Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sánchez have given $100 million jointly to American actress and philanthropist Eva Longoria and US four-star Admiral William Harry McRaven, member of the board of Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
Courage and Civility Award
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sánchez launched the Courage and Civility Award (Annual prize) in 2021. The awardee is given $100 million to support philanthropy and for the greater cause of society and a time period of 10 years is awarded to distribute the money. The first recipients were American political analyst and civil rights advocate Van Jones and a Spanish American chef and humanitarian José Andrés in 2021. In 2022, the award was given to Dolly Rebecca Parton, an American singer-songwriter, actress, and philanthropist.
Wildfires at Hawaiian island of Maui
Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez have declared their support for the community of the Hawaiian island of Maui, which is undergoing serious devastation due to raging wildfires. They posted on their social media that they are creating a Maui fund. Although it is not clear as of yet how this will work but their humanitarian side is being shown to the world. The wildfires have claimed 100 lives till now and also many are seriously injured and hospitalised.
Other Celebrities
They are among other celebrities like Jason Momoa and Oprah Winfrey, who have been supporting and doing their best efforts to support the community and help the people in their bad times. Billionaire Jeff also recently bought around 14 acre property in the South Maui’s La Perouse Bay. He is the third richest person in the world with $163 Billion fortune but with a kind heart. He created the philanthropic fund Courage and Civility Award as he believes in paying back to the society.
Also President Joe Biden declared Maui a disaster area by which it will also receive the assistance from the federal government. $10 Billion have been pledged by the billionaire as Bezos Earth Fund for a decade to fight the impact of climate change as it is the need of time.