Heal the World Foundation
Charitable organization founded by entertainer Michael Jackson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The original Heal the World Foundation was a charitable organization founded by singer Michael Jackson in 1992. The foundation's creation was inspired by his charitable single of the same name. Through his foundation, Jackson airlifted 46 tons of supplies to Sarajevo, instituted drug and alcohol abuse education and donated millions of dollars to disadvantaged children, including the full payment of a Hungarian child's liver transplant. Failure to file yearly accounting statements saw the charity lose its tax exempt status in 2002. A different organization, with no relationship to Michael Jackson's foundation, incorporated in the state of California under the same name and applied for new tax exempt status in 2008.[1] The Jackson estate took legal action against this organisation for unfair competition and trademark infringement in 2009.[2]
Formation | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) |
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Founder | Michael Jackson |
Dissolved | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) |
Type | Charity |
Purpose | Ending poverty |
Location | |
Region | 8 countries |
Official language | English |
Website | healtheworldforchildren.org |