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Built in 2007, the Angel Network is one of the largest projects focused on transforming young lives. O Ambassadors, as it is called, has empowered 10,000 students to become truly global citizens.

Founder: Oprah Winfrey

Area of Interest: Education, Social leadership, Women empowerment, Children, Poverty, Disaster relief

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The Omidyar Network

Founder: Pierre Omidyar
Areas of Interest: Microfinance, Participatory Media, Transparency in the government, Philanthropy

Operation Family Fund

Founder: Mike Cash
Areas of Interest: U.S soldiers, sailors, airmen and their family members

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

Founder: Paul G. Allen
Areas of Interest: Community Development and Social Change, Arts and Culture, Education and Youth Engagement, Science and Technology Innovations

The Robin Hood Foundation

Founder: Paul Tudor Jones II, Glenn Dubin and Peter F. Borish
Areas of Interest: Children and youth care, Diffusion of quality education to the poorest children and youth, Job and employment programs, Survival

The Rockefeller Foundation

Founder: John D. and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Areas of Interest: Humanitarian projects to alleviate poverty across the world

Ronald McDonald House Charities

Founder: Dr. Edward S. Baum
Areas of Interest: motional and educational support for kids afflicted with cancer

The Ross Institute

Founder: Courtney Sale Ross
Areas of Interest: Education

The Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation

Founder: Ruth Lilly
Areas of Interest: Healthcare, Health education, Youth projects, Restoration of historial sites

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fund

Founder: Walter Winchell
Areas of Interest: Cancer treatment and research

The Saban Family Foundation

Founder: Haim Saban
Areas of Interest: Education, Medical programs, Children's welfare

The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation

Founder: Larry Scheinfeld and Jane Scheinfeld
Areas of Interest: Jews, Education, Medicine

The Skoll Foundation

Founder: Jeffery Skoll
Areas of Interest: Empowering and investing in social entrepreneurs

The Smith Richardson Foundation

Founder: H. Smith Richardson and Grace Jones Richardson
Areas of Interest: U.S. Public Policies

The Soros Foundation Network

Founder: George Soros
Areas of Interest: Open societies and Education

Tomorrow's Hope Foundation

Founder: Bishop William Murphy and Sister Joanne Callahan
Areas of Interest: Catholic education

United Nations Foundation

Founder: Ted Turner
Areas of Interest: Peace, human rights, justice, Health, Technology, Environment, Economy, Culture, Children, women, population and all other UN causes

The Waitt Family Foundation

Founder: Ted Waitt
Areas of Interest: Community building, Historical discovery, Scientific breakthroughs, Violence prevention


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