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MacKenzie Scott’s latest donation takes her HBCU giving to well over $1 billion
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MacKenzie Scott’s latest donation takes her HBCU giving to well over $1 billion
By Sydney LakeApril 7, 2026
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Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon the Giving Pledge—and it may be working
By Jake AngeloMarch 16, 2026
Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’
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Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’
By Sydney LakeFebruary 27, 2026
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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
By Sydney LakeFebruary 26, 2026
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MacKenzie Scott’s historic $20 million donation to a community college is now mired in controversy amid ongoing investigation
By Sydney LakeFebruary 19, 2026
Bill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation as part of their divorce settlement
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Bill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation as part of their divorce settlement
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 9, 2026
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MacKenzie Scott’s $7 billion year: Philanthropist credits dentist and college roommate as inspirations for monumental giving
By Sydney LakeDecember 10, 2025
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Craigslist founder signs the Giving Pledge, and his fortune will go to military families, fighting cyberattacks—and a pigeon rescue
By Sydney LakeDecember 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’
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos commit $102.5 million to organizations combating homelessness across the U.S.: ‘This is just the beginning’
By Sydney LakeDecember 2, 2025
MacKenzie Scott
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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 BurleighDecember 1, 2025
‘Making a difference together’: Dift helps partners including Accor and BNP Paribas combine social impact with emotional marketing
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‘Making a difference together’: Dift helps partners including Accor and BNP Paribas combine social impact with emotional marketing
By Anna HeimApril 14, 2025
A woman holds a sign saying "Donate" on Giving Tuesday, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving
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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 PressDecember 5, 2024
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Nvidia’s stock surge means CEO’s foundation must double giving
By Biz Carson and BloombergNovember 22, 2024
Michael Bloomberg in front of a microphone
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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 PressJuly 8, 2024
YouTuber MrBeast
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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 PringleJuly 1, 2024
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