Comedian Joan Rivers has left a portion of her wealth to a
charity that helps people living with AIDS.
The outspoken comic passed away in September, aged 81, after she
stopped breathing during a surgical procedure.
The Mail reports
that her will was filed with New York State Surrogate’s Court on Tuesday –
and daughter Melissa Rivers named as executor of her $150
million (£95 million) trust.
Money was left to her close family and friends – but a substantial
chunk was donated to AIDS charity God’s Love We Deliver.
The charity was set up in 1985 to deliver food to men
dying at the height of the AIDS crisis – many of whom were not receiving
substantial care.
It now provides over 4,600 meals every weekday to people living
with AIDS and other illnesses across New York City, Newark and Hudson County,
New Jersey.
Ms Rivers had raised funds for the group a number of times while
she was alive.
According to the newspaper, other charities which stand to benefit
include Guide Dogs for the Blind, the Jewish Guild for the Blind, the Simon
Wisenthal Center, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Jewish Home and
Hospital Foundation.
Good for her. Nice work.
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