One of the most famous writers of the planet, Joan Rowling, was deleted from the list of billionaires, which was compiled by Forbes magazine. And the reason for this was the desire of the British to help people, spending millions of dollars for charity.
Joan does not chase after money
The British writer grew up in a poor family, and when she wrote her first book about a little wizard and his friends in general lived on unemployment benefits. That's why she sacrificed huge money to the needy. After Rowling earned her billion on Harry Potter novels and was ranked among the richest people in the Forbes magazine, who made her fortune solely because of her writing talent, Joan spent 160 million dollars (16% of the overall state of Rowling) for charity.
Somehow she said such words in one of her interviews:
"I know perfectly well how to live poor. I never had the desire to enrich myself, I never chased huge money. All the rich people of this planet need to recognize that having wealth, when many are starving, is wrong. We are morally responsible for what we receive much more than we need. "Read also
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Joan Rowling is a famous philanthropist
In 2000, the writer founded the charitable organization Volant Charitable Trust, combating social inequality and poverty. The Foundation sponsors companies engaged in research in the field of various diseases related to the psyche, and also helps children from single-parent families. In 2005, together with Emma Nicholson, a member of the European Parliament, Joan founded another charitable foundation - Lumos. This organization is engaged in providing assistance to children from Eastern Europe.
In addition, Joan Rowling writes books, money from the sale of which go to charitable companies. So the funds from the realization of "The Fairy Tales of Bard Beadle", "Magic Creatures and Their Habitats" and "Quidditch Through the Ages", which is about $ 30 million, were completely given to the needy.
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