Who are the world's most generous celebrities?

Who are the world's most generous celebrities? - There's a lot of money floating around in Hollywood and the stars don't usually have too many economic difficulties. Some prefer to invest their money and help their family have an easier life, while others like to help with huge sums.
From Angelina Jolie to Meryl Streep, find out which celebrities have donated money to worthy causes.

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Matthew McConaughey - As well as making numerous charitable donations over the years, he also created the 'Just Keep Livin' foundation, which has invested more than $2 million and helps promote education programs.

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Angelina Jolie - Angelina is well known for her humanitarian work. She doesn't just donate large amounts of money to charity, she likes to get involved and help out in person.

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Miley Cyrus - Donating money is a family tradition for Miley. Since she was young she has been visiting towns where people need clothes and school materials.

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Beyoncé - The singer has donated to numerous institutions over the years and organized and participated in numerous concerts which appealed for monetary assistance for education problems.

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Barbra Streisand - The Barbra Streisand Foundation helps health projects, and has invested more than $1 million to the cause.

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Ellen Degeneres - The presenter often helps people in need through her program and donates large quantities of money to humanitarian causes.

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Mel Gibson - The actor is a devotee of the Church of the Holy Family and has donated more than $6 million to the A.P Reilly Foundation, which he founded.

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Oprah Winfrey - As well as being one of the world's most powerful women, she is also one of the biggest donors to charity. Every year Oprah donates huge amounts to educational foundations and institutions.

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Jerry Seinfeld - The comedian supports Jewish education, children and health organizations through the Seinfeld Family Foundation, through which he has donated more than $1 million.

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Nicki Minaj - The singer did something unprecedented. On Twitter she pledged to pay the school fees of all the fans who proved they were getting good grades. Nikki was true to her word and even asked that fans sent her confirmation that the money was used to buy books and pay fees.

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Emma Watson - The actress was so dedicated to her humanitarian and charity work that she actually put her career on hold in order to help institutions and learn more about gender equality in universities.

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Sandra Bullock - Among various donations she has made over her career, one of the most notable was a million-dollar donation to Doctors Without Borders working in Haiti.

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Keanu Reeves - Keanu is one of Hollywood's most generous actors, and has donated to numerous causes such as fighting leukemia and protecting children. He even shared his salary from 'The Matrix' with the special effects and wardrobe teams.

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Carmelo Anthony - 'Melo likes to help out and in 2012 he made an $830,000 donation to support study grants for students.

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George Lucas - George has put more than $4 million into the George Lucas Educational Foundation, whose mission is to motivate young people to be responsible citizens and help accomplish their dreams.

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JK Rowling - The writer has donated around $160 million, or around 16% of her fortune, to various charity organizations.

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Meryl Streep - The actress put around $2 million into her Silver Mountain Foundation, which supports education and the arts.

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Sam Simon - The 'Simpsons' writer created a foundation dedicated to rescuing and supporting abandoned dogs. He invested more than $1 million in the foundation.

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Alec Baldwin - Baldwin has donated to charities ranging from the arts, to breast cancer research, through the Alec Baldwin Foundation through which he has pledged more than $1 million.

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Michael Jordan - Among the numerous donations he has made, he gave $5 million to the Hales Franciscan High School in Chicago.

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Will and Jada Smith - The couple have a foundation in their names which supports scientific research and the arts. Every year they invest large amounts in the Will and Jada Smith Foundation.

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Jamie Gertz - Together with husband Anthony Ressler, the actress put $10 million into the Ressler Gertz Foundation. Among those donations are $400,000 to the Cedar Sinai Medical Center and $1.7 million to the Los Angeles Museum of Fine Arts.

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Taylor Swift - The singer supports a lot of causes but also supports her fellow artists. She gave $250,000 to Kesha when she was struggling with her career. She has also donated $625,000 to various children's support programs in Tennessee.

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Manny Pacquiao - The fighter grew up in a poor area and had a tough life as a child. But thanks to his success he helped build new houses for his neighbors. The neighborhood he helped rebuild is called 'PacMan Village' and as well as new houses they have also built a sports center, and kids' park and a rec center.

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Herp Alpert - The musician lends his support to the arts and disadvantaged people. He has put more than $9 million into his foundation.

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Ian Somerhalder - The actor likes to give back, so he created the Ian Somerhalder Foundation which helps in researching new natural resources and animal protection.

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Nora Roberts - The writer has invested $3 million into her foundation and promotes help for kids, arts and humanitarian causes.

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Zach Galifianakis - Before Zach was famous he met Mimi Haist, an older woman who left her home due to her husband's infidelity. When he started to gain fame, he bought Mimi an apartment and paid all the utilities. Mimi's story was told in the 2015 documentary 'Queen Mimi.'

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Marcia Carsey - The famous producer helps in media and entertainment support, donating more than $1 million to the Carsey Foundation which she founded with her husband, John Carsey.

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