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By Tim Saunders on December 19, 2008
Will Smith gave away over US$1.3 million to charitable causes over the last year.
Along with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the actor donated the money to a variety of religious, civic and arts groups through his Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation.
The single biggest contribution of $250,000 went to the Yesha Ministries of Philadelphia, a born-again Christian-based organization run by Reverend James Robinson. Another $200,000 went to a Christian ministry in Los Angeles called Living Waters. The Church Of Scientology religion also received hefty donations from the couple, with $67,500 going to the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Fund, $50,000 to the group’s Celebrity Centre in Hollywood and $5,000 to ABLE.
The Smiths also donated thousands of dollars to a Los Angeles mosque, other Christian-based schools and churches, and to the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Center in Israel. They also gave $25,000 to the Progeria Research Foundation. Progeria is a disease that causes rapid aging.
In May, the couple also gave $1million to help set up a school for children of all religions.
“About 10 years ago Jada and I started dreaming about the possibility of creating an ideal educational environment, where children could feel happy, positive and excited about learning,” he said.
about 2 years ago
i think thAT WHAT WILL IS DOING IS GOOD BECAUSE HE DONATES ALOT OF MONEY TO PEOPLE IN NEED SO IWOULD VOTE WILL AS PRESIDENT ANYDAY TOO..
about 2 years ago
I'd vote for him as President anyday
almost 3 years ago
will and jada are the kind of people we need in the government, not people who spend thousands of dollars on wasted bills that only spend our tax money.
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