“Idol Gives Back” Grants Over $64 Million To U.S. And International Charities

“IDOL GIVES BACK” GRANTS OVER $64 MILLION TO U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES

IDOL GIVES BACK, the musical celebration for aid and global awareness, today announces the allocation of more than $64 million in charitable contributions made by generous AMERICAN IDOL viewers and corporate sponsors. So far grants have been made to six U.S. and international charities including: Children’s Defense Fund; Children’s Health Fund; The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Make It Right; Malaria No More and the U.S. Programs of Save the Children.

IDOL GIVES BACK, the Emmy-winning television event and musical celebration aired in April 2008 and featured appearances and performances by then-Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, British Prime Minster Gordon Brown, President George W. Bush, Brad Pitt, Bono, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Annie Lennox, Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Quentin Tarantino and many others.