Home Depot co-founder (died 2024); major funder of Israel's army charity
Home Depot co-founder (died 2024) · Person
Bernie Marcus co-founded Home Depot in 1978 and died on 4 November 2024, aged 95, when Forbes valued his fortune at $10.3B; by 2019 he had given away $2B. He was one of the largest private funders of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, the US charity for Israeli soldiers, giving nearly $13M between 2009 and 2022, according to its Wikipedia entry. Days after 7 October 2023 Forbes reported he was supporting Magen David Adom and 'the IDF (the Israel Defense Forces)', and Wikipedia reports he gave $2M to AIPAC that year, the lobby that shields Israel's genocide in Gaza in Congress. He co-founded the Israel Democracy Institute in 1991 and with his wife gave $25M toward MDA's national blood centre. Marcus was among Donald Trump's biggest backers, giving $7M in 2016 and $10.7M to pro-Trump PACs in 2020.
Bernie Marcus gave Friends of the IDF nearly $13M between 2009 and 2022, according to Wikipedia's FIDF entry, and in October 2023 Forbes reported he was supporting Magen David Adom and 'the IDF (the Israel Defense Forces)'. Wikipedia reports he gave $2M to AIPAC in 2023. He co-founded the Israel Democracy Institute and gave $25M toward MDA's national blood centre in 2016.
Sources: Wikipedia, thejewishindependent.com.au, Wikipedia
Marcus died on 4 November 2024, when Forbes valued his fortune at $10.3B; by 2019 he had given away $2B.
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In 2016, Marcus and his wife Billi donated $25 million to the construction of the $133 million MDA Marcus National Blood Services Centre in Israel.
In 2023, he donated $2 million to the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC.
Name MARCUS, BERNARD | City, state and ZIP code ATLANTA, GA 30327-2306 | Occupation RETIRED | Committee REBUILDING AMERICA NOW | Amount $3,000,000.00 | Receipt date July 18, 2016 | Reported on Form 3X on line 11AI. Name MARCUS, BERNARD | Committee REBUILDING AMERICA NOW | Amount $2,000,000.00 | Receipt date September 6, 2016 | Year to date $5,000,000.00
Another super PAC, Rebuilding America Now, received $5 million from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, $6 million from WWE executive Linda McMahon and $2 million from Ronald Cameron, CEO of the Mountaire Corporation.
Name MARCUS, BERNARD MR. | City, state and ZIP code ATLANTA, GA 30327-2306 | Occupation CHAIRMAN | Committee RIGHT TO RISE USA | Amount $1,000,000.00 | Receipt date January 14, 2015 | Reported on Form 3X on line 11AI
That January he cut Bush’s super PAC a $1 million check, before later disbursing money to back Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
When The Home Depot was founded in 1978, Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank had no idea how revolutionary this new 'hardware store' would be
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