New York, NY - Mayor Bloomberg Gave $144 Million to Charities Last Year
New York, NY - Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg contributed $143.9 million in charitable donations to 987 organizations in 2005.
The mayor's office releases information on his charitable giving each year as part of his financial disclosures. The list does not detail the individual amounts given to each charity.
Forbes magazine recently estimated Bloomberg's fortune at $5.3 billion.
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 10/17/2006 04:52:00 PM
10 Comments:
At 5:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
Thats just 2.7% of his fortune!
I'm earning $950 a week and I have in savings around $3000, and I'm donating more then 10% of everything I earn!
At 6:30 PM,
Anonymous said…
2.7% of his fortue but what is that in comparison to his earning???
Anonymous said...
Thats just 2.7% of his fortune!
I'm earning $950 a week
5:55 PM
How much of that is on the books?
At 6:34 PM,
Anonymous said…
You only have to give 10% of your yearly salary.
At 7:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
spit in the bucket for him
At 7:37 PM,
Anonymous said…
How much of that was given to Jewish causes? Shame on him! Gives $100 million to John Hopkins University but can't even give $10 million (or anything at all, for that matter) to Lakewood.
At 12:35 AM,
Anonymous said…
Oiy, Vee bin eech....
At 12:54 AM,
Anonymous said…
To Nisht Kein Groise Chuchem: Dot's de problem. Di bist doo!!!! (at 12:35AM!!)
At 8:46 AM,
Anonymous said…
and how many indoresments he got in exchange?
At 9:49 AM,
Anonymous said…
which cats home did he give to ?
At 1:22 PM,
Anonymous said…
Unfortunately there are frum tycoons out there who are not that overly generous either! At least he gives!
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