1. THE MAGNANIMOUS MOVIE STAR: THE IMPACT OF PAUL NEWMAN’S PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS BY MARY BERG

2. HOW I ARRIVED AT MY QUESTION My dad told me about Newman’s Own one day Was Interested, also though Paul Newman was pretty cool Examination of Effects Research Method

3. INTRODUCTION “What could be better than to hold your hand out to people who are less fortunate than you are?” Paul Newman, in addition to being a very famous and successful actor, was an ardent philanthropist Has had an enormous impact today, especially in the lives of children

4. LIFE AND CAREER INFORMATION Born in Cleveland in 1925 Served as a WWII radio operator in the final years of the War Attended Kenyon College on football scholarship, but finished up with theater degree Married first wife, moved to Connecticut to study at Yale, then New York to study at Actor’s Studio Launched his career with Broadway, met second wife Joanna Woodward Moved to Hollywood in mid-1950’s where his movie career really took off Notable films include Long, Hot Summer, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Color of Money Acted until 2005 when diagnosed with cancer, then passed away in 2008 Also involved with politics and car racing

5. THE BEGINNINGS OF PHILANTHROPY Only son, Scott Newman, died of an accidental prescription medication and alcohol overdose in 1978 Newman started the Scott Newman Center to educate the public about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, and to give help to those using substances and affected by those using substances In 1982, created Newman’s Own mostly through happenstance Created Newman’s Own Foundation in conjunction to Newman’s Own The mission of this organization is to “use the power of giving to help transform lives and nourish the common good” (“Mission”) 100% of profits go to charity “By the end of 1984, a mere two years after [Newman’s Own] was founded, the company sold more than 18 million bottles of salad dressing and 8 million jars of spaghetti sauce. More than $2 million was donated to charity” (Bosworth, “The Newman Chronicles”).

6. PHILANTHROPY IN FULL SWING Newman’s Own initially supported several organizations, including Scott Newman Foundation, Meals on Wheels, Literacy Volunteers, Flying Doctors, Actor’s Studio Newman wanted to add personal touch to the foundation Created Hole in the Wall Gang Camp: designed as a summer camp completely free of charge for children with life-threatening illnesses around-the-clock care state of the art medical facilities 300-acre replica of an Old Western town The first Camp opened in Connecticut in the summer of 1988, and 288 children came from around the world to enjoy the experience.

8. PHILANTHROPY IN FULL SWING CONT. Expanded Newman’s Own so as to include not only salad dressing and spaghetti sauce, but also salsa, popcorn, lemonade, cookies, and other various items Grew to be the size of a Fortune-500 company With this in mind, Newman sought to raise the level of giving of other fortune-500 companies who could afford to give significant donations Created the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy in 1992 $200,000 was given to the Rwandan Relief Fund in 1994 ] In 1999, $250,000 was given to Catholic Relief Services to aid refugees of Kosovo In 2007, Newman donated $10 million to Kenyon College, the place that inspired him to become the person he was

9. IMPACT OF NEWMAN’S PHILANTHROPY TODAY He practically invented corporate philanthropy: “not some, but all’ Newman’s own Foundation now has four centers of focus for its work: general philanthropy Children Empowerment nutrition Foundation supports more than twenty-three organizations outside Newman Family Foundations Contributes to over twenty-five military services that help give back to US Veterans More than $430 million dollars have been donated to charitable efforts since its foundation in 1982 (“Mission”) in the form of more than 21,000 grants, in all 50 states and over 15 different countries In 2014 alone, over 800 different grants were given, totaling $26 million

10. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR Newman has also been called a social entrepreneur: “a person who has demonstrated a natural expression of visionary leadership, a spiritually and ethically-based mission to seek the common good, and a virtual necessity to create sustainability for the people and the planet” This is undoubtedly true– he developed the biggest philanthropic corporation of its nature Also one in that he founded the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy Today,, the Committee provides several multi-million dollar companies with avenues for giving, and helps other people found corporate philanthropy organizations like Newman’s Own.

11. PARTICULAR IMPACT ON CHILDREN Hole in the Wall Gang Camp today is the world’s “single largest family of camps dedicated to assisting children with serious and life-threatening conditions” (“Mission”). Thirteen more camps have been established throughout the United States and the world More than 114,000 children have attended a Hole in the Wall Gang Camp as of 2014 The Camp has touched the lives of so many– “For the first time in my life, I have a friend, I’ve never had a friend before, because I’ve been in a wheelchair most of my life, so kids avoided me. So, thank you Mr. Newman for this camp” (Hotchner, Newman 221). Scott Newman foundation created Rowdy Ridge Gang Camp for children and families affected by drug and alcohol abuse Newman’s Own Foundation continues to further the mission of aided children in need, as well as providing education

12. THIS WASN’T FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT Newman occasionally encountered the criticism that his philanthropic works were solely for the advancement of his acting career, and were simply a publicity stunt This statement is patently untrue He showed a commitment to philanthropy that spanned over 40 years Spent incredible amounts of time creating and developing Newman’s Own himself Maintained director’s figure until his passing

13. CONCLUSION Paul Newman has had a great impact on the world He has bettered the lives of so many, particularly children May be remembered as an actor, but his philanthropic works were equally, if not more, important “I’d like to be remembered as a guy who tried—tried to be a part of his times, tried to help people communicate with one another, tried to find some decency in his own life, tried to extend himself as a human being. Someone who isn’t complacent, who doesn’t cop out” (Levy 87).

14. WORKS CITED Bosworth, Patricia. “The Newman Chronicles.” Vanity Fair. Condé Nast, September 2008. Web. 22 March 2015. Levy, Shawn. Paul Newman: A Life. New York: Random House, 2010. Print. Muscat, Eugene and Whitty, Michael. “Social Entrepreneurship: Values-Based Leadership to Transform Business Education and Society” Business Renaissance Quarterly Spring 2009: Vol. 4, No. 1. Print. Newman, Paul and Hotchner, A.E. In Pursuit of the Common Good: Twenty-Five Years of Improving the World, One Bottle of Salad Dressing at a Time. New York: Crown Business, 2008. Print. “Mission.” Newman’s Own Foundation. Newman’s Own Foundation, 2015. Web. 22 March 2015. “Paul Newman.” Bio.com. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 22 March 2015. Preston, Caroline. “Paul Newman’s Gifts to Philanthropy.” The Chronicle of Philanthropy. The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 2008. Web. 22 March 2015.