Philanthropy Report - Legacy From The Heart

MacKenzie Scott donates $42M to Elizabeth City State University, boosting HBCU funding and fueling long-term growth through trust-based philanthropy. March 17, 2026 MacKenzie Scott has once again shifted the landscape of higher education philanthropy. Her latest $42 million donation to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), a public historically Black college in North Carolina, stands as one of the most impactful gifts the institution has ever received—and one of the most strategic investments

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Peter Thiel Is Actively Convincing Billionaires To Abandon The Giving Pledge—And It May Be WorkingThe Wealth Advisor ContributorFri, 03/20/2026 - 07:01

March 20, 2026, 2:56 AM ET Craigslist founder Craig Newmark signs the Giving Pledge. Billionaires make philanthropic gifts for a variety of reasons. Some do it for authentic reasons such as giving back to organizations that have touched their lives or helping causes with a lack of funding, but some use it as a self-fulfilling prophecy to help their own business or industry interests. Craigslist founder Craig Newmark committed to giving away his fortune to his passions: combatting disinformation,

March 18, 2026, 3:05 AM ET The CEO who gives away billions for a living says Elon Musk is right: philanthropy is very hard—but stop waiting on billionaires to do it. Giving away billions sounds easy. Write a check and change the world. But Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, admitted last year that, actually, “it is very difficult to give money away for the reality of goodness.” And perhaps surprisingly, a nonprofit boss has said he’s not wrong. Liz Baker, the CEO of Greater Good Charities—a

With a combined net worth of $43.8 billion, the Hartonos are the wealthiest in Indonesia, according to Forbes Asia’s list of the country’s 50 richest published in December.

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign aimed at the world’s wealthiest people called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment to give away more than half their fortune during their lifetime or upon their death.

For the third consecutive year,

Jeff Bezos' ex has donated over $26 billion in ways that are 'rewriting philanthropy.'

Great leadership isn’t just about your positives, the philanthropist says. It’s also about being open to being challenged. Mar 10, 2026 Melinda French Gates. Ask a group of leadership experts what trait is most important for success at the top and you’ll get a variety of responses. Some may talk about emotional intelligence, others about strategic vision or communication savvy. But few of them would probably give the same answer as Melinda French Gates. On LinkedIn recently, the philanthropist

Bill Gates chose not to divide the Gates Foundation, instead funding Melinda’s new philanthropy with $7.8 billion in personal wealth. Mar 13, 2026 Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates in New York City. When Bill and Melinda French Gates divorced, they didn’t split the world’s largest private foundation. Instead, Bill Gates wrote his ex-wife a multibillion-dollar check. As part of their divorce agreement, Bill transferred roughly $7.8 billion of his personal wealth to Melinda’s new philanthropic

MacKenzie Scott has continued her giving campaign to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, with a record gift of $42 million to Elizabeth City State University.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife Penny Knight gave more than $866 million to charity last year, ranking them No. 6 on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s new list of the country’s 50 biggest givers.

Her gifts are marked by a high degree of confidentiality. Mar 12, 2026 MacKenzie Scott. Illustration: Inc.; MacKenzie Scott was named one of the most generous philanthropists of 2025 by Forbes. Somehow, though, she was excluded from the list of the top 50 donors published this year by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Scott, who is the ex-wife of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, has given away around $26 billion since 2019. Her 4 percent stake in Amazon has been increasing, and she’s continued to donate to

She has quietly given $26 billion since 2019. Mar 11, 2026 MacKenzie Scott has emerged as one of the most generous philanthropists of all time, giving away over $26 billion since 2019. But how she does it is just as notable. Several recipients of Scott’s donations, many of whom run nonprofits supporting education, the environment, and equity, have shared stories about the shocking moment they found out about the gifts. Scott’s Quiet Giving There is rarely an application process for Scott’s gifts

Michael Bloomberg has topped the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 2025 list of the 50 biggest donors for the third consecutive year, contributing $4.3 billion to various causes. Other significant donors include Bill Gates, who gave $3.7 billion to the Gates Foundation, the late Paul Allen left a $3.

MacKenzie Scott and many of America's richest are absent from the latest Philanthropy 50 ranking.

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Most parents leave instructions about who gets the house or the vacation cabin. Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett is leaving something far more complicated behind. His children will eventually decide how to distribute one of the largest fortunes ever built. In the CNBC special "Warren Buffett: A Life and Legacy," hosted by Becky Quick, Buffett's three adult children discussed the responsibility their father has placed on them. Susan "Susie" Buffett, Howard G. Buffett and Peter

Directed by Michael Waldman Available now on Channel 4’s streaming service Support for Britain’s traditional main parties is at a low ebb. Scotland is controlled by the SNP. Plaid Cymru is surging in Wales. The recent Gorton and Denton by-election in Manchester has seen the Greens and Reform push Labour into third place, and the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats lose their deposits. Compared with this, Tony Blair’s decade in office between 1997 and 2007, although not without controversy, seems

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February 26, 2026, 12:04 PM ET MacKenzie Scott’s donations now total $26 billion. Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott had a banner year in 2025: She donated $7.2 billion, bringing her cumulative philanthropic giving through her organization, Yield Giving, to an eye-popping $26 billion across more than 2,700 gifts in just the past five years. In fact, Scott’s philanthropic giving in 2025 alone exceeds what many of the world’s wealthiest individuals have contributed across their entire

No one has ever given away more money as fast as MacKenzie Scott. The ex-wife of Jeff Bezos was the nation’s top philanthropist in 2025 and ranks third behind Warren Buffett and Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates in terms of lifetime giving.

Dolly Parton and her late husband, Carl Dean, never had kids, due to health issues and her intense touring schedule Fri, 27 Feb 2026 Dolly Parton shared an unexpected update with fans on Thursday, revealing that a children's hospital located in East Tennessee would be named in her honor. The 80-year-old looked incredible as she addressed fans directly, while sporting a glamorous white jumpsuit complete with gold detailing and butterfly motifs. Dolly added a pop of color with her blue and pink