SOURCE OF WEALTH: Cox Enterprises
FUNDING AREAS: Conservation, Health
OVERVIEW: Margaretta Taylor does not appear to have a formal family foundation. She supports charities involved with conservation and health.
BACKGROUND: Margaretta Taylor inherited an estimated 17 percent stake in media and automotive conglomerate Cox Enterprises from her mother, Anne Cox Chambers. Her grandfather, James M. Cox, founded what has become Cox Enterprises at the turn of the 20th Century. Her son, Alex, serves as CEO and president of Cox Enterprises.
ISSUES:
CONSERVATION: Last decade, Taylor made a $5 million gift to Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo. She’s also a steady patron of Ducks Unlimited, having given between $1 million and $5 million. Taylor and the extended family also have given a $4 million gift to American Rivers, an environmental organization in Washington. She has also supported places like Everglades Foundation.
HEALTH: Taylor has given at least $3 million to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Daughter Amanda has sat on associates committee of the Society of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Other grantees have included Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Mercy Care Foundation.
OTHER: Taylor also has an interest in causes like education and the arts. She’s supported Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and Lovett School, among others.
LOOKING FORWARD: In her 70s, Taylor will likely to continue to give large donations towards her established interest areas, especially towards conservation causes.
LINK: Cox Enterprises
