
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.

Number of Charities: 48
Public Perception Rank: 13
Traditional Media Rank: 2
Online Media Rank: 7
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Number of Charities: 29
Public Perception Rank: 4
Traditional Media Rank: 1
Online Media Rank: 24
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Number of Charities: 35
Public Perception Rank: 1
Traditional Media Rank: 11
Online Media Rank: 21
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Number of Charities: 21
Public Perception Rank: 3
Traditional Media Rank: 6
Online Media Rank: 5
Michelly Rall/Getty
Number of Charities: 38
Public Perception Rank: 5
Traditional Media Rank: 15
Online Media Rank: 9
Frazer Harrison
Number of Charities: 6
Public Perception Rank: 2
Traditional Media Rank: 4
Online Media Rank: 2
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Number of Charities: 39
Public Perception Rank: 7
Traditional Media Rank: 7
Online Media Rank: 23
Kevork Djansezian/Getty
Number of Charities: 34
Public Perception Rank: 6
Traditional Media Rank: 19
Online Media Rank: 20
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Number of Charities: 32
Public Perception Rank: 18
Traditional Media Rank: 3
Online Media Rank: 22
Ian Gavan/Getty
Number of Charities: 35
Public Perception Rank: 17
Traditional Media Rank: 13
Online Media Rank: 8
Kevin Winter/Getty
Number of Charities: 16
Public Perception Rank: 10
Traditional Media Rank: 5
Online Media Rank: 12
Jamie Squire/Getty
Number of Charities: 15
Public Perception Rank: 21
Traditional Media Rank: 20
Online Media Rank: 1
Christopher Polk/Getty
Number of Charities: 22
Public Perception Rank: 9
Traditional Media Rank: 22
Online Media Rank: 4
Brad Barket/Getty
Number of Charities: 28
Public Perception Rank: 15
Traditional Media Rank: 24
Online Media Rank: 14
Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Number of Charities: 35
Public Perception Rank: 23
Traditional Media Rank: 23
Online Media Rank: 10
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Number of Charities: 31
Public Perception Rank: 19
Traditional Media Rank: 8
Online Media Rank: 25
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Number of Charities: 26
Public Perception Rank: 25
Traditional Media Rank: 14
Online Media Rank: 13
Jason Merritt/Getty
Number of Charities: 26
Public Perception Rank: 22
Traditional Media Rank: 21
Online Media Rank: 11
Dave Hogan/Getty
Number of Charities: 9
Public Perception Rank: 8
Traditional Media Rank: 12
Online Media Rank: 18
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Number of Charities: 28
Public Perception Rank: 24
Traditional Media Rank: 17
Online Media Rank: 19
Jason Merritt/Getty
Number of Charities: 17
Public Perception Rank: 11
Traditional Media Rank: 25
Online Media Rank: 16
Kevin Winter/Getty
Number of Charities: 19
Public Perception Rank: 20
Traditional Media Rank: 18
Online Media Rank: 6
Jason Merritt/Getty
Number of Charities: 1
Public Perception Rank: 12
Traditional Media Rank: 9
Online Media Rank: 3
Garrett Ellwood/Getty
Number of Charities: 9
Public Perception Rank: 14
Traditional Media Rank: 10
Online Media Rank: 15
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Number of Charities: 15
Public Perception Rank: 16
Traditional Media Rank: 16
Online Media Rank: 17
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