Top Celebrity Givers of 2013

Game, Jay Z, Diddy and more charitable stars.

Top Givers - This year, a number of celebrities rolled up their sleeves to help their fellow man. We’re looking back at some of the biggest gifts of giving, starting with Compton-born rapper Game. By Britt Middleton

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Top Givers - This year, a number of celebrities rolled up their sleeves to help their fellow man. We’re looking back at some of the biggest gifts of giving, starting with Compton-born rapper Game. By Britt Middleton

Game  - Earlier this summer, he launched the Robin Hood Project, in which he pledged to give away $1 million of his own cash to people in need around the world. So far, he’s donated more than $80,000 and most recently raised $17,000 to pay for the funeral of Taalib Pecantte, a 7-year-old killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.   (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Game - Earlier this summer, he launched the Robin Hood Project, in which he pledged to give away $1 million of his own cash to people in need around the world. So far, he’s donated more than $80,000 and most recently raised $17,000 to pay for the funeral of Taalib Pecantte, a 7-year-old killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Diddy  - Extending a hand down to the next generation of leaders, the rapper-mogul donated $250,000 to the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, an organization that empowers high school students from low-income communities through entrepreneurship education.  (Photo: Courtesy of the NFTE Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge)

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Diddy - Extending a hand down to the next generation of leaders, the rapper-mogul donated $250,000 to the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, an organization that empowers high school students from low-income communities through entrepreneurship education. (Photo: Courtesy of the NFTE Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge)

Kevin Durant  - Swooping in to support his team’s home city, KD donated $1 million to the American Red Cross after a severe tornado ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb in May. More than two dozen people were killed and nearly 400 were injured.  (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Kevin Durant - Swooping in to support his team’s home city, KD donated $1 million to the American Red Cross after a severe tornado ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb in May. More than two dozen people were killed and nearly 400 were injured. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Oprah Winfrey  - It’s no wonder why the billionaire mogul has a reputation for giving as much as she gets. This summer, she auctioned off art, antiques, furniture and more personal items from her four homes, including an 18th century Louis XVI chest valued between $30,000 and $50,000. Proceeds benefited graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Oprah Winfrey - It’s no wonder why the billionaire mogul has a reputation for giving as much as she gets. This summer, she auctioned off art, antiques, furniture and more personal items from her four homes, including an 18th century Louis XVI chest valued between $30,000 and $50,000. Proceeds benefited graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Jay Z  - We admit that we balked at the prices of Hov’s holiday collection for Barneys ($38,000 for a watch!), but our hearts were immediately warmed when we learned that the rapper is donating 100 percent of sales to his Shawn Carter Foundation. The charity provides scholarships to single mothers and at-risk youth.  (Photos from left: Barneys, Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Samsung)

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Jay Z - We admit that we balked at the prices of Hov’s holiday collection for Barneys ($38,000 for a watch!), but our hearts were immediately warmed when we learned that the rapper is donating 100 percent of sales to his Shawn Carter Foundation. The charity provides scholarships to single mothers and at-risk youth. (Photos from left: Barneys, Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Samsung)

DJ Khaled  - In August, the hit producer brought the gift of music to Miami Norland High School, surprising the students with a $10,000 check benefiting the school's music and band program. "The more blessings you give the more blessings you get back,” he said of his major act of kindness. We couldn’t agree more.  (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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DJ Khaled - In August, the hit producer brought the gift of music to Miami Norland High School, surprising the students with a $10,000 check benefiting the school's music and band program. "The more blessings you give the more blessings you get back,” he said of his major act of kindness. We couldn’t agree more. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

2 Chainz  - In early November, the rapper’s TRU foundation hosted a charity drive near Detroit, collecting 4,000 canned goods for local non-profits SOS Food Programs and Food Gatherers. Nice.  (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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2 Chainz - In early November, the rapper’s TRU foundation hosted a charity drive near Detroit, collecting 4,000 canned goods for local non-profits SOS Food Programs and Food Gatherers. Nice. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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Kim Kardashian  - Kim K. asked friends to donate to a local Chicago hospital in lieu of baby gifts for daughter North. The gesture was especially sweet as the facility is near where fiancé Kanye West grew up. The Kardashian klan also raised $12,000 for U.S. military veterans by hosting a yard sale of personal items in November.  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Kim Kardashian - Kim K. asked friends to donate to a local Chicago hospital in lieu of baby gifts for daughter North. The gesture was especially sweet as the facility is near where fiancé Kanye West grew up. The Kardashian klan also raised $12,000 for U.S. military veterans by hosting a yard sale of personal items in November. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Drake  - The rapper recently surprised students at Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion High School with the news that he plans to build a recording studio on campus. He told ABC News that he was “heavily affected” by a news report he watched about the school, which is located in a poor, crime-ridden neighborhood. Giving back never looked so good.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Drake - The rapper recently surprised students at Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion High School with the news that he plans to build a recording studio on campus. He told ABC News that he was “heavily affected” by a news report he watched about the school, which is located in a poor, crime-ridden neighborhood. Giving back never looked so good. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Russell Simmons  - The business mogul and activist used his influence to raise awareness about Life Camp, a non-profit providing young people with positive alternatives to gun violence through education and training. After making a $10,000 donation, Uncle Russ urged his Twitter followers to chip in what they could, reportedly raising $775 in just one day. So far, the program has raised just under $123,000.   (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TWC)

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Russell Simmons - The business mogul and activist used his influence to raise awareness about Life Camp, a non-profit providing young people with positive alternatives to gun violence through education and training. After making a $10,000 donation, Uncle Russ urged his Twitter followers to chip in what they could, reportedly raising $775 in just one day. So far, the program has raised just under $123,000. (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TWC)

Jessica Alba - The actress and activist has brains, beauty and a big heart to match. In November, she sent a care package of products from her Honest Company line to tsunami-ravaged Philippines. Included was 18,000 packs of cleansing wipes and 600 bags of diapers, among other essentials. More than 5,000 people perished in the storm and three million were left homeless.     (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Jessica Alba - The actress and activist has brains, beauty and a big heart to match. In November, she sent a care package of products from her Honest Company line to tsunami-ravaged Philippines. Included was 18,000 packs of cleansing wipes and 600 bags of diapers, among other essentials. More than 5,000 people perished in the storm and three million were left homeless.    (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)