144 lives of generosity

Aristocrat and advisor to Emperor Augustus, whose name became synonymous with patronage.

The very word «maecenas» is derived from his name. He patronized Virgil, Horace, Propertius.

Caliph of Baghdad, who transformed the «House of Wisdom» into the largest scientific center of the medieval world.

Bayt al-Hikma — an academy, library, and translation center for ancient and Indian knowledge into Arabic.

Founder of the al-Qarawiyyin mosque and educational centre in Fez.

Al-Qarawiyyin — among the world’s oldest continuously operating educational institutions.

Caliph of Córdoba, patron of libraries, translators, scholars and book culture.

The Cordoban library and court as one of the greatest medieval centres of knowledge.

Ruler, astronomer and patron of science, founder of the Samarkand observatory.

Ulugh Beg Observatory and astronomical tables — a landmark in world science history.

Ruler of Florence and patron of the arts, one of the symbols of Renaissance patronage.

Patronage of Botticelli, Michelangelo, and the humanistic culture of the Renaissance.

Augsburg banker and one of the richest men of the early modern age.

The Fuggerei — a social housing complex still operating after several centuries.

Ottoman princess, philanthropist and patron of architectural complexes.

Mihrimah mosques (Üsküdar and Edirnekapı) and related waqfs — schools, baths, charity.

Chancellor of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and patron of education.

Zamoyski Academy and the city of Zamość — a Renaissance project of knowledge and architecture.

Queen of Sweden, who abdicated the throne for freedom and patronage of the arts.

Roman court as an intellectual salon of Europe, support for music, science, and philosophy.

A magnate of the Radziwiłł family whose court at Nesvizh became the richest centre of theatre, music and book printing.

The Radziwiłł residence at Nesvizh with its theatre, orchestra, printing house and collection of works of art.

Associate of Catherine II, education reformer, initiator of a network of orphanages.

Smolny Institute, Moscow and St. Petersburg Foundling Homes.

Industrialist, one of the founders of the Moscow Foundling Home.

Foundling Home, botanical garden, assistance to Moscow University.

Favorite of Elizabeth Petrovna, initiator of the opening of Moscow University and the Academy of Arts.

Moscow University (1755), Academy of Arts (1757).

Count, president of the Academy of Arts, collector and patron of the arts.

Stroganov Art Gallery, Kazan Cathedral.

Statesman and Enlightenment reformer who turned Grodno into a centre of industry, learning and the arts.

The Grodno manufactories and schools, a botanical garden, theatre, ballet company, orchestra and printing house of the 18th century.

Merchant woman of Jeju Island, famed for charity during famine.

Symbol of personal generosity: rice for the starving on Jeju.

First guild merchant (Mukhametrakhim bin Iskhak bin Yunus), one of the founders of Muslim charity in the Volga region.

Mosques, madrasahs, and parish schools of the Old Tatar Settlement of Kazan; the Yunusov dynasty.

Prince, diplomat, collector — transformed the Arkhangelskoye estate into a museum of European art.

Arkhangelskoye Museum-Estate, collection of paintings and sculptures.

Count, chancellor, collector of books and antiquities — the foundations of the future Russian State Library.

Rumyantsev Museum and collection, which became the core of the Russian State Library.

British scientist and philanthropist, who bequeathed his fortune to the USA for the creation of the Smithsonian Institution.

Creation of the Smithsonian Institution — the largest museum and scientific complex in the world.

Count, reformer and patron, a symbol of the Hungarian national revival.

Hungarian Academy of Sciences and projects of national modernization.

Railroad and shipping magnate, founder of Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt University (Nashville), private fleet transferred to the US government during the Civil War.

Baku philanthropist whose funds built the Blue (Ajdarbek) Mosque in the early 20th century — one of the symbols of historic Baku.

The Ashurbekov Blue Mosque in Baku — an architectural monument and spiritual center of the city.

American banker and philanthropist, one of the founders of modern institutional philanthropy.

The Peabody Library and Institute in Baltimore; libraries, education and housing for the poor.

Manufacturer, opened the first factory school for workers' children in Russia.

Prokhorov Manufactory and the educational tradition of Russian manufacturers.

Factory owner and wine tax farmer, secret benefactor of Gogol and St. Petersburg hospitals.

Sormovo Plant, Greek Church in St. Petersburg, Sasovo Gymnasium Fund.

Entrepreneur and benefactor, one of the initiators of the revival of the Olympic Games.

The Zappeion in Athens and the Zappas Olympic contests.

Lawyer, public figure and benefactor of the Romanian community in Austria-Hungary.

The Gojdu Foundation — scholarships and education for thousands of young people.

Mother of Sultan Abdülmecid I and a major Ottoman philanthropist.

Dolmabahçe Mosque, Gureba hospital, fountains and water works of Istanbul.

Prince of San Donato, benefactor of Ural workers, founder of Russia's non-governmental award for scientists who made outstanding contributions to the development of sciences.

Established the Demidov Prizes, funded scientific expeditions to Crimea and the Donets Basin.

Old Believer merchant who dedicated almost all his fortune to almshouses and shelters for workers.

Ermakov almshouses, craft orphanages, free public canteens.

Entrepreneur and national benefactor of the Greek diaspora.

Restoration of the Panathenaic Stadium for the first modern Olympic Games.

Industrialist and engineer, creator of copper smelters and social infrastructure in the Caucasus.

Kedabek copper smelter, schools, hospitals, and workers' settlements in Azerbaijan.

Businesswoman, co-owner of Le Bon Marché and philanthropist.

Hôpital Boucicaut, aid to hospitals, schools and employees — business serving society.

Old Believer, publisher and collector, from peasant origins.

Soldatenkov (now Botkin) Hospital and a major library.

Sugar industrialist, collector and philanthropist.

The National Gallery of British Art — the foundation of Tate Britain and the Tate network.

First-guild merchant and philanthropist, founder of the Efremov dynasty, who rose from state peasant to one of the wealthiest people in Cheboksary Uyezd. He maintained a library, funded schools, built churches, and helped the poor.

The Efremov merchant houses in Cheboksary (now the Chuvash National and Art Museums) and Merchant Efremov Boulevard.

Oil industrialist, opened the first secular school for Muslim girls.

Theaters, Baku water supply, schools and hospitals throughout the Caucasus.

Millionaire merchant, bequeathed 95% of his fortune to charity.

Houses of cheap apartments, craft schools, maternity shelters.

A merchant and hajji from the Embaevo yurts of Tobolsk Governorate, who created a trade network from France to China and built an Islamic educational complex in Embaevo — a mosque, a madrasah, and the first Muslim library in Western Siberia.

The ensemble of the Grand Mosque with a madrasah and library in Embaevo is a regional monument and a spiritual center for the Bukhara Tatars of Siberia.

Financier and philanthropist, one of the largest Jewish philanthropists of the 19th century.

Resettlement, education, and social support programs for Jews in Eastern Europe.

Bombay entrepreneur, stockbroker and patron.

Rajabai Clock Tower and support for the University of Bombay.

Merchant, collected the largest collection of Russian painting and donated it to Moscow.

State Tretyakov Gallery — over 180,000 works.

State Secretary, founder of the Russian Historical Society and the Baron Stieglitz Museum.

Russian Biographical Dictionary, Museum of the A. L. Stieglitz School (now A. L. Stieglitz Academy).

«Khan kizi» — daughter of the last Karabakh Khan, Azerbaijani poetess and philanthropist, who built the Shusha aqueduct.

The first urban aqueduct of Shusha, springs and fountains, assistance to the poor, and development of Karabakh's cultural life.

Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite who bequeathed his entire fortune to establish the Nobel Prize.

The Nobel Prize — the world's highest award in science, literature and peace.

Glass magnate, main benefactor of the Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts — most of its construction was funded by him.

Chairman of the Moscow Stock Exchange Committee, local historian and guardian of Moscow's antiquity.

Albums «Moscow. Cathedrals, Monasteries and Churches», Moscow Trade Bank, history of merchant families.

Steel magnate, founder of a network of 2,500 public libraries and the Carnegie Corporation — the father of modern philanthropy.

2,509 Carnegie libraries, Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Sugar producer and engineer from Kyiv, who secretly donated huge sums to culture, education, and science.

Long-term support for culture, education, and science: publications, schools, scholarships, and scientific societies.

Old Believer merchant who fed the Nizhny Novgorod region during crop failures.

Widows' House, night shelters, free schools.

Entrepreneur, collector and founder of Japan’s oldest private art museum.

The Ōkura Museum of Art (Ōkura Shūkokan) — Japanese and East Asian art open to the public.

Founder of Standard Oil, the first dollar billionaire, creator of the Rockefeller Foundation and the University of Chicago.

Rockefeller Foundation, University of Chicago, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, infectious disease control programs.

Industrialist, founder of the Tata Group and a pioneer of India's industrial philanthropy.

The Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, steel industry vision, and the model of business serving the nation.

Oil industrialist, built the House of the Muslim Society in Moscow — today the Tatar Cultural Center.

Asadullayev's House in Moscow (TCC), schools and mosques for Muslim communities in Moscow and Baku.

The wealthiest merchant and philanthropist, who created the Udunga Tract (approx. 90 versts) — the main highway of the Great Tea Route from Kyakhta to Irkutsk. He built schools for Buryat children and supported orphans.

The Udunga Tract, which for decades became the most important trade artery of Transbaikalia.

Collector, patron and founder of a museum in Boston.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — European and Asian art as a living cultural space.

Created an art circle in Abramtsevo, discovered Chaliapin and Vrubel to the world.

Russian Private Opera, Abramtsevo workshops, museum-reserve.

Educator, founder of Sunday schools for women.

A network of free literacy schools and the three-volume work «What to Read to the People».

Oil industrialist, philanthropist of Tiflis and Paris.

Armenian Church of Surb-Ovanes-Mkrtich in Paris, schools in Tiflis.

Merchant and philanthropist, creator of Russia's first fund to support inventors and scientists.

Kh. S. Ledentsov Society for the Promotion of Experimental Sciences and Their Practical Applications.

A Berlin newspaper publisher and advertising pioneer who gave a vast share of his fortune to education and the care of orphans.

The Mosse educational institution for orphans, an art collection, and generous support of Jewish and city-wide charitable institutions.

Oil industrialist and philanthropist who gave Tiflis a European-standard hospital with the city's first X-ray machine.

The Aramyants Hospital in Tbilisi, support for the Nersisian School and aid to refugees.

Baron, banker and “HaNadiv” — the Famous Benefactor: settlements in Palestine, PICA, science and a gift to the Louvre.

Settlements and vineyards (Rishon LeZion, Zikhron Ya'akov), PICA, Ramat HaNadiv; gifts to the Louvre and scientific institutes.

Educator, founder of the first free public library in Moscow.

I. S. Turgenev Library-Reading Room, Prechistenka Courses for Workers, Moscow State University Psychiatric Clinic.

Chemist and industrialist, founder of Georgian cognac-making and a generous patron of national culture.

The Tbilisi cognac factory and a fund that paid for the education of composers, artists and scholars.

Oil industrialist, one of the largest philanthropists of the Muslim East.

Ismailiyya (now the building of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan), hospitals, mosques and schools in Baku.

Gold industrialist and explorer of the North who outfitted Arctic expeditions and supported the study of Siberia.

Financing of Nordenskiöld's Vega expedition, Arctic voyages and works on the history of Siberia; an island and icebreakers bear his name.

A Berlin textile magnate and collector who gave the city the bust of Nefertiti and financed archaeological expeditions.

Collections and archaeological finds in the Berlin State Museums, including the famous bust of Nefertiti, and large-scale aid for needy children.

Egyptian princess and philanthropist key to founding Cairo University.

Land, jewels and funds for the Egyptian (Cairo) University.

Merchant, collected the world's best collection of Impressionists and Matisse.

256 masterpieces — the foundation of the collections of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and the Hermitage.

Baku oil industrialist, self-taught engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Mukhtarov Palace (Palace of Happiness) in Baku; support for education, the press and those in need.

Princess, artist and collector, founder of the artistic colony in Talashkino.

Museum «Russian Antiquity» in Smolensk, Talashkino art workshops, support for the magazine «Mir Iskusstva».

Nephew of Alfred Nobel, oil industrialist, philanthropist of Russian education.

Schools for workers, prizes and scholarships in engineering.

Industrialist and continuer of the Tata family’s philanthropic tradition.

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust — science, education, medicine and sport.

Gold industrialist who gave away all his fortune and became a monk.

Higher Women's Courses, libraries, St. Andrew's Skete on Athos.

Entrepreneur and philanthropist, secretly helping the poor, orphans, and widows, and supporting the construction of the St. Petersburg Mosque.

Quiet philanthropy of Baku: helping orphans and widows, supporting Muslim education and the construction of the St. Petersburg Mosque.

Banker, pacifist and patron who created the Archives of the Planet project.

Archives of the Planet and the Musée Albert-Kahn — a global photo and film record of the world’s cultures.

Entrepreneur and grain industrialist, who opened the first automated technological mill in Europe in Stavropol — fed people in hungry years.

Guliyev's mill in Stavropol and a network of steam mills in the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia, feeding millions of people.

Manufacturer, chief patron of the Moscow Art Theatre.

Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre and support for a whole generation of directors and actors.

Entrepreneur, head of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and major philanthropist.

The Rosenwald Schools network for African American children in the U.S. South.

Creator of the world's first theatre museum.

A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum.

Merchants and industrialists — Mikhail, Nikolai, and Zinovy Mikhailovich, co-owners of the Trading House «Talantsev Brothers». They built schools, hospitals, and shelters in Yadrin with their own funds, transforming the uyezd town into a center of education and healthcare.

The stone building of the eye and surgical hospital in Yadrin, a men's almshouse, and rural schools of Yadrin Uyezd.

Oil entrepreneur, collector and philanthropist of Armenian origin.

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon — museum, orchestra, science, education and humanitarian programs.

Collector of world-class French painting.

Collection that became the core of the Hermitage and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.

Patroness of religious and philosophical thought of the Silver Age.

Religious-Philosophical Society in memory of Vl. Solovyov, «Put» publishing house.

An Old Believer banker who introduced the ancient Russian icon to the world.

First public exhibition of Russian icons (1913), restoration workshop, F. O. Schechtel's mansion on Malaya Nikitskaya.

Entrepreneur and philanthropist of the Chinese diaspora, an education reformer.

Xiamen University and a network of schools in China and Southeast Asia.

1st Guild merchant, one of the first entrepreneurs and philanthropists of Khabarovka (Khabarovsk). At his own expense, he opened the city's first public school and financed the construction of a church.

Alexeevskaya Public School in Khabarovka — the city's first educational institution; the Chardymovka river is named after him.

Entrepreneur, founder of the Myer retail empire and philanthropist.

Sidney Myer Music Bowl and the tradition of Australian family philanthropy.

A Turkish industrialist of Tatar origin, the first distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Türkiye and a generous patron of education.

The Ahmet Veli Menger Holding industrial group and many years of support for schools, students and the Tatar community.

Entrepreneur, industrialist and social reformer.

Tecnológico de Monterrey — a model of education and responsible business.

Media magnate, public figure and patron of the arts.

São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) — a key museum of Latin America.

Industrialist, public figure and major philanthropist.

BITS Pilani and the Birla family’s network of educational and social institutions.

Entrepreneur, founder of Yuhan Corporation and reformer of business ethics.

Yuhan Corporation and a model of responsible business in Korea.

Industrialist and patron of Italian origin.

São Paulo Museum of Modern Art and the São Paulo Biennial.

Founder of Koç Group and one of the first major private foundations of republican Turkey.

Koç University and Vehbi Koç Vakfı — education, healthcare and culture.

Founder of one of Türkiye's largest industrial dynasties, who began as a day labourer and became a model of merchant generosity.

The Sabancı industrial empire and the family tradition of charity he established — mosques, schools and hospitals of Adana.

Film producer, media mogul and major philanthropist.

The Shaw Prize and large-scale support for education, medicine and science in Asia.

Founder of the Turkish pharmaceutical industry and creator of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.

The Eczacıbaşı Group, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and the Istanbul music, theatre and film festivals.

A German chocolate industrialist and one of the greatest collectors of the 20th century, who created an international network of Ludwig museums.

The network of Ludwig museums — in Cologne, Budapest, Vienna, Beijing and the St. Petersburg Hermitage — and thousands of donated works of art.

Ophthalmologist, founder of MNTK «Eye Microsurgery» and a new type of social healthcare.

MNTK «Eye Microsurgery» — a network of clinics that restored sight to millions of patients.

The world's most famous investor, who pledged to donate over 99% of his wealth to charity and founded The Giving Pledge movement.

The Giving Pledge — a movement that changed the global culture of philanthropy among billionaires.

Entrepreneur, founder of Kyocera and KDDI, management philosopher and philanthropist.

Inamori Foundation and the Kyoto Prize — an international award for science, technology, arts and philosophy.

Radio engineer and founder of VimpelCom (Beeline), who became the largest private philanthropist in the field of science and education in Russia. Founded the Dynasty Foundation and the Prosvetitel Award.

The Dynasty Foundation and the Prosvetitel Award are the most important institutions supporting science and popular science education in Russia.

One of Türkiye's best-known patrons, head of the Sabancı holding, founder of the university and museum bearing his name.

Sabancı University, the Sakıp Sabancı Museum in Istanbul and the Sabancı Foundation, which supports education and culture.

Philanthropist, a simple cart driver from the Collective Farm Market, who, from the income of his subsidiary farm, donated more than 80 buses and cars to orphanages across the country and helped those in need throughout the USSR and Russia. Became the prototype for the Monument to the Philanthropist in Kazan.

Monument to the Philanthropist on Millennium Square in Kazan and decades of help to orphanages.

Gold industrialist and philanthropist who built a children's home-lyceum and a medical centre in his homeland.

A children's home-lyceum in Krasnoyarsk, a medical centre in Adygea, and a charitable foundation bearing his name.

An outstanding mathematician and founder of the Renaissance Technologies hedge fund, one of the largest patrons of the exact sciences: his foundations have invested over 6 billion dollars in fundamental research and education.

Simons Foundation, Flatiron Institute, SFARI, and Math for America — a new standard for private support of fundamental science.

An outstanding Russian conductor, teacher and public figure who led the St. Petersburg Philharmonic for more than 35 years, established prizes for gifted musicians and created the «Arts Square» festival.

The international «Arts Square» winter festival, prizes for gifted musicians and the charitable programs of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic.

Co-founder of SAP, creator of the Hasso Plattner Institute and the Barberini Museum, one of Germany's leading philanthropists.

The Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam, the Barberini Museum and large-scale support of education, science and art.

British-Iranian scholar, entrepreneur and collector who assembled one of the world's largest private art collections and devoted his life to intercultural and interfaith dialogue.

The Khalili Collections — eight collections of world art, including the largest private collection of Islamic art — and the Khalili Foundation, promoting the unity of humanity.

Physician and humanitarian who devoted his life to aiding Africa.

Schools, hospitals, wells and Direct Aid programmes in dozens of countries.

Legal scholar, entrepreneur, and public figure, referred to as a patron in the media.

Support for education, science, medicine, and humanitarian initiatives in Russia and Azerbaijan.

Founder of «Lukoil», founder of the «Our Future» charitable foundation and the AZ Museum.

Regional Social Programs Foundation «Our Future», AZ Museum of Anatoly Zverev, support for oil regions.

Entrepreneur and philanthropist from Saint Petersburg, founder of the Tatar national-cultural center «Alimov's House» in the Krasnoselsky district — a center for the spiritual life and enlightenment of Petersburg Tatars.

Tatar national-cultural and spiritual-educational center «Alimov's House» in Saint Petersburg.

Industrialist and investor, founder of the «Art, Science and Sport» foundation.

«Art, Science and Sport» Foundation, Mstislav Rostropovich's collection returned to Russia.

Outstanding conductor, General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre since 2023, Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre, founder of the Valery Gergiev Charitable Foundation in support of young musicians and culture.

Valery Gergiev Charitable Foundation: support for young talents, music festivals, and educational programs.

Chemist and entrepreneur recognized as the best patron of Tajikistan for his support of education and public needs.

Manufacturing enterprises in Istaravshan and many years of support for social and cultural projects in the Sughd region.

Co-founder of Microsoft, creator of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — the largest private foundation in the world.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: $77+ billion for global health, education, and poverty alleviation; «The Giving Pledge».

Entrepreneur, founder of the V–A–C Foundation and creator of «GES-2» — one of the largest contemporary art centers in Russia.

«GES-2» House of Culture in Moscow, V–A–C Foundation, support for contemporary art, music, and educational programs.

Founder of The Big Heart Foundation — a fund assisting refugees, children, and vulnerable families.

The Big Heart Foundation: humanitarian aid to refugees and children, educational and medical programs.

President — Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank, initiator of major corporate charitable programs.

VTB programs «World Without Tears» and «Support for Orphanages», restoration of museums and theaters.

Businessman, State Duma deputy, and patron, sponsor of the 99-meter «Tower of Accord» in Magas — a symbol of the republic.

The «Tower of Accord» in Magas — a 99-meter structure that became a symbol of the unity of the Ingush people.

Industrialist who returned the collection of Fabergé Easter eggs to Russia.

Fabergé Museum in Shuvalovsky Palace, cultural and historical foundation «Link of Times».

Entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of the Bulat Utemuratov Foundation and the «Asyl Miras» network of autism support centers for children.

Bulat Utemuratov Foundation and «Asyl Miras» centers network: systemic support for children with autism, education, medicine, and culture.

Entrepreneur and statesman, Head of Kabardino-Balkaria (2005–2013), who built the cathedral mosque and a monument to the victims of the Caucasian War in Nalchik with his personal funds.

Cathedral mosque and monument to the victims of the Caucasian War in Nalchik, reconstructed urban infrastructure facilities.

Entrepreneur and patron, chairman of the board of trustees of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, honorary academician of the Russian Academy of Arts.

Contribution to the development of contemporary Russian art, support for MMOMA and young artists.

Entrepreneurs and philanthropists whose Halyk Charitable Fund became the largest private foundation in Kazakhstan.

The Halyk Charitable Fund, which has invested over 100 billion tenge in education, sport, ecology and social aid.

Entrepreneur and temple-builder, founder of the Sima-land company, supporting sport, education and culture in the Urals.

Support for sports clubs, schools and cultural projects in Yekaterinburg, and participation in building churches.

Industrialist, founder of Russia's largest private charitable foundation.

Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation: scholarships, grants to museums, school of philanthropy.

Entrepreneur and collector, founder and president of the Marjani Foundation — Russia's largest collector of Islamic art, creating a collection for a future museum of Islamic culture.

The Marjani Foundation and one of Russia's largest collections of Islamic and Turkic-Tatar art.

First Vice-President of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

Heydar Aliyev Foundation: schools, hospitals, restoration of monuments in Azerbaijan and abroad.

Entrepreneur, founder of the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation — the largest private philanthropist in the North Caucasus.

Schools, hospitals, mosques, sports complexes in Dagestan and other regions of Russia.

Chinese entrepreneur and leading environmental philanthropist, founder of Beijing Orient Landscape.

Donations for nature and wildlife conservation, including a stated commitment of $1.5 billion.

Entrepreneur and patron, who financed the development of Chukotka, sports, culture, and major museum and educational projects.

Development of Chukotka, support for sports, culture, and museums: charitable programs and foundations that changed the lives of entire regions and institutions.

Major entrepreneur, co-owner of the Kievskaya Ploshchad Group, billionaire and patron of the Mountain Jewish community.

Museum of Mountain Jews in Krasnaya Sloboda; support for Line of Life, Gift of Life and the Heder Menachem school.

Honorary patron of Saint Petersburg, president of his named charitable foundation, restoring monuments and shrines in various countries.

The Hrachya Poghosyan Charitable Foundation and hundreds of restored and newly erected monuments, memorials and churches in Russia and abroad.

Businessman, public figure and philanthropist; vice-president of the Russian Jewish Congress and president of the STMEGI International Charitable Foundation of Mountain Jews.

STMEGI Foundation (since 2001): culture, history, language and traditions of Mountain Jews; Day of Salvation and Liberation (26 Iyar).

Entrepreneur, Chairman of the Board of Directors of «Kievskaya Ploshchad», major philanthropist of the Mountain Jewish community.

Support for interethnic and interreligious dialogue, synagogues, schools, medical programs.

Modern art patron, head of Qatar Museums, one of the most influential figures in the global art market.

Qatar Museums network, National Museum of Qatar, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha Film Institute foundation.

Founder of Facebook/Meta, who, with his wife Priscilla Chan, created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and pledged to donate 99% of his shares to science, education, and healthcare.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative — a new model of philanthropy combining grants, investments, and science.

Industrialist and head of the FORES company, directing funds to sport, education and culture in the Urals.

Support for schools and kindergartens, sports and cultural projects in Sverdlovsk Oblast, and the “Biathlon in Schools” project.