List of philanthropists and their contributions

Ben Franklin Born 1706 Died 1790	inventor printed pamphlets for the good of the public lead protests against pollution
Clara Barton Born 1821 Died 1912	started a school for the children of mill workers provided supplies of her own and got donations from others to nurse wounded soldiers of the Civil War credited with starting the Red Cross
Alexander Graham Bell Born 1847 Died 1922	inventor of the telephone started the Alexander Graham Bell Association to help the hearing impaired
Booker T. Washington Born 1856 Died 1915	spokesman for African Americans made and encouraged contributions to community schools
Will Keith Kellogg Born 1860 Died 1951	founder of Kellogg cereals through the Kellogg Foundation money is contributed for the well-being of children
Henry Ford Born 1863 Died 1947	inventor of the automobile through the Ford Foundation provides money for many worthwhile projects
Bill Gates Born 1955	founder of Microsoft donates large amounts of money to charitable organizations and scientific research programs
Oprah Winfrey Born 1954	founder of her own private charities which donate money for educations, gifts to children, and the building of schools worked to initiate the National Child Protection Act to provide information on convicted child abusers