Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The High Line’s Newest Big Benefactor Raises Her Philanthropic Profile - NYTimes.com

The High Line’s Newest Big Benefactor Raises Her Philanthropic Profile - NYTimes.com: "This unscripted, somewhat messy moment may go down in the annals of cultural philanthropy as the debut of a major new donor on the New York scene. Although the Falcones have given money before to the High Line and other organizations, they have usually done it less conspicuously. But little by little Ms. Falcone — along with her husband, No. 296 on the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires — is stepping into the spotlight, beginning the transition from one wealthy patron among many to the kind of highly visible player sought after by the city’s leading arts organizations."

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