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.
You may love or hate his creative decisions. But it’s hard to dispute that George Lucas, above all, is just a good guy.
Never doubted. Always defended.
George is good people.
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.