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Bezos, Bloomberg Among Top 50 US Charity Donors for 2020

Associated Press

   As the world grappled with COVID-19, a recession and a racial
   reckoning, the ultrawealthy gave to a broader set of causes than ever
   before -- bestowing multimillion-dollar gifts on food pantries,
   historically Black colleges and universities and organizations that
   serve the poor and the homeless, according to the Chronicle of
   Philanthropy's annual rankings of the 50 Americans who gave the most to
   charity last year.

   Another cause that got outsize attention from billionaire
   philanthropists: climate change. Jeff Bezos topped the list by donating
   $10 billion to launch the Bezos Earth Fund. Bezos, who last week
   announced he was stepping down as Amazon CEO to devote more time to
   philanthropy and other projects, also contributed $100 million to
   Feeding America, the organization that supplies more than 200 food
   banks.

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