4. Rihanna 

This Barbados born beauty holds balls in her grandparents’ honor, who believed in fostering a loving and family oriented environment. Her most recent ball earned as much as $3 million which will be used towards The Clara Lionel Foundation, helping to rebuild broken communities all around the world.

When most people think of Rihanna they likely don’t immediately jump to thinking of her as a famous philanthropist. They might be more likely to think about her music or how she’s often pushed into the spotlight for her excellent taste in fashion, but they’d be wrong if they thought that was all there was to her.

When most people think of Rihanna they likely don’t immediately jump to thinking of her as a famous philanthropist. They might be more likely to think about her music or how she’s often pushed into the spotlight for her excellent taste in fashion, but they’d be dead wrong if they thought that was all there was to her.