Photos: The 25 Most Charitable Celebrities

The Daily Beast,matt chalwell

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-charitable-celebs-tease_f19obm — 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.

**Methodology**

25 percent: public perception of activism and compassion, from E-Poll Market Research, which measures the likeability and awareness of celebrities and public figures based on in-depth survey results of 46 attribute ratings

25 percent: number of charities supported, as reported by celebrity charity tracker Looktothestars.org

25 percent: promotion in magazines, major U.S. newspapers, and television (each market is weighted equally)

25 percent: promotion in online media, measured by Internet presence from Google page results and celebrity online impact scores from Traacker.

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galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-elton-john-charity_yktxjd — Number of Charities: 48

Public Perception Rank: 13

Traditional Media Rank: 2

Online Media Rank: 7

Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-angelina-charity_yqkabg — Number of Charities: 29

Public Perception Rank: 4

Traditional Media Rank: 1

Online Media Rank: 24

Ethan Miller/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-bono-charity_sw4xsp — Number of Charities: 35

Public Perception Rank: 1

Traditional Media Rank: 11

Online Media Rank: 21

Niki Nikolova/FilmMagic

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-oprah-charity_dfyymm — Number of Charities: 21

Public Perception Rank: 3

Traditional Media Rank: 6

Online Media Rank: 5
Michelly Rall/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-ellen-charity_bmrzn2 — Number of Charities: 38

Public Perception Rank: 5

Traditional Media Rank: 15

Online Media Rank: 9
Frazer Harrison

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-fox-charity_xqlpmz — Number of Charities: 6

Public Perception Rank: 2

Traditional Media Rank: 4

Online Media Rank: 2
Slaven Vlasic/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-brad-pitt-charity_mgz7fk — Number of Charities: 39

Public Perception Rank: 7

Traditional Media Rank: 7

Online Media Rank: 23

Kevork Djansezian/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-susan-charity_qpzbod — Number of Charities: 34

Public Perception Rank: 6

Traditional Media Rank: 19

Online Media Rank: 20
Jim Spellman/WireImage

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-clooney-charity_xym4qh — Number of Charities: 32

Public Perception Rank: 18

Traditional Media Rank: 3

Online Media Rank: 22
Ian Gavan/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-paul-charity_ibzckx — Number of Charities: 35

Public Perception Rank: 17

Traditional Media Rank: 13

Online Media Rank: 8
Kevin Winter/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-willy-nelson-charity_wxf24q — Number of Charities: 16

Public Perception Rank: 10

Traditional Media Rank: 5

Online Media Rank: 12
Jamie Squire/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-urban-charity_nqytoa — Number of Charities: 15

Public Perception Rank: 21

Traditional Media Rank: 20

Online Media Rank: 1
Christopher Polk/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-whoopie-charity_htxo7a — Number of Charities: 22

Public Perception Rank: 9

Traditional Media Rank: 22

Online Media Rank: 4
Brad Barket/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-tom-hanks-charity_xbxbeq — Number of Charities: 28

Public Perception Rank: 15

Traditional Media Rank: 24

Online Media Rank: 14

Gareth Cattermole/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-eva-charity_vtfmqr — Number of Charities: 35

Public Perception Rank: 23

Traditional Media Rank: 23

Online Media Rank: 10
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-matt-damon-charity_q1dpdx — Number of Charities: 31

Public Perception Rank: 19

Traditional Media Rank: 8

Online Media Rank: 25
Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-maddonna-charity_nyjbea — Number of Charities: 26

Public Perception Rank: 25

Traditional Media Rank: 14

Online Media Rank: 13
Jason Merritt/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-robin-williams-charity_xjlodb — Number of Charities: 26

Public Perception Rank: 22

Traditional Media Rank: 21

Online Media Rank: 11
Dave Hogan/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-betty-white-charity_ikho0e — Number of Charities: 9

Public Perception Rank: 8

Traditional Media Rank: 12

Online Media Rank: 18

Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131012-jessica-alba-charity_dgmbuu — Number of Charities: 28

Public Perception Rank: 24

Traditional Media Rank: 17

Online Media Rank: 19
Jason Merritt/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-morgan-charity_ah4we6 — Number of Charities: 17

Public Perception Rank: 11

Traditional Media Rank: 25

Online Media Rank: 16
Kevin Winter/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-carrie-underwood-charity_q6z5nj — Number of Charities: 19

Public Perception Rank: 20

Traditional Media Rank: 18

Online Media Rank: 6
Jason Merritt/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-tim-tebow-charity_wivywo — Number of Charities: 1

Public Perception Rank: 12

Traditional Media Rank: 9

Online Media Rank: 3
Garrett Ellwood/Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131012-gary-charity_fhncdl — Number of Charities: 9

Public Perception Rank: 14

Traditional Media Rank: 10

Online Media Rank: 15
Getty

galleries/2013/12/16/photos-the-25-most-charitable-celebrities/131210-katie-charity_v12wp8 — Number of Charities: 15

Public Perception Rank: 16

Traditional Media Rank: 16

Online Media Rank: 17
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