A spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter that George Lucas plans to put most of the money he received from Disney – $4.05 billion dollars – towards “a foundation which will primarily focus on educational issues.”
This could mean a new foundation, but Lucas is already the chairman of Edutopia, a organization that fosters innovation in schools, part of The George Lucas Educational Foundation. He’s used the Foundation to make donations to various philanthropic causes in the past, including a record-breaking $175 million to USC in 2006. In 2010, Lucas was among the first to sign the Giving Pledge, vowing to give away at least half his wealth to charitable causes.
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7 responses so far ↓
1 YubNub // Oct 31, 2012 at 11:08 pm
You may love or hate his creative decisions. But it’s hard to dispute that George Lucas, above all, is just a good guy.
2 Lin // Oct 31, 2012 at 11:57 pm
Never doubted. Always defended.
3 Paula // Nov 1, 2012 at 9:33 am
George is good people.
4 MattDoc // Nov 1, 2012 at 9:58 am
This should (but won’t) shut up people who are calling this a sell out and always give George crap for trying to take all of our money.
Well done, Mr. Lucas.
5 George Lucas and his post-Star Wars life // Nov 3, 2012 at 2:54 pm
[...] also talked about his charity work and said he’s going to keep making “littler personal films,” but “the ones [...]
6 Lucasfilm officially acquired by Disney // Dec 21, 2012 at 10:29 pm
[...] above the previously reported price of $4.05B. Lucas has said he plans to give most of the money to charity. “We’re thrilled to welcome Lucasfilm to the Disney family,” said CEO Bob Iger. [...]
7 George Lucas is not selling his Disney stock // Feb 13, 2013 at 10:19 am
[...] Lucas plans to donate the proceeds of the sale to charity. [...]
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