Hugh Jackman Splits $100,000 Between Two Charities

Hugh Jackman called Ryan's radio show Friday to announce the winner of his groundbreaking $100,000 charity giveaway via microblogging site Twitter.com.

On April 14, Jackman said on his official Twitter profile, "I will donate 100K to one individual's favorite non profit organization.Of course, you must convince me why by using 140 characters or less."

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The actor, who has almost 120,000 people following him on Twitter, revealed Friday he was torn between two worthy charities and decided to give $50,000 to Charity: Water and $50,000 to Operation of Hope.

Charity: Water is a non-profit initiative based in New York City focused on bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Founded in 2006, charity: water has helped fund 1,247 projects, in 14 countries bringing clean, safe water to 669,045 people. For more information, please visit charitywater.org.

Operation of Hope is a not-for-profit medical foundation started in 1989 to perform facial surgeries on poor children around the world. Operation of Hope is an all-volunteer medical team that donates surgeries to children in developing countries born with facial deformities. For more information, please visit operationofhope.org.