Jeff Bezos, fiancee dedicate $100M to Maui fund (2024)

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, have given away $100 million to a retired Navy admiral and actress Eva Longoria as part of the billionaire's annual prize to individuals who make significant contributions to society.

Jeff Bezos awarded $100 million for Eva Longoria and the admiral who got Osama bin Laden to give to charity.

As Bezos looks for new ways to spend his money, his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has taken a different approach to spending her billions. Since her divorce in 2019, Scott has donated nearly $16.6 billion to various causes, including $2.2 billion in 2023 alone. Despite this, she remains the fourth-richest woman in the world.

Oprah Winfrey, founder of Harpo Productions, has announced that she and actor Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to a relief fund they created that will provide direct monthly payments to residents of the Hawai'ian island of Maui who have been affected by the recent wildfires.

Jeff Bezos Gives $50M Each To Eva Longoria And Admiral Bill McRaven.

Dolly Parton had an estimated net worth of $375 million in 2022, according to Forbes. Her music catalog is worth about $150 million, but her Dollywood theme parks are her biggest asset. She's given over 100 million books to children and donated $1 million towards the Moderna vaccine.

Parton donated $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University, which helped fund Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna's vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data.

“They can give it all to their own charity,” Bezos said at a press conference, according to CNN. “Or they can share the wealth. It is up to them.” The gesture from Bezos was because he said the pair “demonstrated courage” and were actively trying to create a more unified world.

Scott's other awards include $117 million to 67 prisoner-advocacy groups and other organizations helping jailbirds and ex-cons; and $72 million to 43 groups promoting “gender identity,” “sexual orientation” and other LGBTQ causes – such as championing the rights of biological boys who identify as transgender girls to ...

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The gifts were consistent with Scott's focus on economic security, education, equity and health, Fitzgerald said, though there were many this round that went to organizations that describe themselves as working on health. Scott also supported several organizations that work on caste equity.

To tally their wealth, Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates from March 8, 2024. Bernard Arnault and his family are at number one, with a net worth of $233 billion. Arnault is head of LVMH, a luxury fashion and cosmetics conglomerate in France.

Oprah Winfrey owns real estate around the world, but a large chunk of her property is on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Oprah Winfrey's Hawaiian Paradise

Oprah Winfrey, the media mogul and philanthropist, has had a long-standing love affair with Hawaii. In 2002, she purchased a sprawling 163-acre estate on Maui's Hana coast. Since 2004, she has amassed approximately 1,000 acres across Maui.

Winfrey, who's been living in Hawaii part-time for more than 15 years, owns more than 2,000 acres of land on the island. Her farm, located on the side of Haleakalā, a dormant volcano, sits at about 4,000 feet elevation, about halfway to the highest point on the island.

Eva Longoria isn't desperate to share the silver screen with her son Santiago. In fact, the Desperate Housewives alum shot down the idea to have her 5-year-old—who she shares with husband José Bastón—make an appearance in her upcoming Disney+ movie Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

After her divorce from Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Bezos changed her name to MacKenzie Scott, with the surname derived from her middle name. In 2021, Scott married Lakeside School science teacher Dan Jewett. The marriage was revealed in Jewett's Giving Pledge letter posted in March 2021.