Lady Gaga Pledges $1 Million to the Red Cross To Help Her Fellow New Yorkers

Lady Gaga aka Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (I bet you didn’t know that was her real name) was born and bred in NY.  She went to school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and then on to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Even while she is on tour in South America she knows that her home and heart are in the Big Apple.

For that reason she had no problem pledging $1 Million to the Red Cross to help victims and relief efforts from Hurricane Sandy.  On her website Littlemonsters.com she wrote,

“If it wasn’t for NYC: the Lower Eastside, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, I would not be the woman or artist that I am today,

The Red Cross said they have raised $103 Million thus far, but more will be desperately needed as another storm rolled in today dumping snow and dropping temperatures well below freezing.  Thousands were already without electricity and some who have had their electricity returned had it knocked out again.

Lady Gaga’s donation is on behalf of herself, her parents and sister.  She said,

“Thank you for helping me build my spirit, I will now help you rebuild yours,”

How nice…….BUT before you start singing her praises…..let’s put her $1 million in perspective.

Lady Gaga is worth $150 million.  The average American’s net worth is downn from $126,400 in 2007 to $77,300 in 2010.  Let’s say that you are worth $75,000.  Working a job making a$50,000 per year.

Lady Gaga’s $1 Million dollars would be like you giving $495.  It’s .66% of her networth.  I guess it’s still a big donation.  In these economic times $495 is still a hell of a lot of money for someone bringing in even $100K a year.