Mindy Kaling Gives Back for her Birthday

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Mindy Kaling is the gift that just keeps on giving.

Believe it or not, The Office star has been on this earth for four decades!

The Massachusetts native turned 40-years-old on June 24th and decided to do something special to mark the important milestone.

On the day, she posted a message on social media which read: “I’m so grateful to have my wonderful, peaceful life w/ my daughter Katherine. How lucky am I to turn 40? I would love to express my gratitude by donating $1000 to 40 different charitable orgs that help others. Pls suggest some! I will kick it off by giving $1000 to @RAICESTEXAS!”

Fans heeded the call for suggestions, with 4,500 replies on Twitter alone!

The recommendations — and resultant recipients — included included The Trevor Project which is a suicide prevention project for LGBT youth, a homeless charity in Los Angeles called Food on Foot, a New York charity named Girls Inc, and an enterprise giving employment to victims of sex trafficking known as Thistle Farms.

Now that’s how you share the birthday love!

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