Jeff Bezos Donation

We are deeply grateful for jeff bezos s generous 100 million.

Jeff bezos donation. Jeff bezos is donating 100 million to us food banks to help them feed a growing number of out of work americans who are losing their jobs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Critics ripped amazon for pledging a donation smaller than that of facebook and kylie jenner among others. Jeff bezos surprise pledge this week to donate 10 billion of his personal fortune to non profits fighting climate change is one of the largest single philanthropic gifts in recent memory. Unlike many of his wealthy peers including his ex wife mackenzie bezos he hasn t signed the giving pledge.

Two of the schools howard and hampton announced that the donations came from mackenzie scott the ex wife of jeff bezos who announced earlier tuesday that she has donated 1 7 billion of her. But that s not the whole story. Jeff and mackenzie bezos who were still married at the time donated 2 5 million to a group called washington united for marriage. In 2018 amazon ceo jeff bezos wealth grew by 690 000 every five minutes.

Feeding america ceo claire babineaux fontenot said bezos s donation is the largest single gift in the organization s history. Amazon s jeff bezos the wealthiest man in the world with a fortune of 143 billion and who is also the owner of the washington post gave 100 million to feeding america and up to 25 million for. A s millions of jobless americans line up for food or risk their lives delivering essential services the nation s billionaires are making conspicuous donations 100m from amazon s jeff bezos for.