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TIME100 Philanthropy: Rihanna
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TIME100 Philanthropy: Rihanna

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Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty is known for Super Bowl halftime shows, the multibillion-dollar brand Fenty Beauty, and a decade-long absence from the recording studio. Less known is that since 2012, her Clara Lionel Foundation has directed more than $100 million across climate resilience, women’s entrepreneurship, arts and culture, education, and healthcare in the Caribbean, the U.S., and East Africa. She has built a team of global health professionals and policy experts whose approach has attracted partnerships with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and with Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Foundation.  Rihanna started the foundation after her grandmother died of cancer complications. Honoring her grandparents Clara and Lionel, the foundation’s first act was to equip the hospital where her grandmother was treated with its first modern radiotherapy machine. It has since become a major funder of disaster response, giving away $33 million in a single year during the COVID pandemic.…

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