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MacKenzie Scott’s $7 billion year: Philanthropist reveals inspiration for monumental giving
It’s official—we finally have a total figure for MacKenzie Scott’s donations this year: an eye-popping $7.2 billion. That brings the…
Melinda French Gates rips into billionaire class, saying Giving Pledge has fallen short
In 2010, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and his then-wife Melinda French Gates, along with fellow billionaire and Berkshire Hathaway CEO…
Elon Musk, fresh off securing a $1 trillion pay package, says philanthropy is ‘very hard’
Musk says it’s because philanthropy is difficult.“I agree with love of humanity, and I think we should try to do…
MacKenzie Scott’s latest round of gifts sends a clear message: Her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion remains intact—and she’s…
Charlie Kirk left behind a vast, lucrative network of 500,000 donors who gave Turning Point $85 million in revenue
Charlie Kirk was only a teenager when he launched a scrappy conservative student group out of his parents’ suburban Illinois…
Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over
The era of billionaire baby boomer men leading philanthropy is over—wealthy women are taking the reins, as the likes of…
Ultra wealthy Gen Zers are redistributing the millions of dollars they’ve inherited—Meet the money coaches helping them
Receiving a mountain of cold hard cash might be a dream come true for most. But for others, it’s a…
GivingTuesday estimates $3.6 billion was donated to nonprofits this year, up $500 million from 2023
U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the nonprofit GivingTuesday.…
Planning a charity gift? Try these 401(k)-style accounts to max giving—and lower your tax bill
After LinkedIn went public in 2011, then-vice president of product management Adam Nash faced a pleasant dilemma: he was sitting…
Fake charity tycoon pleads guilty to siphoning millions from veterans and cancer patients
A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge alleging that he duped people into donating tens…












