Dan Snyder is beginning to fade from the minds of Washington Commanders fans as the new ownership group led by Adam Peters attempts to right the ship after more than two decades of incompetence, dysfunction, harassment and countless awful decisions that ran one of the most storied NFL franchises in the NFL.
But on Thursday, Snyder made headlines again — but this time —it was for an unexpected reason,
According to the Washington Post, eight months after selling the Washington Commanders, Daniel Snyder donated his mansion overlooking the Potomac River in Maryland to the American Cancer Society, reaping what could be a significant tax deduction on a property that had been on the market for more than a year.
Dan Snyder purchased part of the property from the estate of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan in 2001 for $8.64 million. He went on to acquire additional parcels, amassing 15 total acres, according to property records. The 30,000-square-foot estate, which he named River House, was completed in 2004.
The home, which served as Snyder’s primary residence for close to two decades, went on the market in February 2023 with an asking price of $49 million. Snyder reduced the price to $34.9 million after it sat on the market for six months.
The listing was removed on Monday, according to Zillow.
Property records show that on March 7, ACS Development Company I Inc., which owns and operates real estate for the American Cancer Society, purchased the home for $0. A spokesperson for the American Cancer Society said the organization intends to sell the property and use the proceeds “to advance our mission of improving the lives of cancer patients and their families.”
