Eight Texans among the top 50 most charitable philanthropists in U.S.

J. Mike Walker Location: Houston, Tex. 2018 donations: $40,000,000 2018 U.S. top-50 philanthropy ranking: 48 J. Mike Walker Location: Houston, Tex. 2018 donations: $40,000,000 2018 U.S. top-50 philanthropy ranking: 48 Photo: Texas A&M Foundation / Texas A&M Foundation Photo: Texas A&M Foundation / Texas A&M Foundation Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close Eight Texans among the top 50 most charitable philanthropists in U.S. 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

Some of the wealthiest Texas residents were very generous in 2018.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently released its annual ranking of the top charitable donors in the U.S.

In 2018, eight of the richest people in the Lone Star State made it into the top 50, including three from Houston.

In total, the eight Texans on the list donated a combined $565,300,000 to various educational, medical and foundation endeavors.

Unsurprisingly, many of those individuals amassed their fortune as a result of their work in the private energy sector.

You can read about how The Chronicle of Philanthropy went about composing the list here.

The information and net worth figures in the slide above were procured from Forbes.com's 2018 list of the 400 richest men in the United States, as well as other news reports.

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