Wealthy baby boomers have spent decades building their fortunes—and the foundations, donor-advised funds, and giving traditions that come with them....
Charitable giving
The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among wealthy nations, research shows, so heirs of the multibillion...
We’ve all experienced that semi-awkward moment of being approached on the street and asked to make a donation to a...
Billionaires have never been richer, and they’re putting their money to work—buying sports teams, funding philanthropic causes, and building even...
Some people may go back and volunteer at the hospital where they were born, or even fewer may go on...
While it may not be adorned in rhinestones and diamonds, Dolly Parton’s name is now etched over the doors of...
Roy Thompson, who built his fortune as a publican and property developer, died on Aug. 7, only eight days after...
Steve and Connie Ballmer have given away more than $8 billion during the past two decades, and founded the Ballmer...
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark vowed to give away his fortune to his passions: combatting disinformation, election security, cybersecurity, and… pigeons....
MacKenzie Scott has wowed just about everyone with her approach to philanthropy. (Except for Elon Musk, who implied the billionaire...
A tech podcast inspired AI workers to donate $40 million to improve the lives factory-farmed animals
As AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic race toward IPO, they’re expected to create a new wave of millionaires and...
For the past 58 years, Eddie Smith Jr. has transformed Grady-White Boats from a near-bankrupt North Carolina boat manufacturer into...
The public has long questioned the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, about what he’s doing sitting on a trillion-dollar fortune....
More than 250 wealthy people have signed the Giving Pledge, a promise to dedicate a majority of their wealth to...
Billionaire philanthropist Lauren Sánchez Bezos wants to change what your clothes are made of, and help offset fashion’s materials problem. ...
T. Denny Sanford wanted to die broke. He nearly pulled it off. The South Dakota banking magnate spent decades giving...
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has become one of the most prolific philanthropists of the modern era by writing massive, no-strings-attached checks...
The gap between the rich and the poor continues to rise at an extraordinary pace. Just 56,000 ultra-wealthy individuals—the world’s...
2025 brought a mixed picture for the U.S. economy. The stock market ended the year with double-digit gains, but inflation...
The Bill Gates-Warren Buffett relationship is fraying. The Oracle of Omaha has reportedly paused his annual gift to the Gates...
MacKenzie Scott has become one of the most affluent philanthropists of our time. After all, she’s given away more than...
In 2020, Jeff Bezos made what remains the largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate and nature ever: $10 billion, to...