Celebrities With The Biggest Hearts
It's easy to forget that not all celebrities use their big paychecks to buy cars and houses, but are actually using their money and their time to make the world a better place. Whether it's donating money to a charity, or visiting sick fans in the hospital, these celebs definitely know how to pull at our heartstrings.
Check out the top 10 celebrities with the biggest hearts here!
1. Taylor Swift
T-Swift is the queen of giving back to her fans. Whether she is hand delivering Christmas gifts, writing and performing songs for sick children, or giving proceeds from her songs to different charities, Taylor knows how to use her power for good.
2. Keanu Reeves
While Keanu Reeves tends to be on the more private side, he is by far one of the most charitable celebrities around. Reeves spends huge amounts of his salary supporting charities like Stand Up To Cancer and the SickKids Foundation, the latter of which helps fund important surgery and care for children in hospitals who need it most.
3. George Clooney
George Clooney is another celeb that goes to great lengths to give back. Not only did George and his wife Amal donate their wedding photos to charity (which we all know goes for big bucks), but he also founded Not On Our Watch, which brings attention to human rights violations, Darfur, and more.
4. Angelina Jolie
For years, Angelina Jolie's charitable work has been just as big of a part of her life as her career. After adopting her eldest son, Maddox, from Cambodia, Jolie and Brad Pitt set up the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, dedicated to community development and environmental conservation. When she is not on the big screen, Jolie is traveling around the world volunteering and donating money to those in need.
5. Bono
For years, the U2 singer has made it a priority to be in contact with world leaders and policy makers to fight poverty and hunger around the world. He works with DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa) against the spread of AIDS and debt relief in Africa, as well as participating in a plethora of fundraising concerts.
6. Sandra Bullock
This Hollywood starlet is just as involved in giving back as she is in making movies. Bullock gave the American Red cross a $1 million check after 9/11, and another one after the tsunami! If that's not enough, Bullock was also a huge presence at the Austin Convention Center after Katrina, trying to help evacuees.
7. Nicolas Cage
Now this is one that might come as a bit of a surprise! In 2006, Nicolas Cage gave $2 million to Amnesty International, which is a fund to help out child soldiers. He also starred in a Montblanc commercial and donated his entire paycheck to The Bay, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping the coastal waters of Southern California clean and healthy.
8. Barbara Streisand
The legendary singer and actress is also one of the biggest humanitarians in Hollywood. She has her own foundation that dishes out grants to a variety of causes, like the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, and the Center for Public Integrity. In 2006 alone, Streisand gave almost $12 million to these causes, and if you calculate her charitable donations since 1986, they total almost $30 million!
9. Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg's net-worth is close to $2.6 billion, and he has given over $100 million to charitable efforts. Through his foundation, The Righteous Persons Foundation, Spielberg has given over $70 million to Jewish causes in the United States, though he’s also given $1 million to help with relief efforts in Israel.
10. Rosie O'Donnell
While most of the press that surrounds Rosie O'Donnell is about her brash personality, many people don't know that she has donated millions to charities close to her heart. In 2006, she personally donated over $5 million, mostly all toward Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in both Louisiana and Texas. O'Donnell also has her own charity called For All Kids, which focuses on helping children born into poverty.
