Power Boards 2008
Very Sweet Charity
New Yorkers love to give money to charity. And if it’s a question of making New York City the capital of Western civilization—the center for medical, scientific and artistic innovation around the world—New York City’s wealthiest are generally pretty happy to gratify themselves that it is they who made it so.
According to the Boston College Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, on average New Yorkers give a higher percentage of their yearly incomes to charitable causes than any other state, when adjusted for tax and cost of living. That statistic might have something to do with the fact that of the Forbes 400 Richest Americans, 73 live in New York State. And of those 73, almost every name can be found on one of New York’s prestigious philanthropic boards of directors.
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Who’s Who in Charity: New York’s Most Powerful Philanthropic Boards
