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Michael Jackson Philanthropy Timeline
Michael not only sings, but also supports charities with practical actions. He is the world's largest individual donor to charity. He has received many humanitarian awards and has been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. He has written many charity songs, visited hospitals and orphanages wherever he goes, and adopted many children to give them the best life and education. Despite some of them bringing him trouble at the same time, his love is as strong as ever.
He founded :
"Save the World Foundation (established in 1992)" "Save the Children Foundation Heal (established in 2001)" "Jackson Burn Center ( (founded 1984.2)" "Jackson AIDS Relief Center (founded 1986)" "Jackson Foundation for the Education of People of Color (founded 1987
[Jackson and the Children]
Jackson and the Children
established)," "Jackson Children's Hospital (Warsaw - established 1993)," "Jackson Children's Hospital (Paris - established 1995)," "Jackson Diabetes Foundation (1999)" provides medical help to tens of thousands of patients - especially pediatric patients, poor patients - every year without compensation.
Charity:
A Michael Jackson established the "Save the World" ("Heal the World") Foundation in 1992.
B The Save the World Foundation partnered with the National Football League, Frito Lay, the International Youth Foundation, and the Hilton/BEST Foundation to co-sponsor "Save L.A." at the 27th Super Bowl. "Save L.A." campaign at the 27th Super Bowl.
C The "Save L.A." campaign built 3,000 counselor immunization stations for 7,000 children and educated over 72,000 youth on substance/drug abuse prevention.
D The Save the World Foundation has supported and assisted many children in 20 countries.
E "Save the World" Foundation in conjunction with the "AmeriCares" Foundation sent 47 tons of food, clothing and medicine to the children of war-torn Sarajevo; in conjunction with the U.S. "Gorbachev Foundation", the "Gorbachev Foundation" has provided education on drug abuse prevention. "Gorbachev Foundation in the U.S.; sent 60,000 doses of vaccines to Georgia (located in the southern Caucasus of the former Soviet Union); and twice teamed up with Operation Christmas Child in the U.K. to deliver vaccines to children in Sarajevo who had suffered from war. On two occasions, in conjunction with the British organization Operation Christmas Child, goods and gifts collected from children in the UK were airlifted urgently to children in Bosnia*** and Herzegovina.
The Save the World Foundation, along with former President Jimmy Carter, Turner Broadcasting Network, Ronald McDonald Children's Charities, singer Gladys Knight, and the band TLC, acted to help the Project Atlanta! "The campaign increased local immunization rates from a projected 6,000 to 17,000 in one week and created a family health tracking system.
G Save L.A. is working in two locations with the Los Angeles Unified School Community, the University of California, Southern California Private Universities, Learning Stars, and other local nonprofit organizations. Organizations*** The School District Alliance/Haven of Comfort, which operates at both sites, provides over 300 students with a wide range of after-school learning opportunities: computer education, tutoring, homework help, math labs, English language instruction (for non-native English speakers), and performing arts.
1979
January Michael Jackson donates a large number of books, including Peter Pan, to the Young People's Division of the Chicago Public **** Library in response to the Dance with Books program, which encourages young people to read.
June 1981
Michael Jackson and his brothers perform "Triumph" in Atlanta, with $100,000 of the proceeds going to the Atlanta Children's Foundation. "Atlanta Children's Foundation. At the time, there was a series of kidnappings and murders of children in Atlanta, which lasted for several months, and the money was donated to the Atlanta Children's Foundation. And the money was used to comfort the traumatized children.
1984
January 27 Michael Jackson was burned while filming a commercial for PepsiCo. After the accident, he was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and later transferred to the Burn Center at Brotman Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles for treatment. The cause of the accident was a misalignment of the pyrotechnic jets, which resulted in a 2.3 degree burn on the back of his scalp, the size of the palm of his hand. Nevertheless, Michael was able to visit other burn victims at the hospital in Los Angeles. He later donated a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for treatment at the Michael Jackson Burn Center, which he funded.
April Michael Jackson donated a 19-bed medical facility to the Mount Sinai New York Medical Center, an affiliate of the T.J. Martel Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research.
May Michael Jackson agrees to have his song "Beat It" used in a national public service announcement about not drinking and driving. President Ronald Reagan invites Michael to the White House to present him with a "Special Contributions Award" for his outstanding contributions.
July 5 Michael Jackson and his family hold a press conference to announce a change in the way tickets for the "Victory" concerts are distributed. In his remarks, he announces, "Lastly, and most importantly, I have decided to donate all of my personal tour proceeds to charitable organizations at the same time I agreed to do the 'Victory' tour." Three charitable organizations benefited from Michael's generosity: the United Negro College Fund (which established the Michael Jackson Scholarship Fund, which, as of 1988, has provided $10,000 to the Michael Jackson Scholarship Fund) and the United Negro College Fund (which has provided $10,000 to the Michael Jackson Scholarship Fund). "The United Negro College Fund (which established the Michael Jackson Scholarship Fund, which by 1988 had awarded scholarships to 70 students at schools affiliated with the United Negro College Fund), Camp Good Times (which assists terminally ill children), and the T.J. Martel Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research. ".
July Michael Jackson donates 1,200 tickets from his Texas Stadium (Dallas) concerts, valued at about $3,9000, to children who can't afford concert tickets.
July 21-23 The Jackson Brothers play with eight incurably ill children in Jacksonville, Fla. 14-year-old Maranda Cooper, whose days are numbered, writes a letter requesting to meet Michael Michael. Michael Jackson receives him backstage before the show. Afterward, 700 underprivileged children were invited by Michael to come and watch the show for free.
August As negotiations for a show in Gary, Indiana, fall through, the Jackson brothers take 40 children from the Telma Marshall Home for Children, Indiana Boys' Home, and Denzel's Work-Study Program to the show. The Jackson brothers took 40 children from the Telma Marshall Children's Home, the Indiana Boys' Home and the Denzels' Work-Study Program to Detroit for their third show there.
That summer, 14-year-old David Smithy got what he wanted with the help of the Dream Association: an invitation to Michael Jackson's home in Encino. David Smithy, a cystic fibrosis patient who had always wanted to meet Michael, spent the afternoon in Michael's private movie screening room, had lunch and played video games. When David Smithy left, Michael gave him a pair of black metal gloves and a red jacket that he had worn in the Beat It music video. Seven weeks later, the boy died of an illness.
Dec. 13 Michael Jackson visits Blotman Medical Center, where he was treated for severe burns from a Pepsi commercial. He donated the entire $1.5 million settlement he received from Pepsi to the Michael Jackson Burn Center.
1985
January 28, 1985
Michael Jackson and a host of other heavyweights go into A&M's "Lion Share" studio and spend an all-night session recording the highest-grossing single in the history of the recording arts. --We Are The World. All proceeds from the book, video and other sources will be used to help starving people in Africa. In the end, more than $60 million of the record's proceeds went directly to the most devastated areas of Africa. Michael Jackson, who not only performed but also wrote the song with Lionel Richie, recorded a demo of the song's lead vocal and distributed it to all the participating singers.
Earlier in the year, Michael Jackson consoled a disabled little girl who was paralyzed in a car accident in Miami. Later, Michael gave her a live tape of a "Victory" concert and a tour jacket.
1986
Early 1986
The Michael Jackson United Nations Children's Fund Academic Prize Fund is created, a US$1.5 million foundation to help students in the performing arts and communication receive an annual stipend to attend a UNICEF-member university or college. member universities or colleges.
February When Michael Jackson learns that Donna Ashlock is a very loyal fan and that Donna has just received a heart transplant, Michael calls the 14-year-old girl in Patterson, California, who is invited to Michael Jackson's home in Encino on March 8, where they have lunch together. they ****ed together for lunch and watched the movie.
October Michael Jackson's pets are made into toys and put on store shelves, and Michael makes a request to merchants that $1 be donated to children's charities for every toy sold.
1987
September During a tour of Japan, Michael Jackson donates 30 personal items to be auctioned off, with the proceeds benefiting children's education in the Third World. The items included sunglasses, T-shirts and windproof tops that he wore.
September Michael Jackson donated $20,000 to the family of Yoshiyaki, a young Japanese boy who was abducted and killed during Michael Jackson's tour of Japan. As seen in video footage from the time, Michael Jackson was very emotional when he mentioned Yoshiyaki and his family: "When I heard about the 'Yoshiyaki Incident' I felt very sad and upset, and I wanted to rush to Yoshiyaki's parents. I wanted to rush to Yoshiyaki's parents to express my deepest condolences and make a dedication to Yoshiyaki. I dedicate my performance in Japan to Yoshiyaki ..... .Yoshiyaki, I know you are watching over us from the sky. I hope this cruel and sad thing never happens again, I love you." Michael Jackson then performed "I Just Can't Stop Loving You."
September 13 Michael Jackson supports a campaign against racial discrimination. He supports the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in its efforts to combat discrimination against black entertainers.
October At the end of the BAD tour, Michael once again donates some of his personal belongings to UNESCO for a charity auction. The proceeds of the auction will be used to educate children in developing countries.
November Michael Jackson donated 10,000 pounds to the Children of the Scream Foundation in the UK.
November Michael Jackson visits a children's hospital in Australia during his tour.
1988
February 1 The single "Man in the Mirror" charts and Michael Jackson donates royalties from its release to the Ronald McDonald Summer Camp. "The camp is designed to help children with cancer.
March Michael Jackson's "Bad" U.S. tour makes its second stop on its inaugural tour at New York's Madison Square Garden. Proceeds from the first of three concerts at the venue are donated to the United Negro College Fund. Michael presented a check for $600,000 to Christopher Edley, president of the United Negro College Fund, making him the largest donor to the fund. According to the New York Review, "Michael's gesture went far beyond a pop concert, while 97 young people have benefited from Michael's generous donation to the United Negro College Fund."
April 1 Michael Jackson announces that a portion of his Atlanta and Georgia concert tickets will be given to the Make-A-Wish Foundation at no cost.
April Michael Jackson announces that he is giving away 4,000 tickets from his London concerts to ITV's "Syndicated Fundraising" program in a bid to raise 200,000 pounds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
May 22 Michael Jackson visits the Bambin Gesie Hospital in Rome during his tour, bringing sweets and autographed photographs to the children there. Also signed a check for 100,000 pounds to support the hospital.
June A music celebrity auction to benefit the T.J. Martel Foundation, with proceeds going to research into leukemia, cancer and AIDS, saw Michael Jackson donate a black fedora hat that he had worn, which was auctioned off for more than $4,000.
July 16 Before a concert at Wembley Stadium, Michael Jackson meets with Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, to donate $450,000 to the Prince's Trust, an organization for underprivileged children founded by Charles, Prince of Wales. The Prince established the Trust. Michael Jackson also donated to the Goodwill Foundation, which raises money to build a new children's hospital in London, Michael visited many of the hospitals and the children inside. He also donated $100,000 to the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, where he visited the children and read to them.
July 20 Michael Jackson visited and saw children in critical condition at the Greater Ormont Street Children's Hospital. In a ward where the patients were in better health, Michael stayed a little longer and told stories to the children.
August 29 Michael Jackson performs a concert for the British charity Gift of Life, with $130,000 going to help immunize 40,000 children.
October Michael Jackson presents a check for $125,000 to Esther Edwards and Berry Gordy for the upkeep of the Motown Museum's "Shrineville" in Detroit; he also donates his black fedora and white gloves, as well as his Motown Museum of Modern Art. He also donated his black fedora and white gloves, as well as his iconic Motown-era attire, to the museum for display.
December Michael Jackson visits 12-year-old David Rosenberg, a boy whose father's abusive behavior in retaliation for his ex-wife has attracted media attention.
Late in the year, Michael Jackson donates 1,000 tickets to the Children's Hope Foundation for the "Bad" concert in Atlanta, which will be distributed to terminally ill children.
January 1989
Michael Jackson donates the proceeds from a Los Angeles show to HelpAge for Children, the nation's largest anti-child abuse charity. In recognition of Michael's contribution, Help the Children of North Carolina establishes the Michael Jackson International Organization for Child Abuse Research.
January 10, 2011The "Awesome" tour is winding down, but children are getting free tickets to every concert, and Michael Jackson continues to donate to local hospitals, orphanages and charities.
February Michael Jackson visits Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, where a sniper once shot and killed students and teachers, leaving the children traumatized. Many of them later said that Michael's visit had given them a renewed sense of security.
On March 5, Michael Jackson hosted 200 children from St. Vincent's Home for Physically Challenged Children and the Brothers and Sisters Association to celebrate the arrival of Michael at the Vagas Circus in Santa Barbara. Michael's move to the Upland Country Ranch.
Midway through the year, Michael Jackson is honored at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, with the "Black Radio's Highest Humanitarian Award," in recognition of Michael's tremendous philanthropic and humanitarian contributions. He also receives the Artist/Humanitarian Award from the National Urban League for his contributions to the organization's "Doors Open for Youth" program. The program is designed to encourage children to learn math and science.
Nov. 13 With the help of Make-A-Wish, 4-year-old Darian Pagan, who has leukemia, gets his wish to meet Michael Jackson, who invites the young child*** to watch the Canadian performer's amazing acrobatic show.
December Michael Jackson spends a vacation with Ryan White, a child with hemophilia, at his ranch in Upland. Ryan White contracted the AIDS virus during a blood transfusion in 1984 . When expelled from school, he began a fight against discrimination against AIDS patients.
During 1988-1989 Michael Jackson embarked on his "Awesome" world tour. Michael's vocal coach, Sissy Riggs, later recalled: "Every night, children were brought backstage on stretchers so sick they couldn't even lift their arms, and Michael Jackson knelt next to the stretcher so that the children could face the camera with him and take pictures. Michael Jackson would kneel beside the stretcher so that the children could take a picture with him for the camera. Then he would give the pictures to the children so they could remember the moment forever."
1990
January 6, 1990
Michael Jackson invites 82 abused or neglected children to the Ranch at Uyenne through Helping Children. Games, a barbecue, and a movie screening ...... were enjoyed by all.
February Michael Jackson performs at a tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. with $250,000 in proceeds going to the United Negro College Fund.
April Michael Jackson is named Entertainer of the Decade by the Capital Children's Museum. He is later the guest of honor at the organization's charity fundraising banquet. The award was presented by President George W. Bush at the White House.
May Michael Jackson hosts pediatric cancer survivor John Brown at his Upland Country ranch, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
June Michael Jackson takes 45 children selected by the Dream Street Children's Fund in Los Angeles on a tour of his ranch, including lunch and a movie.
July 45 terminally ill children selected by the Dream Streets Project visit the ranch.
August 130 children selected by the YWCA Summer Program in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara were guests at Michael Jackson's ranch. They barbecued, played video games, visited the zoo and watched movies. Each child was given a pair of sneakers before going home.
That fall, Michael Jackson hosted a party for 80 children sent by Save the Children's Village in Beaumont who had been abused and discriminated against. Later in the year, Michael hosted a party at his home for 80 children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation and McLaren Hall. Michael later hosted 50 children at his home from the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the McLaren-Hall organization.
1991
April 1991
Michael Jackson organizes a "Chimpanzee Tea Party" in support of Jane Goodall's Ape Research Institute. In May, Michael attends the Jane Goodall International Celebration Benefit and serves as Honorary Chairman of the organization.
May 6 Michael Jackson is invited to a benefit for Jane Goodall, a Nigerian woman in her 30s who promotes research into the behavior of chimpanzees in Gombe.
July 26 Michael Jackson visits the Youth Sports and Arts Foundation in Los Angeles. Michael talks to the children and gives them a wide-screen television and other financial assistance.
December Michael Jackson's company, MJJ, hosts more than 200 tables of dinner for underprivileged families from Los Angeles on Michael's behalf.
1992
February Michael Jackson travels more than 30,000 miles in Africa in 11 days, visiting hospitals, orphanages, schools, churches and organizations that help mentally challenged children.
February 3 Michael Jackson holds a press conference to announce the Dangerous Journey World Tour and the creation of the new Heal The World Foundation to help children with mental health problems. World Foundation" to help those suffering from AIDS and juvenile diabetes. He also continues to support the Ronald McDonald Summer Camp. Ronald McDonald Summer Camp" and "Make-A-Wish Foundation".
February Michael Jackson undertakes a two-week tour of Africa, visiting elementary schools, churches and charities for mentally challenged children.
May 6 Michael Jackson pays for the funeral of a young boy who was killed by a stray bullet during the world-shaking "Rodney King Race Riot" in Los Angeles.
May President George W. Bush honors Michael Jackson as an Ambassador of the Stars in recognition of his tireless work on behalf of underprivileged children.
June Michael Jackson is also honored by the Mutual Aid Society for his work with underprivileged children.
June 23 At a press conference in London, Michael Jackson announces the creation of the Save the World Foundation.
June 26 Michael Jackson presents Munich Mayor Georg Kronawitter with a check for 40,000 Marks to help poor children in Munich. He also visits the Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam and donates 100,000 pounds.
June 29 Michael Jackson visits the Sofia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam and donates 100,000 pounds.
July Michael Jackson donated 821,477,296 lire to the "La Partita del Cuor (The Race of Love)" organization in Rome, as well as 120,000 marks to children's charities in Estonia and Latvia.
July Dr. Wayne Dyer, a psychologist, dedicates his new book, "Real Magic," to Michael Jackson by name in appreciation of all he has done for children and world peace around the world.
July 25 Taking the opportunity of a concert in Dublin, Ireland, Michael Jackson announces that he will donate ￡400,000 of the proceeds from the show to a variety of charities.
July 29 Michael Jackson visits the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in London. To surprise the children, Michael brought along Mickey and Minnie Mouse, purchased from Euro Disney.
July 31 On the eve of his second concert at the Wembley Stadium, Michael donated 200,000 pounds to Prince Charles' Prince's Trust.
In August, the first annual Save the World Foundation European Children's Conference is held in London, U.K. Eighty-four children between the ages of 8 and 16 come together to present their views on the great problems facing the world today and how to solve them. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson visited Regent's College in England for four hours after lunch, despite his lingering laryngitis.
August 16 Six-year-old Nicholas Killen, who has lost his sight to a life-saving cancer operation, is lucky enough to "meet" Michael backstage at a concert in Leeds.
September Michael Jackson contributes to the Queen of Spain Foundation. "Queen of Spain Foundation with a donation of one million Spanish dollars.
September 30 Michael Jackson visits the Romanian capital, Bucharest, to cut the ribbon on a stadium being built there and to donate money to the "Leaganul Pentru Copii Sfinta Ecaterina" orphanage.
October 1 Michael Jackson decides to perform a live concert broadcast to the world in Bucharest, Romania, famous for its many orphanages.
November 24 With the help of Compassion in America, Michael's Save the World Foundation ships 47 tons of winter relief supplies, including medicine, blankets, clothing, shoes, socks and more, from New York's JFK Airport to the children of Sarajevo, This includes medicines, blankets, clothing, footwear and more. The supplies will be distributed under the supervision of the United Nations.
December With the help of the Christmas Child Project, Michael delivers relief supplies to children in Bosnia, including 30,000 boxes of toys, stationery, photographs and letters of sympathy from British students.
December Michael Jackson appeared in a radio video calling for community involvement in the United Negro College Foundation.
December 10: At a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Michael donates $100,000 to the Save the World Foundation.
December 26 Michael Jackson appeals for donations to the United Negro College Foundation in a radio broadcast, saying, "Negro colleges and universities have produced the best and brightest of our time in business, law, science and technology, politics and religion, They are leaders in the fields of business, law, science and technology, politics, and religious beliefs. I am very proud that the Michael Jackson Scholarship Program has enabled more than 200 young Black men and women to receive a formal education."