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Bond King, Offspring Donate Millions To Orange County Charities
Retired billionaire William Gross, of PIMCO and Janus fame, measures success by "what we can do to benefit & help others around the world."
ORANGE COUNTY CA — One day before Giving Tuesday, a South Orange County businessman, together with his children, announced their total donations for the year. To date, in 2019, the William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation has given $19 million to nonprofits across the nation, down $2 million from 2018's donations. Six Orange County nonprofits reaped the benefits of their attention, according to a statement released from the foundation.
In Laguna Beach and Orange County, PIMCO founder William Gross funded Children's Hospital of Orange County, the Anaheim Community Foundation, the Laguna Beach Community Clinic, the Laguna Food Pantry, the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach and the Laguna Beach Senior Center.
The family also donated to:
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- Wilcox Health Foundation $2,750,000
- The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund $2,100,000
- Doctors Without Borders $2,100,000
- Action Against Hunger $2,000,000
- CHOC Foundation $2,000,000
- Atrium Health Foundation $2,000,000
- Sustainable Development Solutions Network $1,350,000
- Harbor Day School $1,000,000
The foundation's donations focused on issues such as sustainable development, healthcare, and global hunger.
"I am pleased to work with Jennifer and Jeff and to identify and support the meaningful and important work of organizations that benefit local and global communities," said Gross, co-founder of the Newport Beach-based global investment management firm. "While I previously measured success by business accomplishments, success is now a function of what we can do to benefit and help others around the world."
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Gross has said that he will donate all proceeds from past and upcoming auctions of his world-renowned stamp collection to charity.
Other areas that received donations included:
- Anaheim Community Foundation
- Asperger / Autism Network
- Laguna Beach Community Clinic
- Laguna Food Pantry
- Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach
- Laguna Beach Senior Center
- Laguna Radio Inc.Friendship Shelter
- Glennwood Housing Foundation
- Friends of the Laguna Beach Library
- Pacific Marine Mammal Center
- Seaside Legal Services
- Sally's Fund
- No Square Theater
- Doug Pensinger Photography FundArt & Creativity for Healing
- Laura's House
- Urban Ministry Center
- Ocean Institute
- Child Creativity Lab
- VII Foundation
- USA Gymnastics
- Think EqualPharia Foundation
- US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation
- Oahu Economic Development Board
- Columbia University
- American Foundation for the University of the West Indies
- Creative Visions Foundation
- Charity Water
- Athlete Assistance Fund
- Amazon Watch
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Hudson River Friends
- MusiCares
- ACM Lifting Lives
- Stray Cat Alliance
City News Service, Patch editor Ashley Ludwig contributed to this report.
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