Tyler Perry made a $750,000 donation to help low-income seniors in Atlanta

Tyler Perry is once again helping the city he has called home for decades. The filmmaker and actor is donating $750,000 to help low-income seniors in Atlanta now that property taxes have been increased. 

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced the generous donation this week, saying rising property taxes have displaced many residents – especially seniors, who are on fixed incomes, and may feel the effects of even moderate increases. 

"Atlanta's growth and prosperity should not come at the expense of our legacy residents—many of whom have been priced out of their homes in previous years," Dickens said in a statement. "Tyler Perry has been engaged in our ongoing conversations around legacy resident retention, and he told me he wanted to do something to support these efforts. Thanks to his generosity, more Atlantans will be able to remain in the communities they built."