CREATE TABLE table_203_509 (id DECIMAL, "year" DECIMAL, "laetare medalist" TEXT, "position" TEXT)

how many laetare medalists were philantrohpists ?
SELECT COUNT("laetare medalist") FROM table_203_509 WHERE "position" = 'philanthropist'
SELECT COUNT("laetare medalist") FROM "table_203_509" WHERE "position" = 'philanthropist'