Margaret Anne Cargill

Margaret Anne Cargill

Margaret Anne Cargill (September 24, 1920 - August 1, 2006) was an American philanthropist and heiress to part of the Cargill fortune. She gave away more than $200 million anonymously.

History

Cargill was born 24 September 1920, in Los Angeles, the granddaughter of W. W. Cargill^[1], and grew up in the Midwest. She earned a degree in arts education from the University of Minnesota and moved to Southern California^[2]. She died from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease^[3] on 1 August 2006 at her home in La Jolla, San Diego, California.

Philanthropy

Cargill was one of eight heirs to the Minneapolis-based grain-trading conglomerate Cargill^[2], Forbes Magazine listed her in 2005 as the 164th richest American, with a net worth of $1.8 billion^[1]. She was a major donor to the American Red Cross, the Nature Conservancy and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian^[3].

She gave away more than $200 million, most of it in the period between 1990 and her death in 2006, and always anonymously^[3].

She established the Anne Ray Charitable Trust^[4] which provides grants for charitable^[5] and educational programs^[6] and scholarships^[7].

She provided that, after her death, the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation would use her wealth for charitable purposes.^{[8] [9][10]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Margaret Anne Cargill, The 400 Richest Americans - Forbes.com
2. ^ ^{a b} Margaret Anne Cargill, 85; San Diego Billionaire and Philanthropist - Los Angeles Times
3. ^ ^{a b c} Margaret Anne Cargill, 85; Anonymous Philanthropist - washingtonpost.com
4. ^ ActiveCause - Anne Ray Charitable Trust - Nonprofit Profile
5. ^ Red Cross Women Leaders Gather in Washington, D.C.
6. ^ Berea College - Hutchins Library - Appalachian Music Fellowship Program
7. ^ Scholarship & Financial Aid Program - Anne Ray Fellowship
8. ^ http://meldi.snre.umich.edu/node/23215
9. ^ http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2010/03/15/16626/silent_philanthropist_margaret_cargills_new_foundation_suddenly_surfaces_as_minnesotas_largest
10. ^ http://www.macfoundation.org/whoweare/

See also

• James R. Cargill
• Cargill
• Forbes 400
• List of billionaires (2004)

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Name	Cargill, Margaret Anne
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Date of birth	1920
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Date of death	2006
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