亚特兰大获泰勒·派瑞75万美元捐款 助300多名老年居民缴地产税
电影人、演员泰勒·派瑞（Tyler Perry）向亚特兰大捐款75万美元，帮助低收入老年居民应对地产税压力、保住自己的房子。
这笔捐款将通过Invest Atlanta Partnership——市经济发展机构的非盈利分支——发放，用于两个目标：为300多名老年人清缴拖欠的市、县、学区地产税；资助一个试点项目，帮助另外100名低收入居民——如果未来税单上涨，项目将补足差额。
在亚特兰大快速增长的背景下，长期居民被高涨的税费挤出社区已引发担忧。市长安德烈·迪肯斯（Andre Dickens）强调了这笔捐款对维护社区稳定的意义：城市的繁荣不应以赶走那些多年来一直住在这里的邻居为代价。据市长介绍，派瑞参与了关于留住老居民的讨论，并主动提出直接出资。
派瑞的职业生涯始于艰难：1990年代他把全部1.2万美元积蓄投入舞台剧《我知道我已改变》（I Know I've Been Changed），演出失败后一度无家可归，在车里住了三个月。此后他凭借《Madea》系列等影视作品大获成功，2019年在亚特兰大建立了占地330英亩的泰勒·派瑞制片厂（Tyler Perry Studios）。据《福布斯》估计，他目前身家约14亿美元。
来源：Times Now World。
Tyler Perry Donates $750,000 to Help Atlanta Seniors Pay Property Taxes
Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has donated $750,000 to support low-income senior citizens in Atlanta, providing critical financial relief to help them remain in their homes.
The funds will be distributed through the Invest Atlanta Partnership, the nonprofit arm of the city's economic development authority. The donation is earmarked for two primary objectives: clearing outstanding city, county and school property taxes for more than 300 seniors, and funding a pilot program that will assist 100 additional low-income residents by covering the difference in their property tax bills should costs rise in the future.
The initiative arrives as Atlanta experiences significant growth, which has led to concerns regarding the displacement of long-term residents. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens highlighted the importance of the donation in the context of maintaining community stability, noting that the city's prosperity should not come at the cost of those who have lived in these neighborhoods for years. According to the Mayor, Perry had been involved in discussions regarding the retention of legacy residents and expressed a desire to contribute directly to these efforts.
Perry's career path in the entertainment industry began with significant personal hardship. In the 1990s, he invested his entire $12,000 savings into a stage play titled I Know I've Been Changed. When the production failed to draw a sufficient audience, Perry faced a period of homelessness, spending three months living in his car. Since those early years, Perry has built a substantial career as a writer, director and producer, including the well-known Madea franchise. In 2019, he established Tyler Perry Studios, a 330-acre production complex located in Atlanta. Forbes currently estimates his fortune at approximately $1.4 billion.
Source: Times Now World.
图片来源：图片来源：Wikimedia Commons（Arlington National Cemetery 拍摄），公有领域（泰勒·派瑞2024年肖像）
