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GATES, MRS. BUFFET BIG CHARITABLE DONORS IN 2004

March 03, 2005

The TaxProf notes a group of pieces in Slate listing the 60 biggest charitable donors of 2004. The second highest donation was a charitable bequest by the late Mrs. Buffet. For donors who survived their gifts, you'll notice a bit of a falloff:

1. Bill and Melinda Gates: $627 million donated and $2.7 billion pledged.

2. John M. Templeton: $550 million donated.

The cash falloff is a lot smaller than the pledge falloff.

Putting that in perspective, the donations received by the entire Salvation Army - USA during its 2003 fiscal year were around $575 million.

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