Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Gave $8 Mil to Charity (they disclose their income taxes)

[Breeze54]

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Gave $8 Mil to Charity

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20185795,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

By Lesley Messer and Stephen M. Silverman

Originally posted Friday March 21, 2008 02:30 PM EDT



News cameras have captured Brad Pitt building homes in New Orleans, and now federal tax filings for the Jolie Pitt Foundation have documented the good works that Brad and Angelina Jolie are doing behind the scenes.

All told, they gave more than $8 million in donations in 2006, with Pitt putting in $4,402,317, and Jolie donating $4,123,613, the Huffington Post reports, citing newly released federal tax filings. (These latest figures don't include 2007 – in which, among other charitable efforts, Brad's Make It Right Foundation raised $5 million.)

In terms of dispensing their funds, according to records for 2006, the foundation handed out $2,367,935, including $1 million to both Doctors Without Borders (International Division) and to the Global AIDS Alliance.

Additional gifts included $137,935 to the Namibia Red Cross Action Program (their daughter Shiloh was born in the African country); $100,000 to the Daniel Pearl Foundation (the late journalist's widow, Marianne Pearl, was played by Jolie in A Mighty Heart); $100,000 to Global Green U.S.A. and to the Epidermolysis Bulloma Medical Research Foundation.

In addition, $20,000 went to an art park in Los Angeles, as did separate $5,000 donations to two orphanages that Jolie had visited.

More Good Works

In terms of Pitt's work in Louisiana, Jolie's costar in the movie Wanted, Morgan Freeman, told PEOPLE Thursday at the Pathfinders to Peace Forum and Gala, "We were in contact with Brad about the situation in New Orleans" – and he called Jolie "such a wonderful woman."

Said Freeman: "Aside from all that physical beauty, she's a real person."

:applause: :applause:

[Clear Blue Sky]

1. Walking the walk. Good for them.

[Breeze54]

6. It's so refreshing, isn't it!

I think this is just great! :D

[saltpoint]

2. I think celebrity works best when it is this generous.

Good on these two.

[Breeze54]

10. I agree, they did real good and they're still going....

:toast:

[saltpoint]

15. - - - -

:toast:

[Elidor]

3. Very nice

:thumbsup:

I will find it hard to snark at them in the future.

[Breeze54]

7. I'm glad to hear that. They've worked hard to be a good example.

;)

[sharesunited]

4. That would leave most of us penniless.

[Breeze54]

8. Penniless? I couldn't even pay their interest! LOL!

Welcome to DU, sharesunited! :hi:

[Patsy Stone]

5. Good on them

:toast:

[Breeze54]

9. You got that right! A toast is appropriate!

:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

12. I'm glad to see Hollywood

giving back. It seems there are more activists and charitable works by celebrities these days, and that's a good thing.

Happy Friday!

[NuttyFluffers]

11. wow, that's wonderful!

a real shining example to humanity, she is to me.

[Breeze54]

14. She overcame a lot of emotional BS and is shining bright; along with her husband.

I think they are people to admired from Hollywood. ;)

:toast:

[hifalutin]

19. All from the goodness

of their hearts and not for publicity. In Hollywood they are a rare breed, too bad there are not many more like them.

[Breeze54]

24. You know what? You are right! They kept it on the QT.

That, right there, proves they have good hearts.

They did it for the cause; not for the publicity. ;)

:toast:

[hifalutin]

25. I'm glad somebody picked up on it though

otherwise we'd never have known.

[davekriss]

13. Good for them. Beautiful people. :)

[Breeze54]

17. It's great that they actually stayed in NO, instead of doing the photo op and leaving...

... like many others did. They actually moved their family there and Pitt says this
is his life's work now. To rebuild New Orleans. He saids he won't be doing anymore
movies anymore because he has to much work to do there. That is dedication. ;)

[undeterred]

16. Beautiful people doing beautiful things.

May all the other rich people follow their example.

[Breeze54]

18. That's a great idea!

;) Here's to hoping! :toast:

[roguevalley]

20. she heard way back when that underage children held

in immigration prisons awaiting their dispositions were not supplied with lawyers. She funds that herself and has for a long time. They are good people these two.

[Breeze54]

22. I didn't know that and at that time, the M$M was putting her down.

I hate the M$M!! :grr:

[Jennifer C]

21. They are so wonderful

:toast:

[Breeze54]

23. Hell yeah, they are! Good people!

To them for caring, :toast: