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MacKenzie Scott Has Now Given Away $16.5 Billion with New Grants Announced, Since Divorcing Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
Here's a hypothetical: You want to give away $640 million, but you want to give it away to many different groups. How do you...
Girl Scouts Receive $84 Million Donation From MacKenzie Scott to Aid Recovery From Lack of Income During Pandemic
Girl Scouts of the USA will need to give MacKenzie Scott a badge for philanthropy after her donation last month of $84.5 million—their largest...
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott Donates $15m to Provide Glasses to Farmers With Blurry Vision in Developing Nations
Jeff Bezos' former wife MacKenzie Scott has donated $15 million to provide hundreds of thousands of people with eyeglasses.
It's believed to be the largest...
Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives $122 Million Donation From Mackenzie Scott
The charity Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has accelerated into the fast lane toward transforming youth mentorship in the U.S. with Tuesday's $122.6 million...
MacKenzie Scott Donates $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity, Continuing Her Giving Spree Since Divorce
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity.
Calling it a “transformational donation”, Jonathan Reckford,...
MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away Another $2.7 Billion to 286 Charities
The world's 21st wealthiest individual, MacKenzie Scott, has pledged another $2.7 billion to various charities.
In a blog post announcing her latest act of generosity, the...
MacKenzie Scott Has Given $1.7 Billion Dollars To Non-Profits Since Her Divorce
Who hasn’t daydreamed about what they might do with the money if they came into billions of dollars?
A month after her divorce from...
New Spiral-Shaped Lens is Massive Improvement for Eyewear: ‘Potentially Revolutionizing Ophthalmology’
Ophthalmologists have developed a spiral-shaped contact lens that maintains clear focus at different distances and in varying light conditions.
The new lens works much like...
IRS Collected Half a Billion Dollars in Back Taxes From Delinquent Millionaires in 2023, Sentencing Some to Prison
The Internal Revenue Service says it collected $482 million from wealthy tax cheats last year, in a continuing effort to step up their enforcement.
The...
Ocean Cleanup Nonprofit Gets $25Mil From Airbnb Co-Founder to Launch Massive Plastic Pollution Cleanup
The co-founder of Airbnb.org has just donated $25 million to support the Dutch nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup as they prepare to assemble and deploy...
Jeff Bezos Just Gave $100 Million to Dolly Parton for Her Charity as the 3rd Winner of His ‘Courage & Civility Award’ Prize
At a recent event, Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos named Dolly Parton as the latest winner of his Courage and Civility Award.
The award recognizes leaders...
Your Halloween Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Former Debt Collectors Have Wiped Away $6.7 Billion of Medical Debt for Millions of Americans
A dynamic duo from Wall Street has just passed a huge milestone in charitable history, completely paying off the medical debt for some 3.6...
Irish Woman Who Won $145M Lottery Has Given Over Half: ‘I’m Addicted to Helping People’
A self-confessed charity addict won more than $145 million (£115) million in the lottery, allowing her to overdose on her admitted addiction.
Making news headlines...
Man Wins 200 Million on the Lottery and Donates Almost All of It to Save the Earth
€200,000,000: That's how much an anonymous Frenchman won in the Euromillions jackpot lottery last week, and almost the sum total of how much he...
As the Pandemic Got Worse, Americans Donated More Generously Than Ever – to Record Levels
Individuals in the USA showed greater financial generosity when under threat from COVID-19, according to new research.
The researchers used the world's largest tracker of...
Warren Buffett Gives Another $4.1 Billion to Charity as ‘World’s Most Successful Investor’
On Wednesday, philanthropist and investor Warren Buffett announced he would be donating $4.1 billion to various charitable foundations.
The world's seventh-richest person explained how in...
Ex-wife of Amazon CEO has Given Away $4 Billion in Last 4 Months to Help Those Affected by the Pandemic
MacKenzie Scott, who was married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for 25 years, has donated more than $4 billion in the past four months to hundreds...
Bezos Created $10 Billion Earth Fund to Meet Climate Crisis, First Grants of $800M Go to Iconic Environmental Groups
The Bezos Earth Fund, created by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and worth $10 billion, has just distributed $791 million in grant money...
Billionaire Reaches His Goal Of Giving Away His Entire Fortune After 38 Years Of Secret Donations
In 1982, a wealthy businessman quietly set up a philanthropic foundation. His goal was to secretly give away his entire fortune. Now, 38 years...