Philanthropist Richard A. Herman leaves fortune to local charity, symphony, opera - The Washington Post

Philanthropist Richard A. Herman leaves fortune to local charity, symphony, opera - The Washington Post: Family Matters of Greater Washington is set to hold a splashy news conference Wednesday at the National Press Club to announce that Herman, who died in November at 100, left the organization 60 percent of his vast estate — $28 million, which the group says is one of the largest gifts ever to a local social service organization.