Cosmetics Guru Brown Details Approach to Giving

The make-up magnate and philanthropist Bobbi Brown discusses her charitable efforts and approach to giving in an interview with Forbes.

Ms. Brown works closely with Dress for Success, a nonprofit group that offers professional clothing to needy women entering the work force, and Jane Addams High School in the South Bronx. She also supports schools, a museum, and a hospital in her hometown of Montclair, N.J.

“We do it in our town because it’s where we live and we’re able to make the most impact,” she told Forbes. “Sometimes when you go to a charity function in New York, you’re just one on a list of hundreds.”