsu, founder & president of Komatsu Electric Industry. The foundation promotes peace & reconciliation with China, Korea & Russia through the establishment of centres, museums, parks, and through conferences, publications, visits, etc. /// "The corporation has been developing under the management policy 'Let's extend the link of joy through our business,' and the magical management, greatly." /// Mr. Komatsu has been studying about the culture of Sun Tzu very deeply, manages his business by the art of war by Sun Tzu, reveres the everlasting peace, insists on the creation of new culture, and published "RONGO (Analects of Confucius)" in Chinese-Japanese-English trilingual version."
Bill Gates, Melina Gates & Warren Buffet

1994 - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF or the Gates Foundation), Seattle, Washington (USA). "The largest transparently operated private foundation in the world. Founded by Bill Gates (former CEO & current chairman of Microsoft) & his wife Melinda Gates. Its primary aims are, globally, to enhance healthcare & reduce extreme poverty, and, in America, to expand educational opportunities & access to information technology. It had an endowment of US$33.5 billion as of December 31, 2009. The scale of the foundation and the way it seeks to apply business techniques to giving makes it one of the leaders in the philanthrocapitalism revolution in global philanthropy, though the foundation itself notes that the philanthropic role has limitations. In 2010, its founders had started the Commission on Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century titled as 'Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world.'" /// "On June 25, 2006, Warren Buffett (then the world's richest person, estimated worth of US$62 billion as of April 16, 2008) pledged to give the foundation approximately 10 million Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares spread over multiple years through annual contributions, worth approximately US$1.5 billion for the year 2006."
Ted Turner

1998 - United National Foundation. A public charity to broaden support for the United Nations. Started with a $1 billion gift from media mogul Ted Turner, who committed $100 million every year for ten years. Turner serves as Chairman of the foundation's board of directors.
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Jeffrey Skoll

1999 - Skoll Foundation, Los Angeles, California (USA). Founded by Jeffrey Skoll, a Canadian-born engineer & internet entrepreneur who lives in Los Angeles, California. He was the first employee & also first president of internet auction firm eBay, and used the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist & to found the independent movie production company Participant Media... Skoll is a noted philanthropist & has been honoured many times for his generosity. The Foundation supports "social entrepreneurship" & makes grants in excess of $80 million per year. Skoll's largest charitable donation was a $30 million contribution to the Alliance for Climate Protection Campaign. Skoll's recent honors and awards include The Producers Guild of America Visionary Award (2009), Time Magazine's 100 People of the Year (2006), Wired Magazine's Rave Award (2006), the National Leadership Award for Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley (2004) and the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the International Association of Fundraising Professionals (2003). In addition, Skoll has financed The Gandhi Project in partnership with Relief International which created a dubbed version in Arabic of the film "Gandhi."
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Irvin J. Borowsky

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Joan B. Kroc

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Harry E. Blythe III

Spring 2004 - Statue of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish Embassy, Washington, DC (USA). Life-sized, weighs approximately 400 pounds. Created by renowned sculptor Jessie Corsaut at the Monterey Sculpture Center in California. Heroic size statue of Paderewski as a young man. "Temporarily installed in the embassy garden until it can be relocated to a permanent public setting in the city." Donated by Harry E. Blythe III, a well known philanthropist, who owns a significant portion of Rancho San Ignacio in Paso Robles, California, formerly owned by Paderewski. Blythe is a lover of Paderewski's music & a collector of his memorabilia. Similar monuments at University of Southern California, at Rancho San Ignacio, & at Jagiellonion University in Krakow (Poland). /// Ignacy Jan Paderewski [1860-1941] was a legendary Polish pianist, composer and statesman. "At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, which formally concluded WW-I, Paderewski & US President Woodrow Wilson reestablished the borders of Poland with the signing & ratification of the Treaty of Versailles. Shortly thereafter, Paderewski became Poland's Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs." October 4, 2007 - Paderewski Monument, Flora L. Thornton School of Music, University of Southern Californa, Los Angeles, California (USA). June 24, 2011 - Paderewski Monument, Institute of Musicology, Jagiellonion University, Krakow (Poland). "Features a replica of a statue of Paderewski donated by Paso Robles resident Harry E. Blythe."
Nicholas D. Snider

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Mohamed (Mo) Ibrahim

2005 - Mo Ibrahim Foundation, London (England). Founded with $3.4 billion by Dr. Mohamed (Mo) Ibrahim, Sudanese-born academic & entrepreneur, to promote democracy & good governance in Africa. In 2007, the foundation launched the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, which awards a $5 million initial payment & a $200,000 annual payment for life to African heads of state who deliver security, health, education & economic development to their constituents & democratically transfer power to their successors. The foundation also publishes the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. Ibrahim is a mobile communications entrepreneur & billionaire. He worked for several other telecommunications companies before founding Celtel, which, when sold, had over 24 million mobile phone subscribers in 14 African countries. He is also a member of the Africa Regional Advisory Board of the London Business School.
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Richard N. Goldman

2006? - "Peace Park," Goldman Promenade, Armon HaNetziv, Jerusalem (Israel). "Two Bay Area visionaries have teamed up to turn a Jerusalem battlefield into a peace park. San Francisco environmentalist & philanthropist Richard N. Goldman [1920-2010], the man behind the Goldman Environmental Prize known as the 'Green Nobel,' & celebrated landscape architect Lawrence Halprin [1916-2009], designer of the FDR Memorial in Washington & the new Sigmund Stern Grove [in San Francisco], will receive a special award in June 2006 their part in creating a 1 1/2-mile promenade linking East & West Jerusalem. The promenade was built across Government Hill Ridge, a mountainside in southern Jerusalem that was no-man's land between Jordan & Israel from 1948 to 1967. According to the New Testament, this was the Hill of Evil Counsel, where 2,000 years ago Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver on the eve of the crucifixion. More recently, it was where the Six Day War erupted in Jerusalem in 1967."

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Peter G. Peterson

2008 - Peter G. Peterson Foundation, New York City, New York (USA). Founded with a $1 billion endowment by Peter G. Peterson, an American businessman, investment banker, fiscal conservative, author & politician whose most prominent political position was as US Secretary of Commerce from February 29, 1972, to February 1, 1973, under President Richard Nixon. The foundation focuses on raising public awareness about US fiscal-sustainability issues related to federal deficits, entitlement programs & tax policies.
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Wayne Thomas Jaquith

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