GIF While some celebrities have shown off their mansions like total assholes during quarantine, many famous folks have made generous donations to aid medical workers, hungry families, and those who have lost their jobs. These are the celebrities who have stepped up during the pandemic in a big way. 2 WikiCommons/Kjetil Ree Bill and Melinda Gates have pledged to donate $100 million to their foundation, which is currently exploring treatment options for COVID-19. 3 Instagram/ vancityreynolds Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donated $1 million total to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada. 4 WikiCommons/Lorenzo Bozzi Giorgio Armani donated $2.2 million to multiple hospitals and the Italian Civil Protection Agency. 5 Instagram/chiaraferragni Chiara Ferragni and her husband Fedezraised over $4.36 million to build new intensive care unit that will be ready in a few weeks. 6 Instagram/gwynethpaltrow Gwyneth Paltrow donated $100,000 to the Frontline Responders Fund to help get medical gear for those on the front lines. 7 Instagram/brunomars Bruno Mars donated $1 million to help support MGM employees who lost their jobs during the pandemic. 8 Instagram/https://www.instagram.com/ericstonestreet Modern Family actor Eric Stonestreet donated 200,000 meals to Harvesters Food Bank located in Kansas City. 9 10 Instagram/drewbrees Drew Brees and his wife Brittany are donating $5 million to the state of Louisiana. 11 Instagram/selenagomez Selena Gomez made a donation to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for masks and ventilators. 12 WikiCommons/Foreign and Commonwealth Office Angelina Jolie donated $1 million to No Kid Hungry, which works to end childhood hunger and is assisting during the pandemic. 13 Instagram/nina Nina Dobrev donated $10,000 to secure masks and other medical supplies for first responders. 14 Instagram/justinbieber Justin Bieber donated $29,000 to help children in China. 15 Instagram/jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon donated an undisclosed amount to Feeding America, which is helping to feed struggling families during the pandemic. 16 Instagram/ladygaga Lady Gaga’s beauty line, Haus, donated 20% of one week’s profits to local food banks in both L.A. and New York. 17 Instagram/donatella_versace Donatella Versace made a $218,000 donation to San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. 18 Instagram/taylorswift Taylor Swift has donated to multiple fans who have been impacted by COVID-19. 19 Instagram/zionwilliamson Zion Williamson has pledged to cover the salaries of all Smoothie King Center employees who are out of a job due to games being cancelled. 20 Instagram/ciara Ciara And Russell Wilson donated a whopping 1 million meals to the Seattle Food Lifeline. 21 Instagram/kristenanniebell Kristen Bel, along with her daughters, has donated $150,007.96 to No Kid Hungry. 22 Instagram/schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger donated $1 Million to the Frontline Responders Fund. 23 WikiCommons/Keith Allison NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo donated $100,000 to the Fiserv Forum staff. 24 Instagram/bethennyfrankel Bethenny Frankel donated $1 million to New York for full-body biohazard suits. 25 Instagram/justintimberlake Just Timberlake donated to Mid-South Food Bank in his hometown that delivers nonperishable food in the area. 26 Instagram/jamesmcavoyrealdeal James Mcavoy donated $256,000 to the Masks For Nhs Heroes Campaign. 27 Instagram/claralionelfdn Rihanna’s foundation, the Clara Lionel Foundation, donated $5 million to multiple organizations. 28 WikiCommons/Lukasz Porwol Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan donated $25 million to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is currently exploring COVID-19 treatment options. 29
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