The singer also gives large amounts of his personal wealth to charity. In 2004 he donated over $43 million to organizations around the world, making him the most generous person in music for that year – a title he retains year after year. In 2008 he donated 120 motorcycles to the African nation of Lesotho, to be used by doctors and nurses to visit patients in remote areas, and in 1997 he raised $40 million for charity through sales of Candle In The Wind, the single released following the death of Princess Diana.
Elton John has supported the following charities listed on this site:
AIDS LIFE
American Foundation for AIDS Research
American Foundation for Equal Rights
Andre Agassi Foundation for Education
Andy Roddick Foundation
Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Bridge School
Caudwell Children
Children's Tumor Foundation
Cinema For Peace
Daniel Pearl Foundation
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Exploring The Arts
Food Bank For New York City
GRAMMY Foundation
Gus Dudgeon Foundation
HELP USA
Hillsides
Janie's Fund
Joey Dipaolo AIDS Foundation
Kids
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
Looking Beyond
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation
Love Our Children USA
Make-A-Wish Foundation
mothers2mothers
Move For AIDS
MusiCares
Music Empowers Foundation
National Youth Theatre
Nordoff Robbins
Oxfam
PDSA
PeyBack Foundation
Project Angel Food
Race to Erase MS
RADD
Rainforest Foundation Fund
Riders For Health
Robert F Kennedy Memorial
Save the Children
Scope
Small Steps Project
Soles4Souls
Sporting Chance Clinic
SportsAid
Starkey Hearing Foundation
St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters
STOMP Out Bullying
Terrence Higgins Trust
The Lunchbox Fund
The Rainforest Foundation
The Trevor Project
True Colors Fund
Volunteering England
Volunteers of America
War Child
Women's Sports Foundation
World AIDS Day