Hurun Research Institute published a report on ‘Earthquake Donations by China’s Richest One Week after the Disaster’.

At least 73 of the 100 individuals on the 2007 Hurun Rich List have donated a total of US$120 million after the first week of the Earthquake. All 10 of the Top 10 made donations, amounting to US$35 million. The Earthquake is a watershed for corporate social responsibility in China, these figures represent the donations made as of the end of the first week after the Earthquake.

The donations from the individuals on the Hurun Rich List are the equivalent of 10% of the total donations received by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which announced that it had received donations of US$1.2 billion as of 1pm today. It is important to note that the Ministry of Civil Affairs does not include the donations received under the Red Cross and other non-Ministry of Civil Affairs-controlled charities.

By comparison, the one hundred most generous individuals on the 2008 Hurun Philanthropy List, issued in April this year, had donated US$1.8 billion in the five years ending February 2008.

The State Grid is currently the largest single Chinese donor to the Earthquake, donating US$30 million. The State Grid topped the 2008 Hurun Corporate Social Responsibility Ranking put out in April 2008.

Methodology

This report records known cash donations only up to the evening of May 19. The report does not separate out donations made by the entrepreneurs themselves and their companies. Whilst we have made every effort to record the donations made by the individuals on the Hurun Rich List, there may be individuals who have not donated through official channels and are not recorded in the report.

Earthquake Donations by China's Top 10 Richest:

No.1

Company: Citic Pacific (中信泰富)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 9,000,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Rong Zhijian (荣智健)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 6
Head Office: HK

No.2

Company: Suning (苏宁电器)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 7,900,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Zhang Jindong (张近东)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 9
Head Office: Jiangsu

No.3

Company: GoMe (国美电器)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 7,100,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Huang Guangyu (黄光裕)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 4
Head Office: Beijing

No.4

Company: Country Garden (碧桂园)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 1,900,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Yang Huiyan (杨慧妍)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 1
Head Office: Guangdong

No.5

Company: Hengda (恒大地产)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 1,600,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Xu Jiayin (许家印)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 6
Head Office: Guangdong

No.6

Company: Fosun (复星高技集团)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 1,400,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Guo Guangchang (郭广昌)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 10
Head Office: Shanghai

No.7

Company: Shimao (世茂集团)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 1,400,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Xu Rongmao (许荣茂)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 3
Head Office: Shanghai

No.8

Company: Nine Dragons Paper (玖龙纸业)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 1,400,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Zhang Yin (张茵)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 2
Head Office: Guangdong

No.9

Company: R&F
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 1,400,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Zhang Li
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 5
Head Office: Guangdong

No.10

Company: LDK Solar (赛维太阳能)
Earthquake cash donations (US$): 140,000
Entrepreneur’s name: Peng Xiaofeng (彭小峰)
Rank on 2007 Hurun Rich List: 6
Head Office: Jiangxi

Other than Sichuan earthquake donation, how much did China's philanthropists contribute to the society? Attached is -

China's Top 10 Philanthropists of 2008：

No.1

Name: Yu Pengnian
Donations US$: 420,000,000
Causes: Health, higher education
Company: Pengnian Industries

No.2

Name: Zhu Mengyi
Donations US$: 158,000,000
Causes: Education, health
Company: Hopson Development

No.3

Name: Huang Rulun
Donations US$: 120,000,000
Causes: Education, Poverty alleviation, Disaster relief
Company: Jinyuan Group

No.4

Name: Niu Gensheng
Donations US$: 92,000,000
Causes: Social welfare
Company: Mengniu Group

No.5

Name: Chen Dexun
Donations US$: 50,000,000
Causes: Culture & sports
Company: MOD-LOG Industry Group

No.6

Name: Yang Lan & Wu Zheng
Donations US$: 45,000,000
Causes: Education, Culture & sports
Company: Sunmedia Investments

No.7

Name: Li Shufu
Donations US$: 40,000,000
Causes: Education, Social welfare
Company: Geely Group

No.8

Name: Yang Guoqiang & family
Donations US$: 36,200,000
Causes: Education, Poverty alleviation, Health care
Company: Country Garden

No.9

Name: Duan Yongping
Donations US$: 35,630,000
Causes: Education, Disaster relief
Company: Bu Bu Gao Group

No.10

Name: Chen Guangbiao
Donations US$: 32,820,000
Causes: Health care, Disaster relief, Social welfare
Company: Huangpu Investment

Source: Ministry of Civil Affairs, Sohu, Sina and other government sources collected by Hurun
Pics from 1, 2