Donaciones de Elvis Presley a Fundaciones, Asociaciones, Hospitales y ONG´s - Charities Elvis Presley Donated To Foundations, Associations, Nurseries, Hospitals and NGO´s

Es sabido que Elvis Presley regalaba casas, Cadillacs y joyas a amigos y desconocidos, pero no es tan popular su generosidad donando grandes cantidades de dinero a la comunidad

Elvis nunca olvidó de dónde procedía y durante toda su vida aportó importantes donaciones. En 1961 Elvis ofreció un concierto en el Bloch Arena de Hawaii, en el cual recaudó 65.000 dólares con el que se construyó el USS Arizona Memorial en Pearl Harbor.

La publicidad dió sus frutos y el memorial abrió un año después.

Las entradas del concierto de 1973 Aloha From Hawaii TV Special y su retransmisión via satélite no fue una ganancia para Elvis, ya que, aunque cada persona asistente pagó por la entrada lo que consideró, lo obtenido ascendió a 75.000 dólares que se donó al  Kui Lee Cancer Fund en Hawaii. 

Cada año, Elvis entregaba 1.000 dólares o más a unas cincuenta asociaciones de Memphis y a otras instituciones  en Memphis y por todo el país.

La mayoría de las donaciones que realizó Elvis no tuvieron publicidad, aunque algunas salieron a la luz al transcurrir los años.

  

A lo largo de su vida adulta, para amigos, familia y extraños, pagó facturas de hospital, compró viviendas, se hizo cargo de familias completas, pagó deudas de otras personas y mucho más.  

 St. Jude Hospital  - En 1964 Elvis compró el yate  presidencial FDR  por 55.000 dólares y lo entregó a   Danny Thomas para que lo vendiese y recaudase dinero para el  St, Jude  Childrens Research Hospital en Memphis, que lo vendió en el mismo año por 75.000$.

También hizo donaciones a Asociaciones como por ejemplo: The Bethany Maternity Home 901 Chelsea Avenue de Memphis, TN. 

Elvis hizo donaciones para la ciudad de Memphis: Salvation Army. YMCA. Goodwill Industries. Mile-O-Dimes Motion Picture. Relief Fund United Cerebral Palsy Association. Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

Elvis promocionó varios equipos deportivos:  Little League baseball teams, Racquetball clubs, High school football teams, Karate Schools, etc.

Esta es una lista de algunas organizaciones a las que Elvis hizo grandes aportaciones económicas:

Abe Scharff
YMCA
Alpine Guild Arthritis Foundation
 Ave Maria Guild
 Home for the Aged
 Baptist Childrens Home
 Beale Street Elks Club
 Bethany Home
 Boys Club of Palm Springs
 Boys Club of Phoenix Arizona
 Boys Town of Memphis
 Braille Institute of America
 Camp Courage
Commercial Appeal
 Fresh Air Fund
 Convent of The Good Shepard
 Crippled Childrens Hospital
 Cynthia Milk Fund
Duration Club Inc.
Elks Blues Bowl
 Committee Elvis Presley Youth Center of Tupelo
 Episcopal Home For Girls
 Exchange Club
 Family Service Of Memphis
 Father Flanagans Boys Town of Nebraska
 Foundation For The Junior Blind
 Fraternal Order of Police
 Girls Club Of Memphis
 Goodwill Home For Children
 Goodwill Industries
 Happy Acres
 Home For Incurables
 Hospital For Crippled Adults
 Howard Manor Christian Home
 Jesse Mahan Center
Jewish Community Center
John Tracy Clinic
 Junior League
 Kennedy Hospital
 Christmas Fund
Kindney Foundation
Kings Daughter Trinity Center
 Le Bonheur Childrens Hospital
 Le Bonheur Club
 Les Passes
Lions Club
Little City Of The Mid South
 Los Angeles County Heart Association
 Mary Galloway Home
 Memphis Epilepsy Foundation
Memphis Heart Association Memphis
Hebrew Academy
Memphis Mothers Service
Memphis Press Scimitar Good Fellows
Memphis Shelby Count Council For Retarded Children
 Memphis speech and Hearing Center
 Memphis Union Mission
Mid South Cancer Research
Mile O Dimes
 Mothers YMCA
 Canteen Muscular Dystophy Neighborhood House
 Oncological Research Foundation
 Orange Mound Day Nursery
 Palm Springs Jaycees
 Porter Leath Childrens Home
 Salvation Army
 Sarah Brown YMCA
 Shelby United Neighbors Sheltered Workshop
 St. Gerald Hall
St. Joseph Indian School of Chamberlain South Dakota
 St. Judes Children Research Hospital
 St. Peters Orphanage
 The Thalians of Beverly Hills California
 United Cerebal Palsy Association
 United Fund Of The Desert Communities
 Variety Club of Memphis West Tennessee
Cancer Clinic
 Whitehaven Jaycees Youth

Elvis Presley was famous for giving away Cadillacs and jewelry, but the true depth and breadth of his generosity and community involvement is not so widely known.

 Elvis never forgot where he came from and throughout his life gave to hundreds of charities. In 1961 Elvis gave a benefit concert at Bloch Arena in Hawaii that raised over $ 65,000 toward the building at the U.S.S Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. 

The resulting publicity gave new life to the fund-raising effort, which had by then, lost almost all of its momentum. The memorial opened a year later. Audience tickets for his 1973 Aloha-From Hawaii television special and its pre-broadcast rehearsal show carried no price, as each audience member was asked to pay whatever he or she could. The performances were a benifit raising $ 75,000 for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund in Hawaii. 

Each year Elvis gave at least $ 1,000 or more to fifty Memphis-area charities but also randomly made many other charitable donations in Memphis and around the country continually. 

Most of Elvis' philanthroic endeavors received no publicity at all. 

Throughout his adult life, for friends, for family and for total strangers, he quietly paid hospital bills. bought homes, supported families, paid off debts, and so much more.

 St. Jude - In 1964 Elvis purchased FDR's presidential yacht, the potomac and gave it to Danny Thomas as a fund-raising item for St, Judes Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis. The presentation took place in Long Beach California Elvis had bought the yacht at an auction for a reported $ 55,000. St. Jude 501 St. Jude Place Memphis TN. 

 The Bethany Maternity Home. This was one of the charities Elvis donated to many years at Christmas. The Bethany Maternity Home 901 Chelsea Avenue Memphis TN. 

Elvis donated to these charities in the Memphis area: Salvation Army. YMCA. Goodwill Industries. Mile-O-Dimes Motion Picture. Relief Fund United Cerebral Palsy Association. Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

Elvis sponsored many teams: Little League baseball teams, Racquetball clubs, High school football teams, Karate Schools, some other charities. 

Here is a list of some of the charities Elvis donated to:

Abe Scharff
YMCA
Alpine Guild Arthritis Foundation
 Ave Maria Guild
 Home for the Aged
 Baptist Childrens Home
 Beale Street Elks Club
 Bethany Home
 Boys Club of Palm Springs
 Boys Club of Phoenix Arizona
 Boys Town of Memphis
 Braille Institute of America
 Camp Courage
Commercial Appeal
 Fresh Air Fund
 Convent of The Good Shepard
 Crippled Childrens Hospital
 Cynthia Milk Fund
Duration Club Inc.
Elks Blues Bowl
 Committee Elvis Presley Youth Center of Tupelo
 Episcopal Home For Girls
 Exchange Club
 Family Service Of Memphis
 Father Flanagans Boys Town of Nebraska
 Foundation For The Junior Blind
 Fraternal Order of Police
 Girls Club Of Memphis
 Goodwill Home For Children
 Goodwill Industries
 Happy Acres
 Home For Incurables
 Hospital For Crippled Adults
 Howard Manor Christian Home
 Jesse Mahan Center
Jewish Community Center
John Tracy Clinic
 Junior League
 Kennedy Hospital
 Christmas Fund
Kindney Foundation
Kings Daughter Trinity Center
 Le Bonheur Childrens Hospital
 Le Bonheur Club
 Les Passes
Lions Club
Little City Of The Mid South
 Los Angeles County Heart Association
 Mary Galloway Home
 Memphis Epilepsy Foundation
Memphis Heart Association Memphis
Hebrew Academy
Memphis Mothers Service
Memphis Press Scimitar Good Fellows
Memphis Shelby Count Council For Retarded Children
 Memphis speech and Hearing Center
 Memphis Union Mission
Mid South Cancer Research
Mile O Dimes
 Mothers YMCA
 Canteen Muscular Dystophy Neighborhood House
 Oncological Research Foundation
 Orange Mound Day Nursery
 Palm Springs Jaycees
 Porter Leath Childrens Home
 Salvation Army
 Sarah Brown YMCA
 Shelby United Neighbors Sheltered Workshop
 St. Gerald Hall
St. Joseph Indian School of Chamberlain South Dakota
 St. Judes Children Research Hospital
 St. Peters Orphanage
 The Thalians of Beverly Hills California
 United Cerebal Palsy Association
 United Fund Of The Desert Communities
 Variety Club of Memphis West Tennessee
Cancer Clinic
 Whitehaven Jaycees Youth