By his own estimate, Michael Steinhardt gives away $20 million a year. "I hope I'm courageous and smart enough to die broke," he says. Below, a few of his causes, over the years: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden: The Steinhardt Conservatory (above) was dedicated one year to the day after the 1987 market crash. Steinhardt's $3 million gift lifted him out of a postcrash funk-at the time the largest gift ever given to a Brooklyn institution. The Israel Museum: A once reluctant art collector, in 2001 Steinhardt donated Rembrandt's "Apostle Peter Kneeling" to the Jerusalem landmark. Steinhardt personally has a valuable art collection, including Judaica focusing on tzedakah (charity) boxes.
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