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Money, fame, beauty. Celebrities seem to have it all. Fortunately, many stars are spreading some of their ample good fortune around. "It gives me peace knowing that I'm giving back, because I've been given so much in this life," says actress Halle Berry. Check out just a sample of other celebs who hold charity close to their hearts.

Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation
Provides recreational and educational activities for at-risk boys and girls.
3960 Howard Hughes Pkwy. Suite 750
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Tel: 702-227-5700
Fax: 702-866-2929
Email: info@agassi.net

David Hyde Pierce
Alzheimer's Association
Seeks to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research and to enhance care and support for individuals, their families and caregivers.
225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601
24/7 Nationwide Contact Center: 1-800-272-3900
Email: info@alz.org

Brian Littrell
Brian Littrell healthy Heart Club for Kids
Educates children and their families about the benefits of adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle.
216 East Reynolds Road, Suite B
Lexington, KY 40517
Tel: 859-299-2285
Fax: 859-299-0662
Email: brandon@healthyheartclub.org

Amy Grant
Compassion International
Founded by Rev. Everett Swanson in 1952, Compassion began providing Korean war orphans with food, shelter, education and health care, as well as Christian training. Today, Compassion helps more than 600,000 children in more than 20 countries.
Tel: 800-336-7676,
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., MT.
Mailing address:
Compassion International
Colorado Springs, CO 80997
Street address:
12290 Voyager Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80921

Scholarship America
Assists communities, corporations, foundations, organizations and individuals to support students and encourage educational achievement.
One Scholarship Way
St. Peter, MN 56082
Tel: 800-537-4180

Katie Couric
EIF's National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance
Communicates the seriousness of colorectal cancer and encourages preventive testing.
Entertainment Industry Foundation
11132 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 401
Studio City, CA 91604
Tel: 818-760-7722

Doug Flutie
Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
Helps financially disadvantaged families care for their children with autism; funds research into childhood autism; serves as a clearinghouse for new programs for individuals with autism.
PO Box 767
Framingham, MA 01701
Toll Free: 1-866-3AUTISM
Tel: 508-270-8855
Fax: 508-270-6868
Email: info@dougflutiejrfoundation.org

Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
Provides funding to organizations that offer critically needed support services for people with HIV/AIDS, prevention services and education for populations most in need.
c/o Jess S. Morgan & Company, Inc.
5750 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 590
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3697

Gene Wilder/Gilda Radner
Gilda's Club Worldwide
Provides a place where men, women and children living with cancer and their family members and friends can plan and build life-changing emotional and social support.
322 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1402
New York, NY 10001
Email: info@gildasclub.org
1-888-GILDA-4-U

Sela Ward
Hope Village for Children
Offers hope for children victimized by abuse, neglect, or misfortune, and provides housing for up to 32 foster children who haven't found Homes.
2202 24th Street
Meridian, MS 39301
Tel: 601-553-8660
Fax: 601-553-8669
Email: alittle@hopevillagems.org

Halle Berry
Jenesse Center
Provides victims of domestic violence with comprehensive support to address their immediate crisis and change the patterns of their lives.
Jenesse Drop-in Center
Rosa Parks Sexual Assault Center
4182 South Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90062
(323) 290-4119
Hotline: 1-800-479-7328
Mailing Address:
PO Box 8476, Los Angeles, CA 90008

Make-A-Wish Foundation
Grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
3550 North Central Avenue, Suite 300
Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2127
Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. MST:
Phone: 602-279-WISH (9474)
Toll-free: 800-722-WISH (9474)
Fax: 602-279-0855

Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Dedicated to ensuring the development of a cure for Parkinson's disease within this decade through an aggressively funded research agenda.
Grand Central Station
P.O. Box 4777
New York, NY 10163
Tel: 1-800-708-7644

Montel Williams
Montel Williams MS Foundation
Provides financial assistance to select organizations and institutions conducting research, raises national awareness, and educates the public about MS. 331 West 57th Street
PMB 420
New York, New York 10019
Email: msfoundation@montelshow.com

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Promotes research, educates, advocates on critical issues, and organizes a wide range of programs -- including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS over time.
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
1-800-FIGHT-MS (1-800-344-4867)

Paul Newman
Newman's Own
Paul Newman, as sole owner of Newman's Own, donates all his profits and royalties after taxes for educational and charitable purposes. He has given over $150 million to thousands of charities since 1982.
246 Post Road East
Westport, CT 06880

Gary Sinise and Laura Hillenbrand
Operation Iraqi Children
A grass-roots program to provide concerned Americans with a means to reach out to Iraqi kids and help support our soldiers' efforts to assist the Iraqi people.
6200 E. St. John
Kansas City, MO 64123
Tel: (816) 241-7321
Email: OICWarehouse@ptpi.org.

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah's Angel network
Supports programs for women, children and families, as well as educational programs, and health and human services. PO Box 96600
Chicago, IL 60693.

Steven Spielberg
Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
Seeks to overcome prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry -- and the suffering they cause -- through the educational use of the foundation's visual history testimonies. Steve Klappholz
Vice President for Development
Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
P.O. Box 3168
Los Angeles, CA 90078-3168
Tel: 818-866-2004
Fax: 818-866-5241
Email: Klappholz@vhf.org

Leonardo DiCaprio
TreePeople
Focuses on water and energy conservation, flood prevention, storm-water pollution and reforestation.
12601 Mulholland Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: 818-753-4600
Fax: 818-753-4635
Email: info@treepeople.org

Tyra Banks
TZONE
A specialized self-esteem-building adventure for young girls between the ages of 13-15 for whom the experience would otherwise not be available.
8391 Beverly Blvd., Suite 313
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 860-6500
Email: tzone@tzonefoundation.org

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