Most Generous Celebrities

Some famous people are happy to share their wealth. These celebrities each have donated over a million dollars to organizations and causes.

Most Generous Celebrities

Fame often leads to fortune, and celebrity almost always implies a level of influence. Many celebrities use this influence to do good.

Some use their name recognition to raise funds for organizations and causes important to them. Others donate their time, possessions and/or money. Many do all of these.

While every charitable donation has value, these celebrities each have donated over a million dollars, sometimes spreading it among multiple organizations and causes.

Jon Bon Jovi

Net worth: $410 million

Source of wealth: Singer, musician, entrepreneur, producer

Funding areas: Poverty, homelessness, hunger, human rights, veterans, education, health

Bottom Line for Jon Bon Jovi

Singer and actor Bon Jovi is known for his philanthropy.

In 2005, he donated $1 million to aid reconstruction efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and according to Rolling Stone, after Superstorm Sandy blew ashore New Jersey, he donated another $1 million to the New Jersey Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.

Through his Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, he also has worked to assist those experiencing poverty and/or homelessness. He recently opened a third pay-if-you-can Soul Kitchen restaurant, and in 2019, he donated $500,000 through the foundation to help build houses for homeless veterans, as well as gave the proceeds from a new song to an organization that trains service dogs.

Barbra Streisand

Net worth: $400 million

Source of wealth: Singer, actress, filmmaker

Funding areas: Environment, women’s issues, civil rights, AIDs research, health, gun control, veterans

Bottom Line for Barbara Streisand

In 2007 alone, the singer and actress gave $11 million through the Streisand Foundation to organizations working for the environment, women’s issues, civil rights, and AIDs research and advocacy.

In 2012, she made a personal donation of $10 million for cardiovascular programs at Cedar’s Sinai, which is now called the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith

Combined net worth: $400 million

Source of wealth: Actor, rapper (Will Smith)/actress, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, author, producer (Jada Pinkett Smith)

Funding areas: Education, arts, civil rights, AIDS, underprivileged youth, poverty, human rights

Bottom Line for Will and Jada Pinkett Smith

This Hollywood power couple focuses their philanthropy on supporting families and improving lives.

In addition to the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation (which has a focus on arts and education, social empowerment and sustainability), they have given money to a number of other organizations and schools in their hometowns of Philadelphia and Baltimore.

While the couple does much of their charitable giving quietly through their foundation, they reportedly donated $1,300,000 to various charities in 2008 and $900,000 in 2011.

Sandra Bullock

Net worth: $200 million

Source of wealth: Actress, producer

Funding areas: Disaster relief, animals, AIDS, human rights, children

Bottom Line for Sandra Bullock

Quick to act when disaster strikes, Sandra Bullock donated $1 million to the American Red Cross after 9/11 and an additional $1 million (each) after Hurricanes Harvey and Katrina.

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, she contributed $1 million to Doctors Without Borders. She also was reportedly the first celebrity to donate after Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami ($1 million).

More recently, she also made contributions (about $500,000) to the Red Cross and the Humane Society of Ventura County in California to help with firefighting relief in 2018.

Martin Lewis

Net worth: £128 million ($165.8 million)

Source of wealth: Finance guru, entrepreneur, journalist

Funding areas: Finance education, hunger

Bottom Line for Martin Lewis

In 2012, the founder of the popular website Money Saving Expert, pledged to donate £10 million ($12.9 million) from the sale of MSE to charities.

The funds were placed into an account run by the Charities Aid Foundation, and as of 2015, about £4 million ($5.2 million) of that has been distributed, including £2 million ($2.6 million) to Citizens Advice, £700,000 ($907,350) to Personal Finance Education Group, and £600,000 ($777,729) to the Trussell Trust to support food banks.

Richard Branson

Net worth: $5.1 billion

Source of wealth: Entrepreneur, investor, author

Funding areas: Environment, climate change, education

Bottom Line for Richard Branson

According to Forbes, the founder of the Virgin Group pledged $3 million in 2006 to develop alternative fuel and combat environmental concerns and provided $750,000 to fund the Sara Blakely Foundation, which focuses on women’s education and encouraging entrepreneurship.

Mel Gibson

Net worth: $425 million

Source of wealth: Actor, director, producer, screenwriter

Funding areas: Health care, disaster relief, cancer, Catholic charities

Bottom Line for Mel Gibson

Money reports that Mel Gibson donated $10 million to hospitals to pay for health care for children and $1 million to Mexico for Hurricane Stan recovery.

He also has donated more than $15 million to Holy Family Catholic Church.

Oprah Winfrey

Net worth: $3.5 billion

Source of wealth: Talk show host, actress, TV producer, media executive

Funding areas: Education, health care, disaster relief, children, civil rights, poverty, abuse, veterans

Bottom Line for Oprah Winfrey

By all accounts, TV talk show queen Oprah is the most generous celebrity out there. Known for her giveaways on her show, she also has made considerable donations to causes important to her.

She contributed $10 million to Hurricane Katrina efforts in 2005, and $50,200,000 for education, advocacy and health care for women and children in 2007.

People magazine reports that 2009 contributions through the Oprah Winfrey Foundation totaled over $40 million to support education and health care for women and children around the world.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

Combined net worth: $400 million

Source of wealth: Actress, filmmaker (Angelina Jolie)/actor, producer (Brad Pitt)

Funding areas: Children, human rights, poverty, environment, refugees, relief efforts

Bottom Line for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

Though this Hollywood power couple is no longer a couple, their contributions to bettering the world have been substantial. They have given over $8 million to help refugees.

In 2007, according to Forbes, they also contributed $8,400,000 to their foundation (25 percent of their earnings), and a significant amount went to the Make It Right Project to build green homes in New Orleans.

Dan Whitney

Net worth: $80 million

Source of wealth: Stand-up comedian, actor, producer, singer, radio personality

Funding areas: Children, health care, disaster relief

Bottom Line for Dan Whitney

Also known as Larry the Cable Guy, in 2009, Whitney donated $1,200,000 to Alexis Verzal Children's Rehabilitation Hospital at Madonna in Lincoln, Nebraska, and more than $1 million to the Lincoln Child Advocacy Center.

He followed that up in 2010 with a donation of $5 million to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

In 2019, the comedian pledged all proceeds from his Lincoln show to Red Cross disaster relief in his home state of Nebraska.

Meryl Streep and Donald Gummer

Combined net worth: $150 million

Source of wealth: Actress (Meryl Streep)/sculptor (Donald Gummer)

Funding areas: Hunger, homelessness, education, human rights, AIDS, environment

Bottom Line for Meryl Streep and Donald Gummer

Via Silver Mountain Foundation of the Arts, the Oscar-winning actress and her husband give away about $1 million a year to causes such as hunger, homelessness and education.

People magazine reports she contributed $4 million to the foundation in 2009.

Elton John

Net worth: $500 million

Source of wealth: Singer, songwriter, musician, composer

Funding areas: AIDS causes, disaster relief, children, animals, mental health, poverty

Bottom Line for Elton John

The singer, songwriter and composer is one of the wealthiest people in Britain and also one of the world’s most generous.

He has been contributing to AIDS causes since the late 1980s and, in addition to contributing his time and talent to benefits, has given much of his own fortune to the cause.

He donated an estimated $38 million to charity in 2015 and another $38 million in 2016. In 2019, he pledged $1 million to Australian bushfire relief.

J.K. Rowling

Net worth: $1 billion

Source of wealth: Children’s book author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter

Funding areas: Children’s welfare, poverty, literacy, multiple sclerosis, human rights, AIDS

Bottom Line for J.K. Rowling

The author of the Harry Potter series made news when she fell off the Forbes billionaires list in 2012 due to her estimated $160 million in donations.

Rowling favors charities that help single-parent families as well as those related to children’s welfare, literacy, poverty and multiple sclerosis.

She contributed almost £13 million ($16.8 million) in 2017 to a number of charities, mostly child-centered, around the world.

Paul McCartney

Net worth: $1.2 billion

Source of wealth: Singer, songwriter, musician, composer, producer

Funding areas: Children, animals, poverty, disaster relief, education, environment

Bottom Line for Paul McCartney

The former Beatle donates to about 35 charities. He does not publicize the amounts, but reportedly has given away his entire earnings from private concerts, which is estimated to be millions per show.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Net worth: $260 million

Source of wealth: Actor, producer

Funding areas: Environment, children, poverty, disaster relief

Bottom Line for Leonardo DiCaprio

The Oscar-winning actor has reportedly supported more than 200 projects in 50 countries and five oceans, with a large focus on environmental protection and conservation.

In 2016 alone, he donated $15 million through his foundation. More recently, his environmental organization Earth Alliance has announced a $3 million donation for Australian wildlife relief efforts.

Shin Min-a

Net worth: $1 million

Source of wealth: Model, actress

Funding areas: Education, children, eldery, refugees

Bottom Line for Shin Min-a

The South Korean model and actor has donated over $1,200,000 to help with education and health care for children.

Colin Kaepernick

Net worth: $20 million

Source of wealth: American football player

Funding areas: Civil rights

Bottom Line for Colin Kaepernick

In 2016, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick pledged $1 million, plus the proceeds of his jersey sales, to organizations that fight racial injustice. He fulfilled the promise in January 2018.

George and Amal Clooney

Combined net worth: $520 million

Source of wealth: Actor, director, producer, filmmaker (George Clooney)/human rights lawyer, activist and author (Amal Clooney)

Funding areas: Human rights, poverty, homelessness, disaster relief, peace, refugees

Bottom Line for George and Amal Clooney

The Hollywood leading man and his high-power attorney wife are frequent donors to organizations working in social rights advocacy.

In addition to forming the Clooney Foundation for Justice, the couple has made sizeable donations, such as a $500,000 donation to the March for Our Lives Campaign, and a $1 million donation to the Southern Poverty Law Center following the violence that erupted at the Charlottesville, Virginia, rally in 2017.

Taylor Swift

Net worth: $400 million

Source of wealth: Singer, songwriter, actress

Funding areas: Education, children, disaster relief, poverty, animals, women’s issues

Bottom Line for Taylor Swift

Country singer Swift is outspoken in her views and contributes generously to causes she believes in.

She donated $1 million after flooding in Louisiana, $100,000 after Tennessee wildfires and has been known to give away sums of several thousand to fans experiencing hardship.

In 2012, she gave $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to expand music education.

Emma Watson

Net worth: $80 million

Source of wealth: Actress, model

Funding areas: Gender equality, human rights, poverty, women’s issues, environment

Bottom Line for Emma Watson

The actress best known for her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter movies, Watson donated £1 million ($1.3 million) to the UK Justice and Equality Fund in 2018 to help those impacted by sexual harassment.

She also supports organizations fighting poverty, inequality and those championing women’s rights and the environment.

LeBron James

Net worth: $480 million

Source of wealth: Basketball player

Funding areas: Disadvantaged youth, arts, education, poverty

Bottom Line for LeBron James

The Los Angeles Lakers player and Olympic gold medalist made a $41 million pledge in 2015 to send kids to college.

In 2016, he donated $2.5 million to a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.

He also supports children’s charities such as the Boys and Girls Club of America and the Children’s Defense Fund.

Kylie Jenner

Net worth: $1 billion

Source of wealth: TV personality, entrepreneur, fashion designer, author

Funding areas: Education, bullying, children, disaster relief, health

Bottom Line for Kylie Jenner

As part of a collaboration with Ellen DeGeneres, Kylie Jenner (of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians" fame) donated $750,000 to Nest of Love, $50,000 to a South Bronx elementary school and $200,000 to the family of one of its teachers.

In 2019 she contributed $1 million to Australia for the bushfire recovery efforts.

Alec Baldwin

Net worth: $65 million

Source of wealth: Actor, writer, producer, comedian

Funding areas: Cancer, arts, animals, children, education, environment, poverty, veterans

Bottom Line for Alec Baldwin

The actor most recently known for his portrayal of the president on "Saturday Night Live" has been a frequent patron of the arts.

He donated $1 million to The New York Philharmonic and $500,000 to the Roundabout Theater Company in 2011.

Other sizeable donations include $1,700,000 to the East Hampton Library and about $2,700,000 to his alma mater.

Michael Jordan

Net worth: $1.9 billion

Source of wealth: Former basketball player, basketball team owner

Funding areas: Education, children, healthcare

Bottom Line for Michael Jordan

In 2007, the basketball legend donated $5 million to a prep school in Chicago.

He also has contributed $2 million to efforts to improve relations between African-Americans and the police and $5 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Miley Cyrus

Combined net worth: $160 million

Source of wealth: Singer, songwriter, actress

Funding areas: Disaster relief, cancer, health, poverty, children

Bottom Line for Miley Cyrus

In 2017, actress and singer Miley Cyrus donated $500,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

She is no longer married to Liam Hemsworth, but after the California wildfires destroyed their home, she and Hemsworth donated about $500,000 to the Malibu Foundation through her Happy Hippie Foundation to help their fellow Californians rebuild.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Net worth: $460 million

Source of wealth: Portuguese football player

Funding areas: Children, health care, human rights, poverty

Bottom Line for Christiano Ronaldo

In 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid football (soccer for those in the U.S.) donated £600,000, or $777,396, (from auctioning off his Ballon d’Or trophy) to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

He had previously given funds to pay for operations for children in need and donated £5 million ($6.4 million) to aid relief efforts after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.

Jackie Chan

Net worth: $400 million

Source of wealth: Actor, director, producer, martial artist, stuntman, singer

Funding areas: Disaster relief, animals, education, poverty, elderly, health care

Botttom Line for Jackie Chan

The action star from Hong Kong has donated millions to Red Cross appeals, including more than $1,300,000 after China’s Sichuan earthquake in 2008.

In 1988, he formed the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, which provides scholarships and other aid to young people. In 2004, he started a second, the Dragon’s Heart Foundation, to build schools and help both children and the elderly in remote areas of China.

He reportedly plans to donate an estimated $40 million to charities upon his death.

George Lucas

Net worth: $6.5 billion

Source of wealth: Director, filmmaker, entrepreneur

Funding areas: Education, human rights, health, children

Bottom Line for George Lucas

The celebrated director is a large supporter of education-related causes.

He contributed $4,250,000 to the Lucas Film Foundation and gave $75 million for new and renovated buildings, plus another $100 million endowment to the USC Film School, in 2005.

His alma mater received an additional $10 million endowment in 2017. He also supports charities such as Stand Up to Cancer and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Rush Limbaugh

Net worth: $600 million

Source of wealth: Radio personality, political commentator, author, former TV host

Funding areas: Veterans, cancer

Bottom Line for Rush Limbaugh

The radio commentator donated $4,300,000 in 2007 to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation.

Through sales of his Betsy Ross T-shirt, in 2019, he contributed $4 million to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which builds mortgage-free homes to Gold Star families.

He also has donated hundreds of thousands to cancer-related charities.

David and Victoria Beckham

Combined net worth: $450 million

Source of wealth: Former English soccer player, soccer club owner (David Beckham)/singer, fashion designer (Victoria Beckham)

Funding areas: Health care, veterans, children, AIDS, hunger, poverty

Bottom Line for David and Victoria Beckham

Soccer star Beckham donated his 2013 salary of € 4 million ($4.5 million) to children’s charities in 2013.

He and his wife (former Spice Girl) also contribute to various organizations through their Victoria and David Beckham Charitable Trust and by donating personal items to raise money at charity auctions.

Nora Roberts

Net worth: $390 million

Source of wealth: Author

Funding areas: Literacy, cancer, animals

Bottom Line for Nora Roberts

The bestselling romance author has been recognized as a top philanthropist, mostly through the Nora Roberts Foundation (in 2009, she donated $4,450,000 to support literacy).

Other causes she has supported include cancer treatment and wildlife.

Jennifer Lawrence

Net worth: $130 million

Source of wealth: Actress

Funding areas: Children, arts, bullying, hunger, poverty

Bottom Line for Jennifer Lawrence

In 2016, the Oscar-winning actress donated $2 million to Kosair Children’s Hospital in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

The same year, her foundation, the Jennifer Lawrence Arts Fund also donated $188,000 to programs for the arts in Louisville.

James Patterson

Net worth: $800 million

Source of wealth: Author

Funding areas: Literacy, children, poverty, veterans

Bottom Line for James Patterson

The bestselling novelist provided 3,500 teachers across the U.S. grants totaling $1,750,000 in 2017 when he teamed up with Scholastic Book Clubs Inc. to enhance classroom libraries. (The bookseller matched Patterson’s gift with points to be redeemed for books and other teaching materials.)

This was not the first or the last time he made contributions toward literacy. In 2019, he made his fifth installment of the Patterson Partnership when he donated another $1,250,000.

Jennifer Lopez

Net worth: $400 million

Source of wealth: Singer, dancer, actress, fashion designer, producer

Funding areas: Children, addiction, disaster relief, health, poverty, women’s issues

Bottom Line for Jennifer Lopez

After Hurricane Maria in 2017, the pop star donated $1 million to Puerto Rican’s relief effort.

More recently, she and her fiancé Alex Rodriguez (former New York Yankees third baseman) donated a year’s worth of food, via their new Tiller & Hatch Supply Co. line of frozen foods, to Jacksboro Elementary School in Tennessee.

Lionel Messi

Net worth: $400 million

Source of wealth: Argentine football player

Funding areas: Children, health care, education

Bottom Line for Lionel Messi

The Argentine football player is known for spending his time and money on charity work, especially when it’s related to kids.

He donated more than €670,000 ($752,463) to a children’s hospital in his hometown of Rosario and over €350,000 ($393,078)to UNICEF for A Sun For the Children.

After winning a defamation lawsuit, he donated his damage award of €72,783 ($81,741) to Doctors Without Borders.

In 2019, through his charitable foundation, he donated €200,000 ($224,616) to fund UNICEF projects in Kenya.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z

Combined net worth: $1.5 billion

Source of wealth: Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress (Beyoncce)/rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record executive (Jay-Z)

Funding areas: Civil rights, addiction, education, disaster relief, hunger, children, poverty, environment, health

Bottom Line for Beyoncé and Jay Z

Beyoncé donated her $4 million salary for her role in "Cadillac Records" to the Phoenix House, a rehab center for drug addicts. She also donated $7 million to Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments after Hurricane Katrina.

Jay Z reportedly wired tens of thousands of dollars in bail money for Baltimore protesters involved in the Black Lives Matter movement. He also established a trust fund for the children of Sean Bell, a black man shot by police officers.

The couple also has made contributions to historically black colleges and provided scholarships through the BeyGOOD Initiative and The Shawn Carter Foundation.

Alecia Beth Moore

Net worth: $200 million

Source of wealth: Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, record producer, model

Funding areas: Animals, disaster relief

Bottom Line for Alecia Beth Moore

In 2017, the singer known as Pink donated $500,000 to Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey relief fund.

More recently, she was one of several celebrities who made significant contributions to the Australian bushfire relief effort, donating $500,000.

Ndamukong Suh

Net worth: $50 million

Source of wealth: American football player

Funding areas: Education

Bottom Line for Ndamukong Suh

Ndamukong Suh has made a nice living in the NFL, and he's also given back.

When he played for the Detroit Lions, Suh donated $2 million to the athletic department at his alma mater, Nebraska University, plus another $600,000 to the school’s College of Engineering to provide scholarships.

Jerry Seinfeld

Net worth: $950 million

Source of wealth: Comedian, actor, writer, producer, director

Funding areas: Education, children, arts, Jewish causes, poverty, health

Bottom Line for Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld has donated more than $2 million to the Seinfeld Family Foundation that works to support education, health, children’s services, Jewish organizations and the arts.

Along with his wife, Jessica, he also formed the organization GOOD+, which has a mission to end family poverty.

In 2006, the foundation donated $3 million to various organizations, including the American Red Cross, Autism Speaks and Scholarship America.

Jamie Gertz and Antony Ressler

Combined net worth: $3 billion

Source of wealth: Actress, investor (Jamie Gertz)/private equity tycoon and venture capitalist (Antony Ressler)

Funding areas: Education, health care, arts, Jewish causes

Bottom Line for Jamie Gertz and Antony Ressler

The actress and her investor-husband founded the Gertz-Ressler Foundation that has given away more than $10 million to fund education, health care and the arts, as well as Jewish causes.

Herb Alpert

Net worth: $850 million

Source of wealth: Musician

Funding areas: Arts

Bottom Line for Herb Alpert

In 2011, the musician contributed more than $9 million to the Herb Alpert Foundation to support the arts and organizations that focus on promoting compassion and well being.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

Combined net worth: $540 million

Source of wealth: Talk show host (Ellen DeGeneres)/actress, model (Portia de Rossi)

Funding areas: Animals, children, LGBT causes, education, health care, poverty, mental health

Bottom Line for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

Besides frequent giveaways to fans on her talk show, Ellen DeGeneres has supported various causes, through her own donations and inspiring others to donate in her name.

Her viral Oscar selfie tweet resulted in Samsung donating $3 million to St Jude's Research Hospital and the Humane Society of the United States.

She also inspired her wife, Portia de Rossi, to establish the Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund, kicking it off with a $10 million donation.

Morgan Freeman

Net worth: $250 million

Source of wealth: Actor

Funding areas: Environment, animals, disaster relief, arts, education

Bottom Line for Morgan Freeman

According to Money, through his Rock River Foundation, the Oscar-winning stage and film actor gave a $1 million grant to support education and the arts in Mississippi.

Chris Hemsworth

Net worth: $130 million

Source of wealth: Actor

Funding areas: Disaster relief, animals, human rights

Bottom Line for Chris Hemsworth

In an Instagram post, the actor announced his family’s contribution of AU $1 million ($660,875) to support the fight against the Australian bushfires while calling for others to donate if they could.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

Combined net worth: $600 million

Source of wealth: TV personality (Kim Kardashian)/producer, recording artist (Kanye West)

Funding areas: Health, animals, AIDS, children, poverty, education, disaster relief, human rights

Bottom Line for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

Kim Kardashian, along with her family in 2017, donated $500,000 to Hurricane Harvey victims.

In 2018, she and her rapper husband, Kanye West, donated $500,000 to California firefighters.

In 2019, West honored his wife’s birthday with $1 million worth of donations in her name made to prison reform charities.

Jamie Oliver

Net worth: $300 million

Source of wealth: Chef, restaurateur, author, screenwriter, TV producer

Funding areas: Food education, work training, disadvantaged youth, health

Bottom Line for Jaimie Oliver

In 2017, Chef Jamie Oliver made the Sunday Times Giving List (the top 10 most generous U.K. celebrities) by donating £1,700,000 ($2,202,435) for food education and work training.

Chip and Joanna Gaines

Combined net worth: $20 million

Source of wealth: TV personalities

Funding areas: Children, disaster relief

Bottom Line for Chip and Joanna Gaines

According to People magazine, the home renovating couple donated $1,500,000 to St. Jude Children’s Hospital as well as a playhouse designed especially for young patients.

The couple also has contributed a portion of the profits from sales of their merchandise to support people impacted by shootings and hurricane relief.

Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach

Combined net worth: $370 million

Source of wealth: Inger, songwriter, musician, actor, artist; Actress

Funding areas: Social welfare, disaster relief, children, AIDS, health, education

Bottom line: The former Beatle has discovered that his art will sell, no matter the quality. He donates the proceeds to British and American charities as well as the NGO WaterAid. In 2015, he and his wife, actress Bach, auctioned off some of their personal items, including Starr’s drum kit and his copy of the Beatle’s “White Album,” using some of the $9 million plus to start a charity, the Lotus Foundation, that aims to promote social welfare causes. In 2017 Starr presented $100,000 to the Vegas Strong Fund, established to support the victims and their families of the shooting that occurred at a concert in that city.

Bottom Line for Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach

The former Beatle has discovered that his art will sell, no matter the quality. He donates the proceeds to British and American charities as well as the NGO WaterAid.

In 2015, he and his wife, actress Bach, auctioned off some of their personal items, including Starr’s drum kit and his copy of the Beatle’s "White Album," using some of the $9 million-plus to start a charity, the Lotus Foundation, that aims to promote social welfare causes.

In 2017, Starr presented $100,000 to the Vegas Strong Fund, established to support the victims and their families of the shooting that occurred at a concert in that city.