All the best! The largest charities in the world

Helping those in need is a mandatory item in the "rulebook" of any traditional religion, and much of the motivation for secular philanthropy 7 is rooted in religious ethics. In 2010, the State Duma adopted the federal law N 40-FZ, according to which religious organizations will be able to claim the status of "socially oriented", and, accordingly, count on state support on an equal basis with other non-profit organizations, which will allow them to actively master "secular" technologies.

Charitable religious organizations are often reproached for proselytism 8 , where the main form of religious charity is "the discovery of religion for man." But this is what missionary work is all about. However, other types of religious charitable activity, as a rule, do not connect the receipt of assistance with the obligatory "entry" into the faith.

The Orthodox help service "Mercy" is the largest association of church social projects helping people in need. The service includes 18 social projects:

- St. Spiridonievskaya almshouse (care for the bedridden, who were abandoned by relatives);
- St. Demetrius Orphanage and St. Sophia Orphanage;
- Patronage service (home care for 47 lonely elderly and disabled people, as well as for HIV-infected patients in two Moscow hospitals);
- Bus "Mercy" (during the cold season, the bus saves from freezing from 10 to 30 homeless people every night, and in the summer it helps the homeless medical care);
- Assistance to the homeless in Moscow hospitals ( restoration of documents for the homeless, communication with relatives, departure home);
- Help for disabled children in 2 Moscow boarding schools.

The philanthropy of Islam and Judaism is perhaps more community-oriented - religious and ethnic. But a person of a different faith (or an atheist) and nationality can also receive help from these religious organizations. Lunches organized in mosques are available to everyone. And the Muslim Solidarity Foundation provides medical assistance to seriously ill children, regardless of their religion or nationality.

Charitable organization " Caritas Russia”(in Latin “caritas” - mercy, sacrificial love). Caritas Russia is a member of the International Confederation Caritas Internationalis - an international Catholic charitable organization that supports development, social work and helping people.

Caritas Germany: Thanks to the annual support (up to $60,000 per year) of Caritas projects in Moscow to assist migrants, since 1993, about 20,000 internally displaced persons from the CIS countries, the Baltic States and other countries of the most vulnerable categories have been assisted ( large families, mothers with children, the elderly, the disabled).

Caritas of France considers it a priority to support projects aimed at finding sources of funds on the ground - for example, social pharmacies, laundries, stores that provide goods and services to those in need at a much more low prices and, on occasion, create several jobs. In 1999, Caritas of France provided Caritas in Taganrog with an investment grant of more than $30,000 to set up a social pharmacy "Lazar" in the market of Taganrog.

Fund " Jewish Charitable Committee"was created to promote activities in the field of culture, art, education, enlightenment, strengthening peace, friendship and harmony between peoples, strengthening the prestige and role of the family in society, protecting motherhood and childhood, helping socially unprotected, low-income members of the Jewish community (pensioners, people with disabilities , low-income and large families, children with special needs), promoting the spiritual development of the individual, in particular to promote the activities of Jewish communities, as well as to implement various humanitarian projects related to the development of Jewish culture, religion, education, healthcare and other manifestations of Jewish community life in Russian Federation and beyond. Protection of monuments of Jewish history and culture and implementation of voluntary charitable activities in various fields public life.

Charitable organization " joint"(eng. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, abbr. JDC," American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ") helps Jews in need or danger throughout the globe outside the USA. In 1989, the Joint was allowed to return to the USSR. The main areas of work: helping the elderly, supporting families and children, developing the Jewish community.

One of the directions of the charitable work of the Foundation " Save Tibet» - preservation of local customs and folk art. Among other cultural initiatives of Buddhists is the organization of concerts to promote the ideas of peace, non-violence and compassion, which are the basis of the ancient culture of Tibet. For example, in June 2007, the main temple of Kalmykia hosted a free charity concert of the Aquarium group for everyone. In 2009, Elista hosted the Ocean of Compassion music festival, organized according to a different principle: this time the entrance was paid, but the proceeds went to charity. Ethnic music performers from the countries and regions where Buddhism spread - Kalmykia, Buryatia, Tuva, Mongolia and Tibet, as well as the Aquarium and Splin groups 10 took part in the festival.

Below will be considered charitable foundations world, or rather the largest and most famous charitable organizations of our time. Naturally, among the founders of these funds and leaders, one can find well-known personalities. On the this moment the largest charitable foundations in the world donate huge amounts to support those in need, only the "big ten" in total makes donations of approximately 7-10 billion dollars. But even such donations from charitable foundations of the world are not enough to provide assistance to absolutely everyone who needs it.

The largest charitable foundations in the world:

1. Bill Gates is known not only for the fact that he became the developer of the most popular operating system, but also by the fact that in 2000 he founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation, which today is the most significant and largest in the world. Naturally, the money of Bill Gates himself was spent on the development of the fund, only in the first year he donated $ 106 million for its development. The charitable organization provides assistance to seriously ill and poor people, and also helps to develop health care and education. Another businessman took part in the development of the fund - Warren Buffett, who donated a tidy sum to Bill Gates' organization. The Bill & Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation deserves the number one spot in the Charity Foundations of the World rankings.

2. In second place in the ranking of "Charitable Foundations of the World" is "Wellcome Trust" - the most popular British charitable foundation. The organization was founded back in 1936 in London, in honor of the pharmacist Henry Wellcome. The fund's program includes the development of healthcare and medicine, the protection of people and animals, and active funding of medical and scientific research. The Wellcome Trust is the largest foundation in the UK; in 2005, the foundation's account exceeded twenty-three billion dollars.

3. The third most important charitable foundation in the world at the moment is medical institute Howard Hughes. The foundation was founded in 1973 by Howard Hughes himself, but on initial stage The fund did not have the resources it has today. The fund reached its current size with the acquisition of Hughes Aircraft by General Motors. The charitable foundation supports research in molecular biology, immunology and genetics.

4. The fourth largest is the Lilly Endowment Charitable Foundation. However, this fund can be considered narrowly focused. Despite the fact that the foundation annually allocates significant funds for the development of health, science and education, the funds generally do not go beyond the state of Indiana. Founder Josian Lilly made a solid contribution to the development of his staff and the pharmaceutical industry in the United States as a whole.

5. In fifth place in the ranking of the largest charitable foundations in the world is the Ford Charitable Foundation. The founder of this fund is none other than Edsel Ford, the head of the Ford Motor Company. Enormous funds were invested by Ford to fight poverty, in the development of science and medicine, improve financial condition in the country and donated to various charitable projects. The Ford Charitable Foundation also works to protect human rights.

6. Johnson & Johnson is known for its first-class products for children, but not only for them. The son of the founder of the company opened his own charitable foundation, Robert Wood Johnson, which eventually took its place in the list of "Charitable foundations of the world." The Johnson Charitable Organization was founded in 1936, since then the foundation has been actively helping the poor and the underprivileged, as well as people suffering from chronic diseases. Every year, the foundation allocates approximately half a billion dollars to fight poverty in America.

7. Will Keith Kellogg believed that each person determines his own future, and, if desired, can change his life in better side. Will Keith Kellogg himself created the Kellogg Foundation in 1930 and actively helped those in need. The Kellogg Charitable Foundation is still working today, and one of the most significant donations is the funds allocated to help people and restore homes after the hurricane Picture.

8. The eighth largest charitable foundation in the world is the Robert Bosch Foundation, founded in 1964 by Robert Bosch himself. At the moment it is the largest German charitable organization. The fund's budget is 90% Bosch shares, and the entire budget is in the range of seven billion dollars. The Bosch Charitable Foundation donates funds to Scientific research, the development of science, medicine and health care. He also deals humanitarian aid and education support, the foundation owns some of the most promising medical research centers in Germany.

9. The last two funds could be combined to some extent, because we often had to see the names of the founders together. The ninth largest in the list of "Charitable Foundations of the World" is the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The founder of the charitable organization was one of the chief directors of the famous company Hewlett-Packard. The charitable foundation has become family business Hewletts, who invested in it not only a lot of money, but also pieces of their own soul. The Foundation is engaged in supporting healthcare, developing education, protecting environment and provides assistance to HIV-infected people.

10. David and Lucille Packard Charitable Foundation. As you can see, Hewlett and Packard are interested in the same things in life, charity is no exception. Together with his family, David Packard founded one of the world's largest charitable foundations, which annually donates over $200 million to the development of health care and science, as well as improving the lives of children. The charity's budget is largely comprised of David Packard's personal funds.

The rating of charitable foundations of the world was compiled so that each person could be convinced that charity is really important for all people. Many famous people tried to improve the life of society and help those in need. This is good example for others, because without significant support, modern charity is unlikely to have reached such proportions. Charitable foundations of the world provide incredible help disabled, sick children and adults. The goal of each such organization is to improve the quality of life of people around the world. It can be seen that the list, which displays the largest charitable foundations in the world, does not include domestic charitable organizations. To some extent, this speaks of the low level of development of domestic charity. Next, consider examples of several Russian charitable foundations.

The most famous benefactors of the late XIX - early XX century in America - their names are known to all - were Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller. However, the history of great charity at that time was not limited to these names. From the very beginning, three strategies of great philanthropy can be distinguished in the United States: the accumulation of values \u200b\u200bwith their subsequent transfer to public use, the establishment of functional educational institutions, and the establishment of charitable foundations.

The first strategy led to the emergence of public museums and libraries. The wealthy of America collected collections of paintings or old books and then transferred them to society under the direction of special trustees. The result is one of the best in the world, and by far the best in America, a library of old English books.

The second is the founding of universities and public libraries, that is, educational institutions, which are immediately under the control of the people appointed to manage them. This is how the famous Stanford University, whose full name is Leland Stanford Jr. University, was born.

In parallel with schools, colleges, universities, libraries and museums based on private money, special organizations began to appear to manage money for charitable purposes. The mechanism was the same as when the museum was founded - the creation of "charitable trusts" in which a group of trustees managed the money. In the beginning, it was usually small money and local goals. The first charitable foundation was created immediately after the war between the North and the South by George Peabody, a Yankee businessman who had previously founded a number of museums. His foundation was aimed at improving education in the American South. Historians believe that it was under the influence of Peabody's example that John Rockefeller allocated special money in 1902 to create a similar fund. Systemic charity began to develop in this direction.

Specialized foundations have emerged, including the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission, designed to fight disease in the American South, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Improvement of Teaching.

One of the most interesting foundations of the time, which should have historically been placed ahead of the Carnegie Corporation, was the Russell Sage Foundation, founded by the widow of a major American financier, Olivia Sage. Created a special fund to help the poor. It was a combination of the form of a business organization with activities of a social orientation.

In 1891, the American millionaire John Rockefeller first hired employees to manage the funds allocated to him for charitable purposes, and in 1913 one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, the Rockefeller Foundation, was created for these purposes.

The era of Carnegie and Rockefeller laid the foundations of the system of charitable foundations, and this system has existed in the form described above, almost to the present day. During this time, many American foundations have emerged, including such famous ones as the Guggenheim Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation, well-known in Russia - the Guggenheim Foundation is now working with the Hermitage, and the MacArthur Foundation has a Moscow office. Both of these foundations are interesting as examples of why rich people give money to systemic charities and how differently they direct the activities of these foundations during their lifetime and after their death.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

One of the richest people in the world, Bill Gates, created his own charitable foundation in 1994. The Foundation is engaged in the fight against serious diseases, helping the poor, as well as supporting education and healthcare.

British charitable Wellcome Trust

The charitable foundation was founded in 1936 in London. The foundation is engaged in financing scientific and medical research, protecting the lives of people and animals.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

American industrialist, engineer, pilot and director Howard Hughes in 1953 he founded the Medical Institute. Over the years, the institute has funded many research in the fields of genetics, immunology and molecular biology.

Ford Foundation Foundation

The son of an American automobile magnate, Edsel Ford, founded the Foundation in 1936 to fund scientific, educational, and philanthropic projects. For all the time, 40 thousand projects were considered and 2 thousand grants were issued.

Fund Roberta Wood Johnson (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

This Foundation was created in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson II, the founder of the Foundation helps the poor with chronic diseases and fights drug addiction. From 1991 to 2003, the Foundation spent $446 million to combat smoking in the United States, and in 2007 launched a program to combat obesity in children and adolescents.

Charitable Foundation U.K. Kellogg (W. K. Kellogg Foundation)

One of the richest people in the world in the United States, Will Keith Kellogg, created his charitable foundation in June 1930. The Foundation is engaged in youth programs, helps agriculture and donates money for recovery after natural disasters.

Fund William and flora Hewlett (William and Flora Hewlett Foundation)

Hewlett-Packard founder Bill Hewlett created the eponymous charitable foundation in 1966 with his wife Flora. Every year, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation donates to fight pollution, fund social causes, improve education and health care.

Robert Bosch Foundation

Robert Bosch set up his foundation in Germany in 1964. The Robert Bosch Foundation is dedicated to improving education, scientific research and historical excavations, improving healthcare and humanitarian assistance.

Fund David and Lucille Packard (The David & Lucile Packard Foundation)

The second president of Hewlett-Packard, David Packard, founded his foundation in 1964. This charity seeks to improve the lives of children first and foremost by funding various medical research and scientific experiments, and also invests in nature conservation

Overview of charities in Europe and the US

In this article, I would like to turn to various charitable organizations in Europe and the United States and briefly describe some of them.

1. Make a Wish Foundation International

http://worldwish. org/Wishes

Mission: Fulfill the wishes of children suffering from life-threatening diseases; to give hope, strength and joy to a seriously ill child.

The organization was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1980 and is now one of the leading international charities for children. In 1993, Make-A-Wish Foundation® International became an international organization. The organization currently serves children from 47 countries on five continents. Since 1980, thanks to the generosity of sponsors and the help of 30,000 volunteers, the organization has fulfilled over 270,000 wishes of seriously ill children from all over the world.

3 Ford Foundation

http://www. ford foundation. org/

The Ford Foundation is an international organization supporting outstanding leaders and organizations fighting for human rights, democratic change, educational opportunities and more.

4. Listen Charity

http://www. listencharity. org/

The purpose of this international charity is to convince global community listen to the rights and needs of children.

5. Charities Aid Foundation

www. cafonline. org

CAF is an international non-profit organization whose goal is to make philanthropy effective. The organization seeks to increase the volume of donations, works to create favorable conditions for the development of charity, provides assistance to charitable organizations and those who support them.

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6. Action for Children

www. actionforchildren. org. UK

Action for Children is one of the UK's largest charities dedicated to caring for weak and abused children, adoption, guardianship, return to school, special education and support for children. The organization has been in existence since 1869, working in partnership with the Methodist Church for 140 years.

7. Rainbow Trust Children's Charity

www. rainbow trust. org. UK

The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity provides emotional and financial support to families with children in life-threatening or terminal stages. we can cure, but we can help” - this is the motto of the organization.

8. Save the Children

www. save the children. org. UK

An international charity that helps children in distress as a result of disasters natural disasters and wars in the US and around the world (120 countries). The organization works in alliance with the local community, non-profit and other public organizations, remaining independent of religious beliefs and political views. Over 80 million children benefit from Save the Children's work each year.

9. Barnardo"s

www. barnardos. org. UK

Barnardo's is one of the leading charities for children in the UK. Its motto is "Believe in children!" Its goal is "Give children back their future!"

provides for the adoption or adoption of children, guardianship and support for orphans

helps children and adolescents to get rid of sexual exploitation

supports those children and adolescents who have to take care of sick family members

helps children living in poverty

Supports children of alcoholics and drug addicts

Supports child victims of violence

10. Varietythechildren"sCharity

www. variety of children. org

The work of the Variety the Children's Charity is dedicated to protecting and improving the health and well-being of children around the world. There are more than 43 branches in 13 countries. Variety the Children's Charity offers financial support, services and education to children with special needs and organizations, who serve children with similar problems.

11. operationsmile

www. operationsmile. org

Operation Smile- international organization, which provides free surgery to correct cleft lip and other facial anomalies, as well as rehabilitation and speech education for children around the world. The organization was founded in 1982; works in 60 countries of the world. Thanks to this charitable organization, over 200,000 cleft lip surgeries have been performed free of charge in children and adolescents.

12. President" s Choice

www. presidentschoice. ca

President's Choice – a special program by one of Canada's largest retailers to promote the health and well-being of children across Canada. The program operates in the 4 largest provinces, providing special grants for the organization of healthy school breakfasts and lunches (especially for children with handicapped). The organization is the main national sponsor of the Breakfast for Study program because it believes that a full-fledged healthy eating children and adolescents is necessary for the full assimilation of school material. In addition, the organization runs special financial sponsorship programs to provide specialized equipment for children with handicapped and rehabilitation classes that enable children with disabilities to regain their independence, dignity and freedom.

13. The Children's Society

www. childrens society. org. UK

The Children's Society includes more than 27 children's centers in the UK, works in partnership with 40 local authorities. The society was organized in late XIX centuries, together with the Anglican Church to help homeless and poor children.

The organization runs 77 programs around the country to help children and adolescents cope with difficulties. Everyday life, provides comprehensive support to children and families, including free legal assistance. Overall, more than 45,000 children were assisted.

14. children"sCancerCenter

www. childrenscancer center. org

Children's Cancer Center (CCC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help children suffering from cancer and malignant blood diseases. The organization provides educational and financial assistance and the emotional support needed to cope with life-threatening illnesses in children. 25 programs have been developed, assistance is provided to 830 families (at the same time, assistance is provided not only to children, but to the whole family). While other organizations are looking for ways to find a cure, CCC is committed to helping families get through this painful and tragic time day by day.

15. Local Independent Charities of America

http://www. lic. org

Local Independent Charities of America is a federation of over 700 local non-profit charities that help children, the poor, the disabled, the elderly, the homeless, and more in local communities.

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