Monday, April 16, 2007

Beacon News :: Lifestyles :: More than fat cats donate to charity

Beacon News :: Lifestyles :: More than fat cats donate to charity: "Got your taxes filed yet? I hope you were you able to write a large number on the charitable contributions line. In Illinois last year, our two largest, fat-cat charitable contributors were Gary Comer, founder of Land's End, and Oprah Winfrey, according to the Journal of Philanthropy.

I wonder if it bothers Comer that I had to explain who he is and not Winfrey. With that much money, though, it's probably good not to be so famous. Comer gave away $67 million; Winfrey tossed in $58.3 million. Warren Buffett topped the list of all donors last year, giving away $43.5 BILLION green backs."

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