Warren Hellman, a colorful, powerful presence in San Francisco business, politics and entertainment died yesterday at 77. Hellman made huge amounts of money and gave most of it away, it seems, including his sponsorship of the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park that attracts more than 300,000 people and music's biggest names. (A free concert, by the way).
Anyway, here are some thoughts on giving about and from Warren Hellman...
"Mr. Hellman enjoyed talking about his philanthropy more than his business deals, and often said that collecting expensive cars or art didn't interest him.
"What does move me is the philanthropic stuff," he told Forbes magazine in 2006. "Giving really does move me. Part of it is selfish. It's fun to be appreciated. But the other part is that good things really are growing."
Referring to the Bluegrass Festival he said, "how could you have more fun than that?...What the hell is money for if it isn't for something like that?"
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