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Amazon founder and multibillionaire Jeff Bezos recently announced that he plans to give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime. His charitable donations will go to environmental charities and other leftist causes, as he has already committed a portion of his net worth to the “Bezos Earth Fund.”
CNN reports that in a recent interview, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos revealed that he wants to donate most of his $124 billion net worth to combating climate change and helping people come together to address deep societal and political divisions.
Bezos didn’t go into detail about the donations, but it was the first time he stated that he would give away most of his money. Bezos has previously been criticized for not signing the Giving Pledge, in which hundreds of the world’s wealthiest people promise to donate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. Bezos had already committed eight percent of his current net worth to the Bezos Earth Fund, which is chaired by his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez.
On Saturday at his Washington, DC, home, Bezos was accompanied by Sanchez when they told CNN’s Chloe Melas that they are “building the capacity to be able to give away this money.”
Asked whether he plans to donate the majority of his wealth during his lifetime, Bezos stated: “Yeah, I do.
