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10 billionaires who are giving generously to the world

New Delhi: Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were the most generous American philanthropists in 2013, with a donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at more than $970 million, to a

#5 John and Laura Arnold



Amount donated in 2013: $296.2 million

Net worth: $2.8 billion

Beneficiary: Laura and John Arnold Foundation in Houston, Tex., and Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund in Boston, Mass.

Background: John Arnold founded hedge fund Centaurus Energy, and Laura Arnold is a former corporate lawyer. Their philanthropy program supports improving the reliability of scientific research, K-12 public education, the criminal-justice system, and public-policy practices.

 

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