Lesson 1: Fame, Fortune and Philanthropy
Handout 1

Meeting Needs

Name _____________________________________ Date____________ Period ______


List three figures discussed in the opening and briefly describe the contributions they made to our society.

  1. Person____________________________________________________________


    Contribution________________________________________________________


    __________________________________________________________________


    Circle the type(s) of contribution:           Time          Talent          Treasure

  2. Person_____________________________________________________________


    Contribution_________________________________________________________


    __________________________________________________________________


    Circle the type(s) of contribution:           Time          Talent          Treasure

  3. Person_____________________________________________________________


    Contribution_________________________________________________________

    Circle the type(s) of contribution:           Time          Talent          Treasure



    Now find this website:
    http://www.usatoday.com/life/2001-12-18-celebrity-donations-chart.htm.

  4. Which Foundation has the largest number of total asset dollars?


    __________________________________________________________________

  5. Which recipient received the biggest gift?


    _________________________________________________________________

  6. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver donated to which Foundation?



  7. Locate where your last name would be located in the celebrity list and write down the next five celebrities, the foundation to which they contributed and the total assets of the foundation.

                      Celebrity                                     Foundation                                Total assets

  1. ____________________   ________________________   _____________________

  2. ____________________   ________________________   _____________________

  3. ____________________   ________________________   _____________________

  4. ____________________   ________________________   _____________________

  5. ____________________   ________________________   _____________________

 

Create a bar graph below showing the foundations and their total assets. Make sure to label the graph.