January 20, 2012 | Read Time: 1 minute
Mitt Romney, a contender for the Republican presidential nomination, has put a total of $9.5-million into his family foundation from 1999 through 2010, the most recent year for which data are available.
Mr. Romney is estimated to be worth at least $200-million, but he has not released his tax returns, so it’s hard to tell how much of his income went to charities beyond the family fund.
During that time, the foundation, called the Tyler Charitable Foundation, made grants of $7-million, most of it going to the Mormon Church, otherwise known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Grants totaling $4.7-million were made to the church, with the largest grants in 2008 ($1.8-million) and 2003 ($1.9-million). The foundation awarded $525,000 to Brigham Young University, the Mormon university that is Mr. Romney’s alma mater.
The foundation still has more money to give: It had assets of $10-million as of December 2010. Other notable grantees from 1999 to 2010:
United Way of Massachusetts, $152,000
Right to Play, $111,500
George W. Bush Presidential Library, $100,000
City Year, $65,000
Harvard Business School, $60,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, $36,050
The Heritage Foundation, $25,000
