philanthropist

Musk, she noted, doesn’t have a reputation as a philanthropist, despite his wealth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

"He was criticised by many on social media and our goal was to bolster his reputation as a philanthropist," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He also bought several historic buildings in the resort town of Crested Butte, Colo., where he and his philanthropist wife own a home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Amy was a philanthropist and renowned gardener who had bonded with her father over the art of picking produce; Diane worked in the office doing residential leasing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Because of contacts he’d made in the States with the Mellon family—wealthy heirs of Pittsburgh banker and philanthropist Andrew Mellon—he quickly headed to the town of Deschapelles, in the lower Artibonite Valley.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

A splashy donation to a big-name school, like Griffin’s, can also be a good way for philanthropists to generate headlines and help secure their legacy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Microsoft founder and one of the world’s biggest philanthropists warns that artificial intelligence could be either a “great equalizer” or a force that widens the world’s inequality gap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Parton was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2022, which honoured her as "one of the entertainment world's most generous philanthropists".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

In retirement, "Boss Zhu" published a number of books of speeches on economic reform, and was listed as one of the country's top philanthropists.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The “working poor,” as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich