Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Donate $500,000 To Joplin Relief

KSPR:

Through their foundation, Springfield native Brad Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie on Friday contributed $500,000 to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, to bolster the recovery effort in Joplin.

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Comments

[T0rr]

08:37 AM on 06/21/2011

Joplin is certainly thankful for their donation as well as the donations and efforts of many who have come to the aid of our wounded city. If you would like to help, follow the link to the YouTube video below - then go to the link in the video description. Donate however much you would like, even just a dollar will help! All proceeds will go to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and directly aid the Joplin recovery effort. Thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fiNb9nSWK4&feature=channel_video_title

[ProfessorMacphisto]

10:52 PM on 06/14/2011

Brad needs to set aside some of that $$ to buy the lady a couple of cheeseburgers.

[molly29451]

02:49 AM on 06/14/2011

Good for them. I know that isn't a big amount to them, with the money they make, but they are trying to do the right thing. I do think Brad Pitt is really nice guy and cares about people.

[SamKnause]

05:49 PM on 06/12/2011

Lovely couple.

They always give generously.

[logic63]

10:32 AM on 06/12/2011

After reading some of the posts here about a good thing I see the way we as a country are failing. These two have done more for others than many many people with money and because they are who they are it will be reported. So if they get a tax break by putting it in a foundation so what? Aren't the people in Joplin still being helped? The foundation probably is fair in distributing the money and I'd much rather they get a tax break for doing good than giving tax breaks to big oil and farmers just for existing. I think they re great.

[maxfax]

04:31 PM on 06/12/2011

A Missouri boy doing good, giving back.

[Said One]

01:52 AM on 06/12/2011

Wait so yet again through their OWN foundation - they donated - why not just contribute the money directly - big donation to get big taxbreaks from an already beleagured government who will then have less money to spend on natural disasters - Well done JP

[stape45]

03:40 AM on 06/12/2011

They didn't want their money getting into the wrong hands. The GOP House handles the money these days, you know. That money could end up in the deepest pockets in the country.

[Progress08]

04:28 PM on 06/12/2011

Yep, just like how Blackwater got millions after Katrina.

[blindsquirl]

10:12 PM on 06/11/2011

Human kindness....how refreshing. Thanks A n B.

[Geelee]

09:39 PM on 06/11/2011

Although I appreciate their willingness to give, what is the reason for making it public and did they do so or did the recipients make the gift public. ? If they instead gave a challenge gift, then I could see the publicity. It just seems that individual and corporate contributions where they simply must have publicity is a little less giving than the thousands of us who do it with no other thought than that the need is great. I don't see these two much differently than I see the very richest tea party funder giving to our city with the expectations of everything touting his last name...except they do seem to have a greater community of the world spirit and involvement i hoping the rebuilding will be "greener" than what existed before. I rather prefer when people give like this, they stipulate they will match gifts of as many people as they can get to add to the cause. Thousands of people in my city have given money and time and products that are very needed with little of not publicity and do it at every catastrophe be it Greensburg, Lebo or Joplin.

[riverhouse]

05:24 PM on 06/11/2011

They "donate" incessantly, but no one ever gets the money.

[Chlowina]

07:36 PM on 06/11/2011

??? I don't understand.

[logic63]

10:28 AM on 06/12/2011

You shouldn't say something like that without back up. The people in New Orleans who have gotten homes would disagree with you.

[Walkwithme1966]

01:17 PM on 06/11/2011

They are both always right there with the money to help others - I am very impressed with these 2. http://maboulette.wordpress.com

[Pat Wayman]

11:49 AM on 06/11/2011

Absolutely wonderful, pw

[tonnyb]

06:27 AM on 06/11/2011

Wonderful!

[mandalay007]

09:39 PM on 06/10/2011

well, I will say that, so far, since he went w/ Jolie, both Pitts acting AND sensibilites have vastly improved.

[bgofca]

08:35 PM on 06/10/2011

there will still be people complaining about their donation. I think we should be thankful for all of the good they do for the world. if someone thinks they should be donating or doing in a different way, well, they should go ahead and do that, and not criticize when anyone else donates in their way. we all need to do what we can.

[Progress08]

04:30 PM on 06/12/2011

Haters gonna hate. There are trollz here who would badmouth jesus if he came back tomorrow and stated he was a liberal.

[jeano]

07:49 PM on 06/13/2011

Jesus WAS a liberal. He loved all kinds of people, rich and poor, but especially the poor.