The billionaire French tycoons who pledged hundreds of millions in financial aid to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating fire haven’t donated “a cent” so far, a senior cathedral official said.
Most of the funds for the cathedral’s restoration are now coming from American and French individuals, via Notre Dame charitable foundations, paying the bills and salaries for up to 150 workers employed by Notre Dame since an April 15 fire, ABC News reported. This month they are handing over the first private payment of $5.8 million for the cathedral’s reconstruction.