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Charity in the United States of America

In the United States of America, in fact, for the first time they were faced with the problem of the need for acts and manifestations of charity. In addition, the United States became the first country where support for people involved in direct charitable activities became relevant.

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Back in the first half of the 20th century (specifically in 1921), serious amendments were made to the country's tax legislation, which provided for a reduction in the level of taxes on those funds that went as donations in order to help the most needy categories of citizens.

Every year, about 7 new charitable foundations are created in the United States of America, which makes America a real world leader in their number and, most importantly, in the quality of their activities. People are very clearly aware of their mission and are specially trained to ensure that their activities are professional. In charitable work, mistakes cannot be made, since the work is carried out with the most unstable categories of citizens who can react quite critically to incorrect behavior.

The charity system in the USA has some specifics:

1. Donations to the fund charitable organizations are not taxed - we already mentioned this earlier. For example, wealthy Americans donate large sums to relief funds, but this is most likely not because they want to help someone (although this is the direct goal of charity). They often do this also because the donated amount can reduce their personal tax deductions several times, which is undoubtedly very profitable;
2. Young people and representatives of the older generation are quite stingy with donations. Thus, contributions from working adults are much lower, but older people and children are distinguished by their desire to help those in need, which is why the accounts of charitable organizations are mainly replenished at their expense. In addition, they strive to help not only financially, but also morally, and also give away their old unnecessary things, buy clothes, food and medicine on their own, and then send them to organizations;
3. In America there is a secret list of benefactors. Everyone knows about their existence, but their data is encrypted. The data of volunteers is also encrypted, because it can then be used by other charitable organizations without directly notifying the owners. Many people prefer to remain anonymous benefactors, because for them this is not a matter of achieving popularity and recognition: the highest mission is to provide all possible help to other people who have nowhere to get it.

Charity in Europe

Many researchers who analyze charitable activities in European countries, they emphasize that in Europe today the third sector is thriving quite actively. In almost every country there are tax benefits, whose royalties go to charitable organizations. This practice suggests that heads of state and their residents recognize important role private charity.

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The history of the development of philanthropy (charity) in Europe is quite rich. Some organizations that still exist today were created during the Middle Ages, but their support led to the fact that, having rich history and the basis, they are still very active in their activities today, not only within their own country, but also in the international arena.

Today there are four models of NPOs that operate in Europe. They were identified by researchers MacDonald and Tayart and formulated as follows:

• Anglo-Saxon model NPOs, which include private non-profit organizations. They were created in opposition to the state, and for this reason, initially their activities were not regulated by the authorities, remaining aloof from political proceedings and activities in general;
• Rhine model NPO. Unlike the Anglo-Saxon model, the Rhineland model allows the state to take part in the activities non-profit organizations, regulate their activities, limit in case of excess of authority;
• Latin model NPO (in other words, it is also commonly called Mediterranean). In it, the church plays the main role, and the state acts as a mediator, although it cannot be said that it remains on the sidelines. In fact, in any country the state also influences the religious sphere, and, accordingly, has a direct influence on charitable organizations and their activities;
• Scandinavian model NPO. This model is built on the basis of a fairly developed state social system, as well as on established traditions of volunteering. Thus, the influence of the state is strong, but rather through social policy, which regulates the processes of charity.

Among the countries with the largest number of people willing to donate to charity, it is worth highlighting the Netherlands (almost 83% of the total number of people living in the country), Switzerland (70%) and Poland (also 70%). Thus, residents of countries in the north of Europe are ready to provide assistance much more often and in larger volumes than those living in the southern part of Europe. Only 30% of Italians and 19% of Spaniards donate their money to non-profit organizations, as demonstrated in a 2014 study by the Obeservatoire de France.

IN various countries in priority different types help. For example, in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium, international and humanitarian assistance is most common. In France and Spain they prefer to provide material support to their fellow citizens who find themselves at risk. Also, a large amount of funds are donated for the implementation social projects to combat poverty, misery, illiteracy, as well as to treat especially dangerous diseases that require a large amount of funds.

The OU provides a list of the ten largest charitable foundations in Russia, compiled on the basis of Rusfond data published in early 2016.

1. Charitable foundation for helping seriously ill children, orphans and disabled people “Rusfond”

This is the largest fundraising fund in the Russian Federation. Fees in 2014 - 1 billion 709 million 445 214 rubles.

The fund was created by the Kommersant Publishing House in 1996. The main office is in Moscow, there are also a number of regional offices.

The method of work is targeted journalistic fundraising. the main task- assistance to seriously ill children.

Rusfond regularly publishes targeted requests for help on the pages of the Kommersant newspaper and on its website, as well as on the information resources of partner media. The foundation's expert group informs readers about the results of using their donations. Motto: “We help to help.”

2. Charitable foundation for helping children with oncohematological and other serious diseases “Gift of Life”

In 2014, the fund raised 1 billion 253 million 207 461 rubles.

Created in 2006 on the initiative of Galina Chalikova, who became its first director, with the cooperation of volunteers and doctors of the Federal Research and Clinical Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology named after. Dmitry Rogachev (FNKTs DGOI). The founders of the fund are actresses Dina Korzun and Chulpan Khamatova. Office - in Moscow.

The largest Russian foundation specializing in oncology. Among the areas of his activity are raising funds for the purchase of medicines and equipment for specialized clinics, helping children who were unable to obtain a quota for high-tech treatment, organizing the work of volunteers in hospitals, developing free blood donation, providing access to pain relief, etc.

Among other things, the foundation provides outpatient apartments for children who come to Moscow from other regions for treatment. Usually three or four mothers with their children live in one such apartment.

3. Valery Gergiev Foundation

In 2014, the fund raised 471 million 140,000 rubles.

The fund was created in 2003 on the initiative of artistic director and director of the Mariinsky Theater Valery Gergiev.

Raises funds from both companies and individuals. Fund objectives: support creative projects and tours of the Mariinsky Theater, assistance, including targeted assistance, to young artists, musical groups, and talented Russian performers. The Foundation is the main organizer of such events as the Stars of the White Nights Music Festival and the Moscow Easter Festival. Office - in Moscow.

4. Charitable food fund "Rus"

In 2014, the foundation attracted donations for 458 million 452,000 rubles, mainly in kind - products and goods.

The Rus Food Fund was founded in 2012 as the first Russian bank food. The founders of the fund, including businessman Konstantin Loboda, adapted international technology for feeding the needy in Russia, thanks to which the fund became part of the World Association of Food Banks. Office - in Moscow.

The foundation accepts product donations Russian manufacturers food and distributes it with the help of non-profit organizations, social services and parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Together with the Orthodox Relief Service "Mercy" (taking 10th place in the "Navigator" in terms of collections), with the support of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Russian Orthodox Church, it is implementing the "People's Dinners" project: volunteers gather to pack the products received by the fund into sets, and each set is a single dish, including several ingredients in compliance with the required proportions. Thus, in 2015, 1 million 653 800 free meals were prepared in 20 workshops for those in need.

5. Foundation “Center for Social Programs”

In 2014, the DSP received 426 million 677,000 rubles.

The Corporate Fund was created in 2004 by the United Company RUSAL to manage its social activities.

The main goal is to develop the most useful social initiatives and improve the quality of life of people in the regions where the company operates. The main office of the TsSP is located in Krasnoyarsk.

The foundation actively involves regional partners and local communities in the implementation of its projects. Today, more than 500 organizations are partners of the TsSP.

The fund helps educational institutions, charitable organizations, families in difficult life situation, children and adults with disabilities, elderly people, orphans, etc.

6. Foundation for the Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education

In 2014 attracted 408 million 235,000 rubles.

Created in 2006 by Muslim organizations with the participation of the Russian Presidential Administration for Domestic Policy. Office - in Moscow.

The goal is to support traditional Muslim religious organizations Russia and the projects they implement.

The fund finances the maintenance and repair of religious buildings, the purchase of furniture and office equipment, the purchase of educational, religious, educational and scientific literature, as well as products for religious holidays. Implements the creation of unified educational standards Islamic religious education in Russia, supports Islamic means mass media. Established scholarships for the best students of Islamic educational institutions.

7. Charitable Foundation "AdVITA"

In 2014, the fund raised 309 million 146,000 rubles.

Created in 2002, the co-founders were 13 doctors of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Clinic of St. Petersburg State Medical University named after. Pavlova and current executive director Pavel Grinberg. Office - in St. Petersburg.

Specializing in oncohematology, the purpose of its creation was to raise funds to search for bone marrow donors in the international registry. The Foundation provides assistance medical institutions involved in the treatment of cancer patients, as well as targeted assistance to children and adults with cancer. However, according to executive director Pavel Grinberg, the fund will move towards funding programs rather than helping individual patients.

8. Charitable foundation for saving seriously ill children “Life Line”

Collected in 2014 298 million 315,146 rubles.

The Life Line charity program for saving seriously ill children arose in 2004, and the foundation was registered in 2008. Office - in Moscow.

The goal of the fund is to reduce child mortality rates from serious diseases that are curable at the current level of medical development. He provides assistance in the event of the following diagnoses: congenital heart disease (CHD), cardiac arrhythmia (arrhythmia), vascular pathology of the brain, craniostenosis, scoliosis, cranial hernia, and epilepsy.

Besides targeted assistance The fund provides patients with support to clinics in purchasing the instruments and materials necessary for treatment.

Among the foundation’s numerous charitable projects is the well-known campaign “Someone’s life is no longer a trifle!” During the festival, there are collection points in cities where anyone can bring and return coins.

9. Hospice Assistance Fund “Vera”

In 2014 attracted 224 million 750,000 rubles.

The fund was created in November 2006 primarily to support the First Moscow Hospice, but now helps more than 20 regional hospices. The foundation is named in honor of Vera Millionshchikova, the founder and chief physician of the First Moscow Hospice.

The chairmen of the board of trustees are actresses Ingeborga Dapkunaite and Tatyana Drubich.

It exists not only through donations, but was also the first in Russia to create endowment capital (endowment) in the field of healthcare.

The main objectives of the foundation, in addition to supporting hospices, are helping terminally ill children, developing the volunteer movement, publishing activities, and creating public interest in the problems of terminally ill people.

The foundation's motto: “If a person cannot be cured, this does not mean that he cannot be helped.”

Office - in Moscow.

10. ROO "Mercy"

Collected in 2014 199 million 604,000 rubles.

Regional public organization"Mercy" - titular entity Orthodox help service "Mercy" (association of Orthodox legal and individuals, jointly implementing 25 social projects in Moscow).

Registered in 2005. Office - in Moscow.

Motto: “There is love in this world.”

The Orthodox relief service “Mercy” collects funds for service projects and targeted requests for help. Among the projects of the “Mercy” service are the St. Spiridonievsky almshouse, St. Dimitrievsky Orphanage for girls, St. Sophia orphanage for disabled children, Elizabethan orphanage, Family Center, Dimitrievskaya secondary school, where pupils of orphanages and children from large families study, Homeless Assistance Service, “Salvation Hangar” for the homeless, Palliative Service assistance to HIV-infected people, home visiting service for patients at home, projects “Help for disabled children in state boarding homes”, “Help in a psychoneurological boarding school”, “Nursing care in hospitals”, Help service for patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Crisis the “House for Mom” center, where they help get out of difficult situation pregnant women who find themselves on the verge of abortion, reference telephone service "Mercy", portal about charity Miloserdie.ru, Volunteer Service, Group of work with petitioners, Children's mobile palliative service, Respis for seriously ill children, Rehabilitation Center for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Group day stay for disabled children, a recreation center for families with disabled children, a camp for large families “Voskresenskoye”.

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Winter holiday of the Life Line charity foundation, 2016 /

Below we will consider the world's charitable foundations, or rather the largest and most famous charitable organizations of our time. Naturally, among the founders of these funds and managers you can find well-known personalities. On this moment The world's largest charities donate huge sums of money to support those in need, with the Big Ten alone donating approximately $7-10 billion in total. But even such donations from charitable foundations around the world are not enough to provide assistance to absolutely everyone who needs it.

The largest charities in the world:

1. Bill Gates is famous not only for the fact that he became the developer of the most popular operating system, but also because it founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation in 2000, which is today the most significant and largest in the world. Naturally, Bill Gates’s own money was spent on the development of the fund; in the first year alone, he donated $106 million for its development. The charitable organization provides assistance to seriously ill and poor people, and also helps to develop healthcare and education. Another businessman took part in the development of the fund - Warren Buffett, who donated a tidy sum to Bill Gates' organization. The Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation deserves first place in the ranking " Charitable foundations peace."

2. In second place in the Charitable Foundations of the World ranking is the Wellcome Trust, the most popular British charitable foundation. The organization was founded back in 1936 in London, in honor of the pharmacist Henry Welcome. The fund's program includes the development of healthcare and medicine, the protection of people and animals, and also actively finances medical and scientific research. The Wellcome Trust is the largest foundation in the UK; in 2005, the fund's account exceeded twenty-three billion dollars.

3. The third most important charitable foundation in the world at the moment is the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The fund was founded in 1973 by Howard Hughes himself, but at the initial stage the fund did not have such funds as it does now. The fund reached its current size thanks to the acquisition of Hughes Aircraft by General Motors. The charitable foundation helps research in the fields of molecular biology, immunology and genetics.

4. The fourth largest charity is the Lilly Endowment. However, this fund can be considered narrowly focused. Despite the fact that the foundation annually allocates significant funds for the development of health care, science and education, the funds generally do not go beyond the borders of the state of Indiana. The foundation's founder, Josiane Lilly, has made significant contributions to the development of his state and the pharmaceutical industry in the United States as a whole.

5. In fifth place in the ranking of the largest charitable foundations in the world is the Ford Charitable Foundation. The founder of this fund is none other than Edzel Ford, the head of the Ford Motor Company. Ford invested huge amounts of money to fight poverty, develop science and medicine, improve financial condition in the country and donated to various charitable projects. The Ford Foundation also works to protect human rights.

6. Johnson & Johnson is known for its first-class products intended for children, but not only for it. The son of the company's founder opened his own charitable foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which eventually took its place on the list of "Charitable Foundations of the World." Johnson's charitable organization was founded in 1936, and since then the foundation has been actively helping the poor and disadvantaged, as well as people suffering from chronic diseases. Every year the fund allocates approximately half a billion dollars to fight poverty in America.

7. Will Keith Kellogg believed that each person determines his own future, and, if desired, can change his life in better side. Will Keith Kellogg himself created the Kellogg Foundation in 1930 and actively helped those in need. The Kellogg Charitable Foundation continues to operate to this day, and one of the most significant donations is considered to be the funds allocated to help people and restore homes after Hurricane Kartina.

8. The eighth largest charitable foundation in the world is the Robert Bosch Foundation, founded in 1964 by Robert Bosch himself. It is currently the largest German charity organization. The fund's budget consists of 90% of Bosch shares, and the entire budget is within seven billion dollars. The Bosch Charitable Foundation donates funds to scientific research, development of science, medicine and healthcare. It is also involved in humanitarian aid and educational support; the foundation is the owner of some of the most promising medical research centers in Germany.

9. The last two funds could to some extent be combined, since we often saw the names of the founders together. The ninth largest on the list of "Peace Charities" is the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The founder of the charitable organization was one of the main directors famous company Hewlett-Packard. The charitable foundation became a family affair for the Hewletts, who invested not only a lot of money into it, but also parts of their own souls. The Foundation is engaged in supporting healthcare, developing education, protecting environment and provides assistance to HIV-infected people.

10. David and Lucile Packard Charitable Foundation. As you can already see, Hewlett and Packard are interested in the same things in life, and charity is no exception. Together with his family, David Packard founded one of the world's largest charitable foundations, which annually donates over $200 million to the development of healthcare and science, as well as improving the lives of children. The charity's budget largely consists of David Packard's personal funds.

The rating of charitable foundations in the world was compiled so that everyone can be convinced that charity is truly important for all people. Many famous personalities have tried to improve the life of society and help those in need. This good example for others, because without significant support it is unlikely that modern charity has reached such proportions. Charitable foundations around the world provide incredible assistance to disabled people, sick children and adults. The goal of each such organization is to improve the quality of life of people around the world. It can be seen that in the list showing the largest charitable foundations in the world, there are no domestic charitable organizations. This to some extent speaks of the low level of development of domestic charity. Next, let's look at examples of several Russian charitable foundations.

Millionaire Charities- organizations where possible ask for financial help every person in dire need of cash. Such structures have individual rules and requirements for recipients of money. Before applying, you need to familiarize yourself with the range of activities of the organization, find out the conditions for submitting an application and clearly formulate your request. Below we will look at foreign and domestic charitable foundations organized by rich people.

Russian charitable foundations of millionaires

To ask for financial help, you can contact one of the domestic charitable foundations, headed by millionaires:

• Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation is an organization that has been operating for 14 years (since 2004). The main direction is investment in the scientific field, the artistic sector, theatrical projects, and so on. When created, the organization’s annual budget was equal to one million dollars, and as of 2018, the organization’s expenses amount to 300-400 million rubles annually.
• Vladimir Potanin Foundation- a structure created to provide financial assistance in 1999. The organization’s “treasury” is formed from the profits of the Interros enterprise, as well as the personal savings of the millionaire. At the end of 2015, Vladimir Potanin was recognized richest man in the Russian Federation, and his fortune exceeds the $15 billion mark. Despite the large sums in the account, the charitable foundation receives only a small grain - about 300 million (in rubles).
• Volnoye Delo Foundation is the brainchild of another Russian millionaire Oleg Deripaska. The organization began its activities 20 years ago (in 1998), and the source of the creation of the CF was the personal money of the oligarch, as well as the profit of the Basel enterprise. The purpose of the foundation is to develop the scientific sphere, provide material support to young people, restore monasteries and solve other problems. In terms of the amount of funds spent on charitable purposes, the millionaire's charitable foundation approaches the indicators of V. Potanin's institution. During its activity, the structure transferred more than 9 billion rubles for the implementation of various projects in different parts of Russia.

Foreign charities of millionaires

“Foreign” millionaires are considered wealthier and more generous, so many abandon local charitable foundations and immediately focus on foreign organizations. Let us highlight several charitable foundations that occupy leading positions in the world:

• Gates Foundation (Bill and Melinda). The success of Microsoft allowed the creator not only to provide himself with a luxurious life, but also to direct part of his earnings to charitable purposes. Initially, more than $100 million was invested in the fund. The area of ​​activity is helping people with serious illnesses, developing medicine and the educational sector.
• Foundation of the Hewlett couple (Flora and William). A family of millionaires opened an organization back in 1966, whose activities were aimed at raising funds to improve the environment and solve problems in the public sector. Every year, money is transferred in the amount of $300 million.
• Robert Bosch Foundation. This structure was founded by another famous millionaire, who became famous thanks to the opening of his own company, Robert Bosh GmbH. The Charitable Foundation has an authorized capital of about 7 billion dollars, and every year hundreds of millions are allocated for development educational sphere, organizing excavations, developing science and solving other problems. In addition, the Baltic Foundation manages a number of research centers in Germany.

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