10 Super Rich Philanthropist
7. Frances Lasker Brody
Amount Donated in 2010: $110 Million
Net Worth: Not Available
Beneficiary: The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Brody was the heir of both the fortunes of her father, an Advertising pioneer and her husband, Sidney Brody, a real estate tycoon. She passed away in 2009. She was a member of the Huntington Library’s broad of overseers. Brody’s donations were largely funded by the sale of her vast art collection.
