Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani & Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser's $72.8M Art Buy
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani & Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser · Bought Mark Rothko's White Center for $72.8 Million
$72.8 millionCould have fed
664,840
hungry kids for a whole year
No Kid Hungry: $1 can help provide 10 meals for kids. Three meals a day for 365 days is 1,095 meals, about $110 per child per year. No Kid Hungry, What your dollars can do
Qatar's ruling Al Thani family was identified as the buyer of Rothko's White Center, which sold at Sotheby's for $72.8 million.
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lives from malariaGiveWell estimates its top charities save a life for $3,000 to $5,500. We use the higher figure: $5,500, the cost through Against Malaria Foundation bed nets. GiveWell, How much does it cost to save a life?
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hungry kids for a whole yearNo Kid Hungry: $1 can help provide 10 meals for kids. Three meals a day for 365 days is 1,095 meals, about $110 per child per year. No Kid Hungry, What your dollars can do
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people clean drinking watercharity: water: about $40 funds clean water for one person, on average, in rural communities. charity: water, How much clean water will my donation provide
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homeless veteransAt the U.S. median rent of $1,487 a month (Census, 2024), about $17,844 a year. U.S. Census Bureau median gross rent, via USAFacts
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families escaping abuse a safe home for two yearsThe federal transitional housing program for survivors pays market rent for up to 24 months. At the U.S. median rent of $1,487 a month (Census, 2024), that is about $35,688 per family. U.S. DOJ Office on Violence Against Women, Transitional housing
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The purchase: Los Angeles Times, May 2008; The Guardian, July 2011. The full story on Rich vs Reality →