Browsing: charitable donations
Michael Dell got his start at the University of Texas. He’s giving back with a $750 million donation
Michael Dell is having one of his biggest philanthropic years yet, having announced a major gift to his alma mater…
Jeff Bezos gave Eva Longoria $100 million for charity—she has a message about philanthropy
A lot of people talk about changing the world. But Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, gave Eva Longoria $50 million to…
Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’
While it may not be adorned in rhinestones and diamonds, Dolly Parton’s name is now etched over the doors of…
Every year, a billionaire CEO doles out $1,000 checks to local college grads—with a catch: They have to give half the money to charity
One of the best gifts you can give a recent college grad is cold, hard cash. It can serve as…
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…












