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We were just flipping through the latest issue of BusinessWeek, and came across their list of the top 50 Most Generous Philanthropists. What surprised us was how few were from New York City-- out of the fifty, we only counted four:
13. Michael Bloomberg-- education, health care, arts, and culture-- $733m lifetime giving
14. Veronica Atkins-- eradication of obesity and diabetes-- $500m lifetime giving
31. David Rockerfeller-- higher education, childhood development-- $500m lifetime giving
41. Sandy and Joan Weill-- arts, education-- $315m lifetime giving
Of course, we may have missed a few on the list, but come on-- there should definitely be more Gotham residents on this list. So we challenge you, Billionaire Gothamist readers: step up to the plate and open those wallets-- there are many deserving charities in town that could use your support.
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that's pathetic. Considering we are one of the richest cities in the entire world, we ought to have at least 5 or 6 of the most generous millionaires, not just lousy 4. At least Bloomy is up there.
considering we have more billionaires than any other city, that's pretty depressing.
Hmmmm according to Forbes, there are 45 billionaires in NY state versus 88 in California and 32 in Texas.
WHOA! Bloomberg gave 200 million more than Rockefeller? that's incredible.
I'm very surprised George Soros wasn't on your list - he's been giving tons of money to tons of needy all over the world for years and years and years ... did you miss him or has he ceased?
he's definitely on the list-- but as far as i know, he's not a resident of NYC. I thought he lived in London, or Europe-- much of his philanthropy is directed at Eastern Europe.
G Soros has a residence at 85th and 5th and has for many years. He's a huge contributor to many US orgs as evidenced by the amounts he contributed to (unsuccessfully) unseat 'W' in the last election. Also contributes huge amounts to legalize Pot in the states. Also has a house on Long Island.
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