January 16, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg is More Giving Than Ever
Mayor MIchael Bloomberg's largess makes him the country's seventh biggest charitable donor. The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Top 50 Donor List (less sexy than the Forbes list, but possibly more worthy) notes he committed $205 million to various institutions last year.
Bloomberg's giving has been generous ever since becoming mayor, prompting the Sun to note that "the largest jump in his contributions [occurred] last year, amid mounting speculation he will run for president." And as if on cue, the Mayor's spokesman, Stu Loeser, said, "The mayor's increased donations last year speak to just how seriously he takes the challenge of trying to make the world a better place." We bet Loeser had to resist the urge to say, "And it would be even better if he ran the country!"
Some of the mayor's past donations have been towards big projects, like $100 million for stem cell research at Johns Hopkins in 2006, to ones related to the city ($15 million to the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation). Here are some of the thousand-plus charities he donated to last year.
While making his various denials that he's running for President, Bloomberg has emphasized that he's looking forward to his post-Mayor life as a philanthropist.
Mayor Bloomberg with a gift of Junior's Cheesecakes at a meeting to discuss a third party run.
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is this really appropriate for the comments section?
You actually read that?
Moderator, please delete the first comment by Pastor Crea.
"Moderator, please delete the first comment by Pastor Crea."
why?
Why doesn't Bloomberg give the MTA some money?
If he brought me a Junior's cheesecake, it's possible that I'd do unspeakable acts for him.
Umm, no offense but that is most poorly written press release I have ever seen. The grammar is atrocious, and even though it seems to be a compelling story, no one is going to pick that because it's way too long, it wanders from point to point, and makes no coherent argument why this would be a newsworthy story. It's actually impossible to believe they had no hot water for 10 years, that's got to be a lie.
There are plenty of PR people who do pro-bono work for decent causes, even though we're basically over paid creeps, you should find one, or your buddy is still going to be homeless 41 days from now. A poorly written press release will do way more harm than good, it's like giving the enemy crates of ammo.