WHO PLEDGED LAST YEAR?
Here’s a breakdown of who pledged the $76 million that last year’s “Idol Gives Back” received in donations:
$7 million Corporations and foundations making direct or matching grants to the charities designated to receive money
$14 million Corporations
$55 million Individuals calling in
$76 MILLION
WHO RECEIVED LAST YEAR’S PLEDGES?
In the U.S., the four charities below received pledges of $7.5 million each from last year’s “Idol Gives Back.” Five organizations received pledges of $6 million each for work in Africa. Corporations and foundations made matching and direct contributions of $7 million to four of the nine charities.
IN THE U.S.
*America’s Second Harvest, a hunger-relief organization
*Save the Children, which provides educational resources for poor children
*Boys & Girls Clubs of America, an educational and social organization
*Children’s Health Fund
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*Another $37,500 was distributed to smaller U.S. charities, officials said.
IN AFRICA
*Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
*U.S. Fund for UNICEF
*Nothing but Nets and Malaria No More, which work on malaria prevention
*Save the Children
*$1 million went to the Kibera Initiative, which helps children in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya
*$340,000 went to smaller African charities