Many people with money spend a lot of time giving back to various communities. They want to share the wealth with others, and Yul Kwon is one of those people. After Kwon won Season 13 of “Survivor,” he was very vocal about donating some to charity. He shared with Buddy TV, “[F]or sure, I want to spend a lot of time doing a lot of charity work and helping out different organizations and advocating for causes that I’m passionate about.” Kwon stuck to that promise and donated to several cancer organizations, specifically hoping to “increase the number of people who become registered bone marrow donors” (via E! News). Kwon did more than donate, and took it one step further.
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Kwon decided to help kickstart a nonprofit with some funding. Kwon joined forces with Becky Lee, a contestant on Season 13, to help start a domestic violence nonprofit organization (via University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts). Lee had gone on the show to advocate for domestic abuse victims. She shared with LSA, “I talked about domestic violence issues on the show from day one. Raising awareness was my objective, and it showed the other contestants who I was and gave them a reason to trust me.” Lee, who finished in third, used her prize money to start the organization and convinced her ally and friend Kwon to donate $25,000 to the fund as well. Lee even made Kwon one of Becky’s Fund Board of Directors. Kwon has continuously supported various organizations, all while pursuing different passions.
