Joan Rivers knew that laughter was essential to the healing process—but time and money never hurt either. Details of the iconic comedian's will were revealed today after it was filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court and, not surprisingly, Rivers earmarked a portion of her fortune—estimated by some to be as much as $150 million—to a number of charitable causes, including the New York-based God's Love We Deliver. Rivers competed (and won) The Celebrity Apprentice for the nonprofit, which prepares and delivers meals to people in need who are too ill and infirm to leave the house or buy the necessary ingredients for a nutritious meal including people with HIV and AIDS.
According to a coyp of the will obtained byPage Six, Joan's will also included money for California's Guide Dogs for the Blind, the Jewish Guild for the Blind in Manhattan, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Jewish Home and Hospital Federation of Manhattan and The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Melissa Rivers was named an executor of her mom's estate and given "the broadest and most absolute permissable direction" over the late entertainer's fortune.