Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman turns to 2-year-oldGoFundMeDonated $ 18,000 According to the donation website, Aiden McCarthy, whose parentswere killed at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4th.
Acman is Jewish and the number 18 symbolizes Jewish life and good luck. McCarthy's mother is a Jewish immigrant, and Highland Park is a Jewish community primarily in the suburbs of Chicago.
Hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has made large bets on companies ranging from Chipotle to Herbalife, and Acman is increasingly speaking out about political issues.
After a horrific event, Acmanposted on Twitter. Trends are not our friends. .. .. Do you need to change anything?
An Acman spokesman confirmed the gift, but he declined further comment.
McCarthy's fundraiser began Tuesday after the news spread. The goal of was to raise $ 500,000to pay for McCarthy's expenses and education. According to GoFundMe, more than $ 2 million was raised in the first 24 hours alone.
Aiden's father Kevin McCarthy (37) and his mother Irina McCarthy (35) were one of the seven killed on Independence Day. McCarthy's father died, protecting his son from shooting.
McCarthy reunites with his grandparents Missha and Nina Lebberg ..
