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The Material World Charitable Foundation (MWF) is a charitable organisation founded by English musician George Harrison in April 1973. Its launch coincided with the release of Harrison's album ''Living in the Material World'' and came about in reaction to the taxation issues that had hindered his 1971–72 aid project for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Harrison assigned his publishing royalties from nine of the eleven songs on ''Living in the Material World'', including the hit single "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)", to the foundation, in perpetuity. The MWF's purpose is to donate to various causes, and promote diverse artistic endeavours and philosophies. Its first project in the latter regard was sponsoring a 1974 revue of Indian classical music – the Music Festival from India – led by Ravi Shankar and featuring world music pioneers such as Shivkumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia, L. Subramaniam and Sultan Khan. A year after Harrison's death, proceeds from the 2002 Concert for George, along with accompanying album and film releases, went to the foundation for dispersal to appropriate charities. The Material World Charitable Foundation continues to operate under the objectives outlined by Harrison in 1974, funded by income from his donated copyrights. ==Establishment== George Harrison founded the Material World Charitable Foundation, or MWF, on 26 April 1973,〔Badman, p. 98.〕 close to two years after he had organised the Concert for Bangladesh in New York as a benefit for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War.〔Madinger & Easter, pp. 435, 438.〕 As effective as this relief effort had been in raising awareness in the Western world and helping to stop the war between what was then West and East Pakistan,〔Tillery, pp. 99–100.〕 the revenue it generated for the refugees had been denied tax-exempt status in America and the UK.〔The Editors of ''Rolling Stone'', p. 43.〕〔Clayson, pp. 315–16.〕 In addition, up to $10 million of the funds remained in escrow,〔Woffinden, p. 52.〕 subject to an IRS audit.〔''The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll'', p. 419.〕 Speaking to British DJ Nicky Horne, Harrison recognised that the existence of a foundation or trust in 1971 would have ensured that all the revenue had reached UNICEF immediately, but that "there was no real planning (the Concert for Bangladesh ) … it was an emergency."〔 Harrison named the foundation after the title track to his 1973 album, ''Living in the Material World'',〔 a composition in which he contrasts the temptations of the material world with the pursuit of spiritual goals.〔Inglis, pp. 40–41.〕〔Tillery, pp. 111–12.〕 To fund the MWF, Harrison donated his copyright for nine of the eleven songs on the album, ensuring a perpetual stream of income through his publishing royalties.〔Schaffner, p. 160.〕〔Clayson, pp. 322–23.〕 The album enjoyed considerable commercial success,〔〔Madinger & Easter, p. 439.〕 topping America's ''Billboard'' chart for five weeks,〔Spizer, p. 253.〕 and produced one of Harrison's most popular hit songs, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)".〔Lavezzoli, p. 194.〕 Harrison similarly assigned to the MWF his copyright to "Sunshine Life for Me",〔George Harrison, p. 386.〕 a track he recorded with Ringo Starr for the latter's ''Ringo'' album, another bestseller over 1973–74.〔Spizer, pp. 305, 307.〕 For the foundation's logo, Harrison used an adaptation of the traditional Om symbol in Devanagari, as it appeared on the artwork for ''Material World'' and his subsequent album, ''Dark Horse'' (1974).〔Spizer, pp. 256, 258, 265–66.〕 According to the stated mission of the Material World Charitable Foundation, its purpose is twofold: to serve as a charitable organisation making donations to various causes, and to sponsor and encourage artistic endeavours and "alternative life views and philosophies".〔''Collaborations'', p. 32.〕〔("Material World Charitable Foundation" > About ), georgeharrison.com (retrieved 29 October 2013).〕 During the same conversation with Horne, in August 1974, Harrison explained that, as with his recently launched Dark Horse record label,〔Madinger & Easter, p. 442.〕 his inspiration for the foundation was similar to what the Beatles had intended for their Apple organisation in 1968: "a foundation in which we could help ()".〔 The establishment of the Material World Charitable Foundation ensured that all the money he personally made through music and wished to donate could find its way to the cause of his choice,〔Michael Gross, "George Harrison: How ''Dark Horse'' Whipped Up a Winning Tour", ''CIrcus Raves'', March 1975; available at (Rock's Backpages ) (''subscription required''; retrieved 22 October 2013).〕 whereas otherwise, to donate £10 he had to earn at least ten times that amount.〔("At the Starting Gate" ), Contra Band Music, 21 August 2012 (retrieved 22 October 2013).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Material World Charitable Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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