Steve Jobs preferred to anonymous charity

Although Steve Jobs has never attracted public attention to his charity, but he and his family to give money anonymously for more than 20 years.

On the growth of anonymous donations in Silicon Valley has been described in detail in material of The New York TimesWhere special attention was paid Laurene Powell Jobs, Widow of the former Apple executive. "We really do our best to continue the great work of other people, but we do not want to associate with this our names" - spoke Powell Jobs. Her organization, Emerson Collective, structured as a small business and is, rather, a limited liability company, than the tax-free. This enables it to provide grants, investments and political contributions without reporting them publicly. Powell Jobs told me that she and her colleagues appreciate the ability to remain anonymous, while at the same time, "fast, flexible and responsive" in relation to donations.

In 2011, The New York Times published an article that caused certain controversy. The author of the article "The Mystery of donation of Steve Jobs," journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin (Andrew Ross Sorkin) asked why the public is not informed of the fact that Jobs has for years donated their money on charity. The publication prompted U2 singer Bono, who was a friend of Steve, write a note that the donation Jobs to fight AIDS in Africa "was priceless." By the way, Bono is the founder aimed at combating AIDS charity program (Product) RED, in under which Apple lists on the good intentions of the earnings from their special products red since 2006 colors. In his article, Bono said that Apple was the largest sponsor of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, allocating tens of millions of dollars on testing, treatment and counseling.

Last year, the current Apple CEO Tim Cook also talked about a few individual charitable acts undertaken by Jobs during his lifetime. Among these acts, for example, was a donation of $ 50 million to Stanford University Hospital - about half that amount went to the construction of a new main building, while the rest was used to build a new hospital for children. However, Jobs wanted to keep this information confidential as possible, even to biographer Walter Isaacson was strictly PROHIBITED to talk about donations before the end of Steve's life. At the time, Jobs also refused to take part in «The Giving Pledge», founded by billionaire Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who are asking rich people to donate most of their money on charity.

After the death of her husband Powell Jobs is trying to get support from the public in matters relating to immigration policy and education. In addition, she performs the duties of public decisions in the Council of the White House.