Charitable Contributions Most Generous Donors

Charities have received large donations from the deep pockets of billionaires. So which philanthropists have donated the most to charity? The answer may just surprise you.

That’s right, we all have heard about the recent donation from the founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg donating 99% of his family’s Facebook shares to charity, which estimates at about 45 billion dollars. However, even though that seems like a large amount of money, that’s not the highest donation we have seen. Another top contender is also the richest person on earth, Bill Gates. And although he too donates a lot to charity the man who won the number one spot is Warren Buffett.

In 2006 Buffett’s $44 billion in stock holdings was given to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which would be used to help so many people. For more details be sure to check out the video above.