Oprah Winfrey
Through her charitable foundations, Oprah’s Angel Network, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation, it is estimated that her giving exceeds $300 million.
Although she experienced hardships during her childhood, she excelled in school and has made it a priority to ensure that children all over the world get a quality education.
“I believe that education is freedom. I believe that education saved my life.”
In 2007, she opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, a free residential school for girls in South Africa, and in December 2009, gave the students at the Ron Clark Academy, a private middle school in inner-city Atlanta a 1.5 million dollar contribution.
