Donations

MacKenzie Scott attends the Axel Springer Award 2018
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MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $19 billion—but it’s barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares

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November 7, 2025
Donation from Timothy Mellon
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Meet Timothy Mellon, the reclusive Wyoming billionaire revealed as the $130 million donor funding military pay during the federal shutdown

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October 30, 2025
a portrait Zohran Mamdani.
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Meet the billionaires spending over six figures to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming New York’s next mayor, from Michael Bloomberg to Bill Ackman

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October 28, 2025
John and Laura Arnold
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Meet the billionaire couple who not only signed The Giving Pledge but actually delivered—donating nearly half their fortune while still alive

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October 25, 2025
Scott Galloway speaks in a TV interview
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Scott Galloway says don’t aspire to be a billionaire, because ‘it’s not going to get you anything.’ Here’s what to do with money instead of hoarding it

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October 20, 2025
Peter Thiel
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Peter Thiel says he warned Elon Musk to ditch donating to The Giving Pledge because Bill Gates will give his wealth away ‘to left-wing nonprofits’

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October 13, 2025
Abigail Disney
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Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is ‘kind of a sociopath’

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September 23, 2025
Mackenzie Scott
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MacKenzie Scott is making another huge donation with no strings attached—this time it’s $70 million to historically Black colleges and universities

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September 23, 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

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April 14, 2025
Don’t count on America’s wealthiest to help people struggling during the recession—philanthropic spending could go down, experts say
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Don’t count on America’s wealthiest to help people struggling during the recession—philanthropic spending could go down, experts say

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April 1, 2025
Family discusses inheritance plans.
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The recession could either speed up or slow down when you get your inheritance—experts say these are the huge deciding factors

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March 25, 2025
Michael Bloomberg is America’s biggest donor with $3.7 billion in gifts: ‘I’ve never understood people who wait until they die to give away their wealth’
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Michael Bloomberg is America’s biggest donor with $3.7 billion in gifts: ‘I’ve never understood people who wait until they die to give away their wealth’

By The Associated Press, Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon—The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 4, 2025
People hold up signs while rallying for USAID
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The MacArthur Foundation will increase giving by $150 million over the next two years after Trump pulled the plug on foreign aid: ‘This is a major crisis for our sector’

By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
February 27, 2025
MacArthur Foundation will increase giving for 2 years in response to ‘crisis’ caused by Trump freeze on foreign aid
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MacArthur Foundation will increase giving for 2 years in response to ‘crisis’ caused by Trump freeze on foreign aid

By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
February 27, 2025
Jean Smart holds up the Golden Globe she just won for her performance in "Hacks"
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Jean Smart says ‘with all due respect’ networks televising the Oscars should donate 100% of their revenue to LA’s wildfire victims and firefighters

By Jake Coyle, Lindsey Bahr and The Associated Press
January 15, 2025

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