The saying is “it is better to give than to receive” and it looks like a few celebrities have no problem giving. Carmelo Anthony and Will and Jada Smith have been named numbers 22 and 20 respectively on The Giving Back Fund’s “Giving Back 30,” a list of the 30 celebrities who made the largest donations to charity in 2010 according to public records.
Through their charity the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, the couple made huge donations totaling more than $900 thousand to the Lupus Foundation, the Baltimore School for the Arts and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
While Anthony and The Smiths ranked high on the list, which also includes writers, producers, musicians and comedians, the top giver was actress Jami Gertz and her husband Antony Ressler whose donations totaled more than $10.5 million given to their Ressler Gertz Foundation. DAMN!
Hit the flip to see what other celebs were featured on the list and how much $$$$ they gave…
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Carmelo Anthony- $837,200
To Carmelo Anthony Foundation. Grants include $500,000 to Syracuse University and $302,000 to The Living Classroom Foundation.
Sandra Bullock- $1,000,000
To Doctors Without Borders for Haiti Relief following the devastating earthquake.
NFL Player Ndamukong Suh- $2,600,000
$2 million to the Nebraska University athletic department and another $600,000 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering to endow a scholarship. It is the largest single gift ever from a former football player.
Hugh Hefner- $900,000
To Trust for Public Land to save the iconic Hollywood sign from being plowed under in order to make room for four luxury homes.
Matthew McConaughey- $1,537,292
To the Just Keep Livin’ Foundation that he established. Grants distributed include 88k to Communities in School Los Angeles West and 38k Communities in School Central Texas.
Jerry Seinfeld- $1,766,000
To the Seinfeld Family Foundation that supports education, children’s services, health associations, and Jewish organizations; funding also for the arts.
Mel Gibson- $6,853,020
To the A.P. Reilly Foundation, which he started to support Holy Family Church.
George Lucas- $4,250,000
To Lucas Film Foundation then granted to The George Lucas Educational Foundation with a mission to inspire and empower young people to become responsible citizens, compassionate leaders, and to live their dream.
Taylor Swift-$625,000
$500k to Hands on Nashville the Community Foundation of Middle Tennesee for Nashville’s flood relief efforts (Nashville Rising); $25,000 to the Wyomissing, PA school district for educational $100,000 check to rebuild Kids Kingdom, a playground in Hendersonville, Tennesee where she attended high school.
