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Philanthropist
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Philanthropist
A wealthy individual who gives money to charity or other programs designed to help others. The term is most applicable when the individual starts his/her own organization to promote pet programs. For example, Bill Gates established the Gates Foundation to perform a variety of philanthropic activities such as agricultural development and the establishment of libraries.
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If it was, it certainly paid off, with the ensuing national news coverage dominated by full-body photos of the philantropist.
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At a ceremony held October 14 in the White House, President Bill Clinton awarded the National Medal of Arts to ten American artists, an arts organization, and a noted arts philantropist.
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New York philantropist Jan Tisch, has made a $1 million gift to the UJA-Federation AIDS Initiative, almost half of which will support medical care and supportive services for women with HIV and AIDS.
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