Celebrities who give

Angelina Jolie is almost as famous for her endless charity work as she is for her acting. She was named the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador in 2001. It was her role in Tomb Raider which she filmed in Cambodia that in fact led Ange to being aware of worldwide humanitarian crises. A number of American publications have reported that in 2008 Angelina and her partner Brad Pitt gave more than $6.8 million to charities!

Since teaming up with Ange, Brad Pitt has become involved with Ange’s humanitarian efforts and together they opened the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. The pair recently gave a very generous donation to the Haiti relief. How much did they give? Click here to find out!

The 64-year-old singer and actress is the founder of the New York Restoration Project, which helps revitalise neglected and disadvantaged neighbourhoods throughout the city. In 2003, with the help of volunteers, Bette opened Swindler Cove Park which is located on the Harlem River. It has environmental educational facilities for children and a community rowing facility.

The very kind hearted Kim Clijsters recently donated $37,000 in tennis tournament winnings to the Brisbane Children’s hospital. But why was she so generous? Click here to find out!

Bono has long since been associated with humanitarian work and was first influenced by human rights organisation Amnesty International. Known as one of the world’s best “philanthropic performers”, Bono and his band U2 have performed at a number of charity concerts, including Live 8 which he helped organise. Bono has met with several political and world leaders and has continued to campaign for acknowledgement of the AIDS pandemic and third world debt relief.

Over the years Elton John has raised large amounts of money for AIDS campaigns following the death of his two close friends Ryan White and Freddie Mercury. He founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992 and all the record sales from his collaborated song That’s What Friends Are For went to the American Foundation for AIDS research.

Named one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine, George Clooney is more than just a pretty face, he is kind hearted as well! The star is involved with encouraging the resolution of the Darfur Conflict. He has even ventured over to Chad and Sudan with his father to make a documentary film about the situation for Darfar’s refugees.

Actress Hilary Swank is a keen supporter of animal adoption and was the 2009 ambassador of the world’s largest pet adoption campaign, Iams Home 4 the Holidays. She is a fan of all animals big…

…and small and has adopted of her own, Karoo and Rumi. She rescued Karoo from the side of a road while filming in South Africa and adopted Rumi last autumn from a participating shelter in Los Angeles.

Slema Hayek strongly supports organisations which help female domestic violence victims. In 2006 donated $25,000 to a Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, shelter for battered women and another $50,000 to Monterrey based anti-domestic violence groups. One of Selma’s most famous moments was when she breastfed a week old child during a UNICEF trip after his mother could not produce breast milk.