Patricia Altschul’s Reported $100 Million Fortune: The Homes and Ventures Behind It

Patricia Altschul’s life on Southern Charm comes with an image of Charleston luxury, but the show is only part of the story behind her reported wealth. According to the article, Altschul’s net worth is estimated at $100 million, a figure linked to her late husband’s fortune as well as her own work and television profile. Her third husband, Arthur Goodhart Altschul, was a billionaire investor and a partner at Goldman Sachs. He served as a general partner from 1959 to 1977 and later became a limited partner. The article also describes him as an art collector and notes his leadership and board roles at institutions including Barnard College, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Institution. Arthur died in 2002. The couple owned a New York apartment on Fifth Avenue, estimated in the article to be worth $19 million, as well as a 10-acre Long Island estate. The report says Patricia inherited a substantial portion of his fortune, while stressing that her wealth is not attributed to her marriage alone. Altschul published The Art of Southern Charm in 2017 and launched the Patricia Altschul Luxury Collection through the Home Shopping Network in 2020. She also previously worked as an instructor at George Washington University after earning two bachelor’s degrees in 1964 and 1965. The article further points to her television income, though it presents the figures as estimates. Screen Rant reportedly put Southern Charm cast pay at $25,000 per episode, which could exceed $350,000 across a 13-episode season. Altschul does not appear in every episode, and her precise fee is not given. Her Charleston mansion, featured on the series, is estimated to be worth $15 million.