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11 More Billionaires Take Buffett’s Giving Pledge
Eleven more wealthy American families have joined the Giving Pledge created by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, to commit at least half...
10 More of America’s Richest Join Gates and Buffett in ‘Giving Pledge’
Yesterday, 10 more of America’s wealthiest families committed to giving more than half their wealth to charity, bringing the total number who have joined...
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,...
Bezos Earth Fund Pledges $1B to Conserve Land and Sea in Critical Areas ‘We can and must reverse this’
Jeff Bezos has placed an additional $1 billion into the Bezos Earth Fund to be spent on creating, expanding, managing, and monitoring protected and...
Starbucks is Giving Free Coffee to Front-line Responders in December, Including Mental Health, Dental, Janitorial Staffs
Starbucks announced this week that it will offer a free tall brewed coffee (hot or iced) to front-line responders at U.S. Starbucks stores throughout...
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...
Jeff Bezos is Giving Away $10 Billion in Grants to Innovators in the Climate Battle
The billionaire Amazon founder announced the creation of his Bezos Earth Fund to fight climate change this week on Instagram.
Billionaire Co-Founder of Home Depot is Giving Away 80% of his Wealth to Charity
The Home Depot Co-founder Bernie Marcus has pledged to give most of his wealth to charity—hopefully before the 90-year-old dies.
World Bank is Giving $22 Billion in Funding to Help All of Africa Stave Off Climate Change
The entire continent of Africa is set to receive a huge financial windfall from the World Bank in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
CEO Becomes First Crypto Billionaire to Pledge Bulk of His Wealth Towards the Greater Good
“Once a certain level of wealth is reached, there is little additional utility from spending more on yourself,” said the 35-year-old CEO.
Starbucks is Largest Retailer Yet to Pledge a Phase-Out of Single-Use Plastic Straws
Starbucks gives away over 1 billion straws with their iced drinks every year – but not anymore, thanks to their latest environmental initiative.
James Murdoch Pledges $1 Million to Famed Anti-Nazi Organization
James Murdoch, son of the conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch and chief executive of 21st Century Fox, has just announced in an email that...
More Billionaires Pledge to Give Away Half Their Wealth
Nine more wealthy families and individuals have pledged to give at least half of their fortunes to charity as part of a giving campaign...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Among Latest Billionaires to Pledge Their Wealth to Charity
Seventeen more of the wealthiest Americans have joined billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth...
40 Billionaires Pledge to Give Away Half of Wealth
More than three dozen of the wealthiest families and individuals in the United States have committed to giving away the majority of their wealth...
Paul Allen Pledges Majority of his Billions to Philanthropy
Wealthy Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has taken up his friend Bill Gates' challenge to publicly pledge the majority of his wealth to philanthropy.
Allen, who...
Good News in History, August 30
188 years ago today, the city of Melbourne was founded in southeast Australia. A traditional meeting place of several Aboriginal peoples including the Boonwurrung,...
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...
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...
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...