95-year-old billionaire is top giver of 2014

Nicholas Woodman, founder of the body-mounted camera company GoPro, gave $500 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which makes grants to a variety of causes such as education and immigration.

Woodman took his company public in June, making him a billionaire three times over.

His largess caused a stir on Wall Street when Woodman decided to donate 5.8 million of his shares to his family foundation even before the stock was available to traders.

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