ickplant@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 9 days agoIf you made $50,000 a year and donated 0.06%, you'd donate $30... that's it.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down11
arrow-up1299arrow-down1imageIf you made $50,000 a year and donated 0.06%, you'd donate $30... that's it.lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·edit-29 days ago Text: Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett. At the low end, giving 0.06% of one’s wealth is equivalent to: Net worth → Lifetime Giving 50K→$30 100K→$60 500K→$300 $1M→$600 Most folks give far more by % in a single year. Source for the chart: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/2026/02/09/americas-top-25-philanthropists---and-why-musk-page-and-ellison-arent-on-the-list/
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Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one’s wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth → Lifetime Giving
50K→$30
100K→$60
500K→$300
$1M→$600
Most folks give far more by % in a single year.
Source for the chart: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/2026/02/09/americas-top-25-philanthropists---and-why-musk-page-and-ellison-arent-on-the-list/