Binger went with her mother to poor neighborhoods to deliver holiday baskets of turkeys and fixings.

FORBES: From the heart

But Binger sends a lot of such personal checks throughout her home state of Minnesota.

FORBES: From the heart

Binger, who likes being called Ginnie, is one of the country's richest women (see p. 384).

FORBES: From the heart

While some people have golf, art collecting or photography as a hobby, Binger's joy is in giving.

FORBES: From the heart

Binger and Storm chitchatted about their families, her new passion for bird- watching and her idea of buying chimes for St.

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After marrying, Binger mentored poor girls as a Big Sister, registered patients at a children's hospital and volunteered at Planned Parenthood.

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When Binger was 71 -- after 13 years running the McKnight Foundation -- she passed the responsibility to her daughter, Cynthia Boynton.

FORBES: From the heart

Binger meets with Storm every other Friday to pursue a wide-ranging agenda.

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Binger is physically frail now and can't get out much to shake hands and see things for herself, but giving remains her joy and her work.

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Virginia McKnight Binger read a newspaper account of the tragedy.

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At 58, Binger started going to work every day.

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"The market is always impatient for new Apple products, but they haven't had anything really new since the iPhone, " said Mike Binger, fund manager at Thrivent Asset Management in Minneapolis, which owns Apple shares.

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