Ted Turner – $2.2 billion
In 1990, Ted Turner started the Turner Foundation. It hands out grants on environmental causes. It was a family foundation so his kids could also get involved in philanthropic work. In 1997, he went on to launch the United Nations Foundation by initially pledging $1 billion. This media mogul wrote, “At the time of my death, virtually all my wealth will have gone to charity.”
Ted Turner – $2.2 billion
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Simon Cowell – $500 million
Last year, the X Factor judge and music mogul, who has a 16-month-old son, told the press that he doesn’t believe in passing on wealth from one generation to another. Rather, he plans to leave his money to charity, likely benefiting “kids and dogs.”
Simon Cowell – $500 million