Forbes featured America's most generous people based on a study conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the 12th annual Philanthropy 50. The list iscomprised of old and new faces in the area of philanthropy.
Reaching the $6 billion mark, heading the list is the late Margaret A. Cargill, who supports two foundations to benefit the arts, the environment, disaster relief, and other causes. This is Cargill's first year on the list and managed to gain the top spot.
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Here are the star companies that have succeeded in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The companies were gathered by Civic 50, a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and utilize best practices in their corporate cultures.