Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was ranked # 1 on the list of 50 Americans with the most donations in 2020. The relevant data is given in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
He sent about $ 10.15 billion to various structures. In particular, the richest man on the planet has spent funds on the creation of the “Earth Fund” (Bezos Earth Fund) to combat climate change, as well as programs to transfer food to those in need. Bezos’s fortune reaches $ 194 billion.
In second place was his wife Mackenzie Scott. She has donated $ 5.73 billion to charity. These funds were donated to programs to help the population pay off loans, distribute food, and support educational institutions where black people study.
The top three was closed by the former mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, who allocated about $ 1.6 billion for programs in the educational sphere. In fourth place is the American businessman Philip Knight and his wife Penelope, in the fifth place is the head of the American Twitter company Jack Dorsey.
It is clarified that the total amount of donations included in the list of Americans amounted to $ 24.7 billion.
Earlier it became known that Bezos will leave the post of CEO of the company in the third quarter of 2021. He will take over as executive chairman of the board of directors. Bezos will be replaced by Andy Jesse, who heads Amazon Web Services. According to Bezos, good financial indicators and a stable position of the company allow him to change his position.