Obama’s 2010 Giving – How Do You Compare?

In 2010, President Obama and his wife donated 14% of their income. That amounted to just over $245,000 which went to 36 different charities. Specifically, they gave:

• $131,075 to the Fisher House Foundation


• $15,000 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund


• $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America


• $5,000 to the Sidwell Friends School (their daughters’ school)

If President Obama’s proposal to limit charitable tax deductions for the wealthy were in place, then he and his wife would have had to pay another $26,131 in taxes.

Vice President Biden and his wife gave 1.4% of their income, or $4,400, to 8 charities including:

• $1,400 to the Northern Virginia Community College Alumni Scholarship Fund

• $1,000 to the Westminster Presbyterian Church

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