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Tyler Perry’s $750,000 gift helped pay back taxes for 300 Atlanta seniors

Tyler Perry has made a significant donation of $750,000 to assist low-income senior citizens in Atlanta. This contribution will help more than 300 seniors pay overdue property taxes and remain in their homes. Additionally, it will support a pilot program for another 100 seniors facing property tax increases. Mayor Dickens emphasized the importance of preserving the homes of longstanding residents…

The Times of India

In 1992, Tyler Perry put his $12,000 savings into a failed Atlanta play and later spent months living in a car; decades later his $750,000 gift helped pay back taxes for 300+ seniors and freeze taxes for 100 more

TOI World Desk · Oct 12, 2026