Spotlight: Ted Turner's Charity Work
Ted Turner made a $1 billion pledge to the United Nations Foundation – an organization he set up himself – in 1997.
He established The Turner Foundation in 1990 to support efforts for improving air and water quality, developing a sustainable energy future to protect the climate, safeguarding environmental health, maintaining wildlife habitat protection, and developing practices and policies to curb population growth rates.
The Captain Planet Foundation was founded in 1991 to educate and empower children on how to make a positive impact on their own lives and the health of their communities.
Charities & foundations supported
Ted Turner has supported the following charities:
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