Bezos Earth Fund has $7.6 billion left to disburse by 2030 as Lauren Sánchez Bezos takes lead role
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Sydney Lake
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The Bezos Earth Fund, launched in 2020 with a $10 billion commitment from Jeff Bezos to fight climate change, has disbursed only $2.4 billion of that pledge with less than four years remaining before the 2030 deadline. Lauren Sánchez Bezos, Jeff's wife and vice chair of the fund, is now taking a leading role in accelerating the pace of giving. The article examines the fund's progress, the couple's philanthropic strategy, and how it compares to other major philanthropists like MacKenzie Scott.
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bskyBezos Earth Fund has $7.6 billion left to disburse by 2030 as Lauren Sánchez Bezos takes lead rolefortune.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledJeff Bezos made what remains the largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate and nature ever: $10 billion, to be fully disbursed by 2030 through the Bezos Earth Fund.
Five years in, the fund has deployed roughly $2.4 billion of that commitment, leaving about $7 billion to go out the door before the 2020s end.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos...is now the person setting the pace at the Bezos Earth Fund as vice chair.
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