> $900M out of $10B is 9%. The $10B is spread across 200 people. His personal net worth at the time of his death was about $3.3 billion according to <https://

> $900M out of $10B is 9%. The $10B is spread across 200 people. His personal net worth at the time of his death was about $3.3 billion according to <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rockefeller> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rockefeller>. But it's hard to compare that to the $900 million number because that number adds dollars from different time periods, which are worth different amounts. This is especially important if any of it happened in the 60s or early 70s, given the subsequent high inflation. Also, that $900 million number doesn't seem to include the bequests in his will. And I suspect he did in fact pay taxes too. Now, I agree that it's easier to give money away when you have so much you don't really need it for anything. So I'm not sure about giving out trophies for doing so.