50. Haim and Cheryl Saban

Saban Capital Group CEO, chairman

2003-07 Given or Pledged: $176 million
Favored Causes: Children's health care, U.S. and Israeli charities
Estimated Lifetime Giving*: $195 million
Net Worth**: $3,400 million
Giving as a Percentage of Net Worth: 6%

The Sabans focus their giving on children's health care, as well as U.S. and Israeli charities. They've given north of $40 million to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles over the years. Haim Saban, CEO of Saban Capital Group, is the former co-owner, chairman and CEO of Fox Family Worldwide Inc. and founder of Saban Entertainment, which produced children's television programs and films like the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In 2002 he founded the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution. Dr. Cheryl Saban, an author and child advocate, established the non-profit 50 Ways to Save Our Children in 1999.

*Based on public records and interviews with donors
**Based on the Forbes 400 list and donor information
Data: BusinessWeek, GuideStar, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University