October 14, 2012
Charitable Giving Dwarfs Political Donations by America’s Most-Generous Philanthropists
Derek Lieu, for The Chronicle
George Soros has given about $3.2-million in political gifts since 2007, far less than the almost $1.3-billion he's given to charity during the same time.
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Derek Lieu, for The Chronicle
George Soros has given about $3.2-million in political gifts since 2007, far less than the almost $1.3-billion he's given to charity during the same time.
Last year Sheldon and Miriam Adelson ranked among America’s top donors in The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 50 by donating $25-million to Yad Vashem’s Holocaust-education program and $10-million to Birthright Israel, a charity that takes young Jews to visit the country at the center of their religious identity.
In this year’s presidential race, they also rank among the top political donors because they gave $41-million to Republican political-action
