Hi boudis,
Wow, a list of millionaires! That’s a tall order! Are you aware that
there were 2,100,000 “high-net-worth individuals” (millionaires and
greater) in the US in 2001 and 7.1 million worldwide? That’s a lot of
data. Not to mention, many of these people don’t want to be found by
folks looking for free money, no matter how important the cause.
Now, that said, there are companies who have dug through at least some
of that data and compiled some of this information for you. As
easterangel mentioned, they are gladly willing to sell it to you. So,
that’s the first way to obtain a list: BUY ONE.
Now, of course there is no way to confirm how accurate these lists
are, but here they are ---
FAX LIST OF MILLIONAIRES
http://www.listguy.com/fax-millionaire.html
*remember, in the US unsolicited faxes are illegal.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ("TCPA")
http://www.junkfaxes.org/federal_law.htm
MILLIONAIRES WHO HAVE TAKEN RISKS – mailing labels
http://www.surfview.com/selabels.htm
Another way to obtain a name-list is to check the publicly compiled
lists of “richest people.” One well-known list is Forbes. In fact,
better than millionaire, the top of the Forbes list is billionaires –
FORBES – RICHEST PEOPLE
http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2001&passListType=Person&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%2Bnumberfield1%2C%2Bstringfield1&resultsSortCategoryName=rank
FORTUNE MAGAZINE
AMERICA'S 40 RICHEST UNDER 40
http://www.fortune.com/lists/40under40/index.html
This list however is not going to give you contact information for
these individuals. As I said, they don’t want to be contacted by the
public. But the lists will tell you what companies they own and you
could then reach them via those companies.
However, I don’t think any of those lists are going to provide what
you need – money. The fact is, most rich people do not give their
money away directly. You can’t just write to them and have them mail
you a check. They are inundated every single day with requests like
yours, and would never be able to read them all, much less decide
whose requests to honor.
Instead, they set up FOUNDATIONS – non-profit entities with entire
staffs who do nothing but process requests and distribute donations to
causes that the benefactor endorses. Some examples of these are:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
The Soros Foundation
http://www.soros.org/
Coca-Cola Foundation – AIDS initiatives in Africa
http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/africa_program.html
Foundations lists are much easier to come by than millionaire lists.
Foundations WANT to be found and WANT to give you money. That’s why
they are set up. If you have a worthy cause, then your best bet is to
apply to foundations that support causes like yours. Here are some
lists of foundations. Some are corporate and others are private. In
the end it shouldn’t matter who set up the foundation. What will
matter is their eligibility requirements. You have to meet those
before they will consider
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NORTH AMERICA
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THE FOUNDATION CENTER
Access to this database is via subscription - price depends on the
size of the database you want to search – from 10,000 to 150,000
foundations and grant makers.
http://fdncenter.org/
FOUNDATIONS ONLINE – FOUNDATIONS AND GRANT MAKERS A-Z
http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html
GOOGLE DIRECTORY – CORPORATE GRANT MAKERS
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Organizations/Grant-Making_Foundations/Corporate_Grantmakers/
DMOZ – OPEN DIRECTORY – CORPORATE GRANT MAKERS
http://dmoz.org/Society/Organizations/Grant-Making_Foundations/Corporate_Grantmakers/
THE CHRONICAL OF PHILANTHROPY
This site promises lists of philanthropists and “Top 60 Donors” list,
but it’s not accessible without subscription. One example you can
view is their list of donors to the Sept 11th fund in NY.
http://philanthropy.com/
http://philanthropy.com/free/update/2002/09/2002090401.htm
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INTERNATIONAL
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UNITED NATIONS – FOUNDATIONS
http://www.un.org/unfip/philanthropies.htm
COUNCIL OF FOUNDATIONS
http://www.cof.org/links/affinityindex.htm
SOUTH AFRICA- US EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
Sources of Funding for U.S.-South African Collaboration
http://www.isp.msu.edu/ussa/SourcesFunding.html
GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY
Foundation database – North and South America
http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/organizations/
AFRICA GRANTMAKERS AFFINITY GROUP
http://www.africagrantmakers.org/
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HEALTH RELATED FOUNDATIONS
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Specific Health or Biomedical-Related Private and Corporate
Foundations
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/research/found.htm
TOP 50 FOUNDATIONS AWARDING GRANTS TO PEOPLE WITH AIDS
http://fdncenter.org/fc_stats/pdf/08_fund_pop/1998/50_found_pop/pop_a1_f.pdf
FUNDERS CONCERNED ABOUT AIDS
http://www.fcaaids.org/
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Getting Major Gifts: Grassroots Fundraising Journal Reprint
Collection
Third Edition. Entirely Revised for 2000
Responding to Put-Offs
“A prospect needs to know that his or her name has not merely been
taken at random from a list of rich people, the phone book, the donors
to the symphony, etc. The prospect must know that his or her interests
have been taken into account in this request, not merely his or her
ability.”
GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING
http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/titles/responding.html
Source for number of millionaires in the US -------
MERRILL LYNCH
NUMBER OF MILLIONAIRES IN UNITED STATES GREW IN 2001, DESPITE VOLATILE
FINANCIAL MARKETS
http://www.ml.com/about/press_release/06172002-1_us_grew_pr.htm
So, this should supply you with the information you need to get
suitable funding for your project. Truly, the best way to get in touch
with millionaires is not by sending them email or faxes or sending
them letters. They way to reach these people is through the private
and corporate foundations they have set up to disperse their money to
cuases they deem worthy.
If anything that I’ve said is not clear, please feel free to ask for a
clarification.
Best of luck with your project.
--K~
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Request for Answer Clarification by
boudis-ga
on
24 Sep 2002 01:10 PDT
Hi Seeker.
I am very impressed for the great contribution you did by providing to
me a large range of contact information regarding my NGO set UP. I've
been online and I've found what I need in term foundation address
resources. Again thank you so much.
Ihttp://www.fortune.com/lists/40under40/index.htm, this address
provides to me a list of interesting people who own companies.
unfortunately I could not find neither the company address nor their
own address. This people are: Jeff Bezos(Amazon.com), Jeff Skoll(Skoll
Foundation),Pierre Omidyar(eBay),Micheal Dell(Dell computer),Ted
Waitt(Gateway),Dan Snyder(Washington Redskins),David Filo(Yahoo),Jerry
Yang(Yahoo),Michael Jordan(Washington Wizards),Vinny Smith(Quest
Software),Percy Miller,Sean Combs(Bad boy Entertainment),Joe
Liemandt(Trilogy),....The list is so long about 40 guys. If you have
any company in mind which is willing to provide to me the contact
address of such people, please let me know.
Again thank you so much.
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Clarification of Answer by
knowledge_seeker-ga
on
24 Sep 2002 08:02 PDT
Hi again boudis,
I’m glad the Foundation information worked out for you. I see you’re
working from the “Forbes Richest 40 Under 40” list. As far as
reaching those individuals, again, I can’t help you with their
personal addresses, but I can show you the easiest way to find the
company addresses. (Rather than go to each individual website).
Go here:
MSN- Money Central – Amazon.com Corporate Profile
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/research/profile.asp?Symbol=AMZN
This site lists all of the public companies and their corporate
addresses. Notice that the one I have done for you is Amazon.com. On
the right-hand side of the page you’ll see “Quick Facts” and in that
box is their mailing address.
Too see a new company, type the name of the company in the search box
at the top of the page.
Here is the link to Dell Computers
MSN – Money Central – Dell Corporate Profile
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/research/profile.asp?Symbol=dell
Down the left-hand side of the page you can see a section marked:
RESEARCH. Under that section are several subsections. COMPANY REPORT
is where you are now. (In case you click out of that page and get
lost)
Now, some of your contacts are not owners of public corporations so
will not be listed at Money Central. One way to find them is to look
for their official website. I did a search for “MICHAEL JORDAN” and
came up with this:
MICHAEL JORDAN OFFICIAL WEBSITE
http://www.sportsline.com/u/jordan/2001/index.html
His site shows lists of charities and sponsorships that he supports
and does offer a way to send an email to him.
So for the private individuals on your list, just search their names
and find their official websites.
The same holds true for actual teams themselves. A search for:
“WASHINGTON REDSKINS” CHARITY netted this:
“Due to the overwhelming number of donation requests we receive, the
Redskins are only able to accept requests from non-profit, charitable
organizations located in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the
District of Columbia.”
WASHINGTON REDSKINS – DONATIONS
http://www.redskins.com/donations.asp
So, be creative in your searches and find out ahead of time if the
company or person you are looking for will even consider your type of
NGO. There is no point in using a shotgun approach to this project.
Different companies and individuals sponsor different types of
programs. Sending 500 letters to people who have clearly ruled out
your type of organization will be a waste of your time and theirs.
You’re better to focus on those that have already committed to
projects like yours. Then, follow their application instructions to
the letter.
Search hints:
When searching for a person or company, use quotes around their name:
“Michael Jordan”
When searching for a company, narrow down your search by using terms
like “donation” or “charity” or “contribution” or “foundation” in your
search. This should net you the actual page that their guidelines
appear on.
So, that should help you find the rest of your list – at least those
that provide an avenue for asking for financial support. Good luck
with your project!
--K~
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