Jolie-Pitt Foundation helps local Missouri charity

Dec 18, 2008 - In 2006, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt decided to pool their charitable contributions into one blanket foundation that could direct funds to the charities of their choice. In the past three years, The Jolie-Pitt Foundation has directed hundreds of thousands (sometimes millions) of dollars to such organizations as The Daniel Pearl Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, Global Health Committee, Human Rights Watch and Global Action for Children. Jolie and Pitt support the Jolie-Pitt Foundation in addition to the individual charities that they have either started or work in concert with, like Make It Right (in Louisiana), The Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation (in Cambodia) and the UNHCR (for which Angelina is a special goodwill ambassador). - 0 Comments

Gillian Anderson sells off X-Files memorabilia for charity

Jul 15, 2008 - X-Files star Gillian Anderson is selling off her vast collection of memorabilia from the cult sci-fi show to raise cash for her favorite charities. More than 500 rare and signed items will be auctioned off by website eBay.com’s Giving Works charity division from July 17th, as fans of the hit TV show franchise get ready for the new X-Files film, I Want To Believe. And Anderson admits there are one or two keepsakes she’s already having second thoughts about selling. - 0 Comments

Samantha Morton backs World of Difference charity drive

Jul 11, 2008 - Samantha Morton has lent her support to a campaign to help disenchanted workers give something back through charity work. The Oscar-nominated actress is backing the World of Difference campaign, commissioned by the Vodafone Group Foundation, which will give four workers the chance to give up their job for a year to work for a charity of their choice and be paid up to £25,000. Research carried out by the Vodafone Group has found that around six million workers in the UK experience extreme dissatisfaction in their jobs on a daily basis. - 0 Comments

Is Sting being stingy with his charity?

May 06, 2008 - Sting and his wife Trudie Styler have a charity they run, the Rainforest Foundation, where they raise money to plant trees. But it seems that in the way of charitable donations, they’re running a little below the average. Trudie doesn’t think much of the criticism. - 0 Comments

Idol Gives Back Raises $64 Million for Charity

Nov 12, 2008 - American Idol will donate a whopping $64 million to charities following its April Idol Gives Back special. Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon and Miley Cyrus were among the A-listers at the charity event. See photos from Idol Gives Back. - 1 Comment

Matthew McConaughey may have given all the OK! baby photo money to his charity

Jul 30, 2008 - Fatherhood certainly hasn’t made Matthew McConaughey any less bohemian-surfer-dude-cool, if his recent interview with OK! Weekly is any indication. Matthew and Camila are building a new home; Levi is staying in their room now Matthew and girlfriend Camila Alves welcomed son Levi on July 7. - 0 Comments

J.K. Rowling’s new story sold at charity auction for $49,000

Jun 11, 2008 - Bestselling author J.K. Rowling’s 800-word hand-written new story sold for 25,000 pounds ($49,000) at a charity auction on Tuesday. Reportedly described as a prequel to the Harry Potter boy wizard books, the story is set three years before Harry Potter is born and features the characters Sirius Black and Harry’s father James. - 1 Comment

Naomi Campbell is auctioning off her baseball outfit for charity

May 22, 2008 - Naomi Campbell is selling off the softball outfit she wore during her recent taped appearance on hit show Ugly Betty for charity. The Brit has autographed her uniform and given it to Clothes Off Our Backs, an organization which raises money for children’s charities. The charity bosses will auction the outfit Campbell’s character will be seen in when the Ugly Betty season finale airs on Thursday. - 0 Comments