No. 18: Pierre and Pam Omidyar
February 6, 2012 | Read Time: 1 minute
Amount donated in 2011: $74.5-million
Beneficiaries: HopeLab, Humanity United, the Omidyar Network, and other groups
Donors’ background: Mr. Omidyar founded the online auction company eBay, in San Jose, Calif. Ms. Omidyar is chairwoman of HopeLab, a nonprofit in Redwood City, Calif., that develops technology to help critically ill children.
Mr. Omidyar and his wife, Pam, both 44, gave a total of $74.5-million to HopeLab, Humanity United, a Redwood City group that supports efforts to fight slavery and mass atrocities around the globe, and the nonprofit arm of the Omidyar Network, also in Redwood City, which supports a variety of charities, and other charitable organizations.
—Maria Di Mento
|
Year |
Rank |
Total donated or pledged |
|
2010 |
16 |
$61.5-million |
|
2009 |
10 |
$92.0-million |
|
2007 |
21 |
$97.8-million |
|
2006 |
29 |
$66.7-million |
|
2005 |
9 |
$133.7-million |
|
2004 |
7 |
$173.2-million |
|
2003 |
13 |
$80.5-million |
|
2002 |
20 |
$48.3-million |
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