Amazon Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $70 million to support UNCF

Amazon Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $70 million to support UNCF

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has given the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) a “transformational” $70 million donation aimed at bolstering historically Black colleges and universities, the organization said. The organization said the $70 million gift will go into the UNCF Members Pooled Endowment Fund, set up to strengthen the “long-term financial health”…

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82-year-old CEO grew a $7.8 billion fortune from company shares—now she’s selling stock to charity and signed Bill Gates' pledge to give away 99%

82-year-old CEO grew a $7.8 billion fortune from company shares—now she’s selling stock to charity and signed Bill Gates’ pledge to give away 99%

CEOs with major controlling stakes in their billion-dollar companies have the power to make themselves richer and richer, but one 82-year-old tech leader isn’t cashing in for herself. Judy Faulkner, the CEO of Epic Systems, has been selling her non-voting shares back to the company—and redirecting the profits elsewhere. “I’ve never cashed a single share…

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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge after 15 years: Only 9 of the 256 billionaires actually followed through on giving away half their wealth

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge after 15 years: Only 9 of the 256 billionaires actually followed through on giving away half their wealth

The Giving Pledge is a charitable campaign, launched in 2010 by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, that invites the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to publicly commit to giving away at least 50% of their wealth to philanthropy, either during their lifetimes or in their wills. The Institute for Policy Studies’ report “The Giving Pledge…

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File photo of Amazon founder and executive chair, billionaire Jeff Bezos and wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos in Venice, Italy. The world's third richest man has sold off a cumulative $5.7 billion worth of Amazon shares since his wedding, US SEC filings showed.

Jeff Bezos completes $5.7 billion worth of Amazon stocks sale. Here’s why and how much he still owns…

The world’s third richest man Jeff Bezos, has sold off a cumulative $5.7 billion worth of Amazon shares since his wedding in June, as per the 10b5-1 trading plans submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), according to a Bloomberg report. Filings with the US SEC showed that the 61-year-old billionaire…

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Good News: Win a Rare $1,000 Bill While Supporting the Alan Mitchell Athletic Complex! | Local News

Good News: Win a Rare $1,000 Bill While Supporting the Alan Mitchell Athletic Complex! | Local News

{KXLG -Watertown, SD} The Arrow Education Foundation is offering a unique opportunity to support the Alan Mitchell Athletic Complex while giving participants a chance to win a rare $1,000 bill. Cris Ortmeier, Executive Director of the Arrow Education Foundation, discussed the “Win Big” fundraiser and other upcoming initiatives with KXLG… Your browser does not support…

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