Bezos makes first donations from $10 billion Earth Fund for fighting climate change

WASHINGTON POST • November 16, 2020

Jeff Bezos said Monday he is giving $791 million to 16 groups fighting climate change, the first grants from his Earth Fund, saying the money was “just the beginning of my $10 billion commitment to fund scientists, activists, NGOs, and others.” More than half of the donations went to established environmental groups, with $100 million donations each going to the Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Nature Conservancy, the World Resources Institute and the World Wildlife Fund.