Charity Donations

Photo of Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon the Giving Pledge—and it may be working

March 16, 2026

Photo of MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list

March 11, 2026

Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’

Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’

February 27, 2026

Photo of MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott gave away $7.2 billion in just one year. That’s more than Jeff Bezos and most other billionaires have donated in their lifetimes

February 26, 2026

Photo of MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott’s historic $20 million donation to a community college is now mired in controversy amid ongoing investigation

February 19, 2026

Bill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation as part of their divorce settlement

Bill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation as part of their divorce settlement

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

January 9, 2026

Photo of MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott’s $7 billion year: Philanthropist credits dentist and college roommate as inspirations for monumental giving

December 10, 2025

Photo of Craig Newmark

Craigslist founder signs the Giving Pledge, and his fortune will go to military families, fighting cyberattacks—and a pigeon rescue

December 8, 2025

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos commit $102.5 million to organizations combating homelessness across the U.S.: ‘This is just the beginning’

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos commit $102.5 million to organizations combating homelessness across the U.S.: ‘This is just the beginning’

December 2, 2025

MacKenzie Scott

Trump’s new tax policies will cut the wealthy’s philanthropy by over $4 billion—and middle-class donors can’t match the donations of MacKenzie Scott

By Emma Burleigh

December 1, 2025

‘Making a difference together’: Dift helps partners including Accor and BNP Paribas combine social impact with emotional marketing

‘Making a difference together’: Dift helps partners including Accor and BNP Paribas combine social impact with emotional marketing

April 14, 2025

A woman holds a sign saying "Donate" on Giving Tuesday, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving

Americans donated $3.6 billion on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which has become a holiday in its own right

By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press

December 5, 2024

Jensen Huang

Nvidia’s stock surge means CEO’s foundation must double giving

By Biz Carson and Bloomberg

November 22, 2024

Michael Bloomberg in front of a microphone

Michael Bloomberg’s charity just donated $1 billion to John’s Hopkins University, covering full tuition for most medical students

By Michelle Chapman, Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press

July 8, 2024

YouTuber MrBeast

YouTube star and philanthropist MrBeast says ‘ideally’ governments, not content creators, should build homes and cure blindness—but he won’t ‘stand by and do nothing’

By Eleanor Pringle

July 1, 2024

Most Popular