Business and philanthropy
February 13, 2012 | Raya | Comments (0)
I recently went to the Art Gallery of Ontario to view the works of art donated to the gallery by Kenneth Thomson. In addition to donating $70 million to the AGO in 2002, Thomson, an avid art collector, also donated more than 2,000 pieces of artwork valued at more than $300 million.
Many wealthy business people give generously to various charities, organizations and foundations for one reason or another. Take for example Bill Gates and Warren Buffett who, through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have joined forces to give billions of dollars to fight AIDS and fund medical research in the hopes of fostering global health equity. Or Andrew Carnegie who once said "The man who dies rich dies disgraced" and proceeded to give away his entire fortune. And then there is Michael De Groote , former CEO of Laidlaw Transport Ltd., who donated $105 million to McMcaster University's medical school.
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