Miguel Bezos
Formation2000
President
John Deasy (educator)[1]
Co-Chairs of Board of Directors and Co-Founder
Jackie Bezos and Miguel Bezos[2]
Websitewww.bezosfamilyfoundation.org

The Bezos Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in the United States. It was co-founded by Jackie and Miguel Bezos in 2000.

Organization

The Bezos Family Foundation was co-founded in 2000[3] by Jackie and Miguel Bezos,[4] both of whom are major donors.[5] Priorities for the organization include supporting education.[6]

In 2022, the foundation donated $710.5 million to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.[7] The same year, the foundation gave $100 million to Dolly Parton.[8]

On July 5, 2023, the Foundation announced John Deasy had been named its new president. Jackie and Miguel Bezos will transition to co-chairs of the board of directors.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". Bezos Family Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". Bezos Family Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Bezos Family Foundation | About Us". www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  4. ^ "Miguel Bezos". National Museum of American History. 2017-03-16. Archived from the original on 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  5. ^ Metcalf, Tom (2018-07-31). "A hidden Amazon fortune: Bezos' parents could be worth billions - BNN Bloomberg". BNN Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  6. ^ Neate, Rupert (2018-04-25). "Jeff Bezos: the boy who wanted to colonise space". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  7. ^ "Bezos Family to Donate $711 Million to Cancer Center in Seattle". Bloomberg.com. 2022-10-12. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  8. ^ D’ZURILLA, CHRISTIE (2022-11-14). "'What? Did you say $100 million?' Jeff Bezos honors Dolly Parton with massive grant". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  9. ^ "Bezos Family Foundation | Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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