Angelina Jolie and Elton John Most Charitable Stars of 2013
Which celebrities have given the most of themselves to promote their causes? Who is an outspoken advocate and who just shows up for the year-end gala? The Daily Beast crunched the numbers to find out which celebrities were really the most charitable with the most valuable resource of all: their fame.
1. Elton John
Number of Charities: 48
Public Perception Rank: 13
Traditional Media Rank: 2
Online Media Rank: 7
2. Angelina Jolie
Number of Charities: 29
Public Perception Rank: 4
Traditional Media Rank: 1
Online Media Rank: 24
3. Bono
Number of Charities: 35
Public Perception Rank: 1
Traditional Media Rank: 11
Online Media Rank: 21
4. Oprah Winfrey
Number of Charities: 21
Public Perception Rank: 3
Traditional Media Rank: 6
Online Media Rank: 5
5. Ellen DeGeneres
Number of Charities: 38
Public Perception Rank: 5
Traditional Media Rank: 15
Online Media Rank: 9
6. Michael J. Fox
Number of Charities: 6
Public Perception Rank: 2
Traditional Media Rank: 4
7. Brad Pitt
Number of Charities: 39
Public Perception Rank: 7
Traditional Media Rank: 7
Online Media Rank: 23
8. Susan Sarandon
Number of Charities: 34
Public Perception Rank: 6
Traditional Media Rank:
Online Media Rank: 20
9. George Clooney
Number of Charities: 32
Public Perception Rank: 18
Traditional Media Rank: 3
Online Media Rank: 22
10. Paul McCartney
Number of Charities: 35
Public Perception Rank: 17
Traditional Media Rank: 13
Online Media Rank: 8
