October 5, 2000 | Read Time: 1 minute
By GRANT WILLIAMS
The Democratic Nominee for vice president, Joseph I. Lieberman, and his wife, Hadassah, donated $75,793 to charity from 1990 through 1999. That´s 3.7 percent of their adjusted gross income of about $2-million for that period, according to tax returns that the couple made public.
The Liebermans gave a consistent share of their income to charity over those years, ranging from a low of 2.8 percent in 1990 to a high of 4.6 percent in 1993.
A statement issued by Mr. Lieberman´s campaign did not identify by name the charities that received gifts from the Connecticut Senator and his wife. But the statement did say that the Liebermans had donated to “a variety of causes, including educational institutions, religious organizations, health-care facilities, homes for the aged, child-care centers, community groups, and educational-enrichment programs.”
Richard B. Cheney, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, said earlier that he and his wife, Lynne, took tax deductions for $209,832 for charitable gifts they made from 1990 through 1999. That´s about 1 percent of the couple´s adjusted gross income of $20.9-million for that period. Mr. Cheney said that $232,320 in other contributions that he and his wife helped direct to charity — in speaking fees and matching gifts — brought their total donations to 2.1 percent of their income over the decade (The Chronicle, September 21).
From 1992 through 1999, Vice President Al Gore, the Democratic presidential nominee, and his wife, Tipper Gore, took charitable deductions for $118,638, or 4.4 percent of their total income of $2.7-million.
Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the Republican presidential nominee, and his wife, Laura Bush, reported giving to charity 3.1 percent — or $702,451 of their taxable income of $22.3-million from 1991 through 1999.
