Philanthropy
Profound philosophical errors enabled the FTX collapse.
EA faces a reckoning after the fall of a major donor, but its rank-and-file members haven’t given up.
Ultra-wealth gives someone like Elon Musk the power to do great good in the world — and great harm.
Predicting the pace of AI intelligence is the first step to knowing what we should do about it.
The CEO of Evidence Action is disrupting international development by finding low-cost solutions to widespread problems.
The ultrawealthy are donating more than ever. That doesn’t mean the rest of us are giving less.
Foundations love funding reproductive health care, unless it’s for an abortion.
The billionaire and public health leader answers five of Recode’s questions about pandemic prevention and economic disparities.
Maybe government employees should be paid for with tax dollars, not private philanthropy.
The Berkshire Hathaway billionaire says he’s “optimistic.”
With a recent $2.7 billion announcement, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos has donated $8.5 billion in less than a year.
How Silicon Valley might beat the Tax Man.
The saga highlights just how uncharted the territory is in the world of crypto philanthropy.
How important are billionaires? Look at the reaction to Bill and Melinda Gates’s divorce.
The billionaire couple is getting a divorce.
A conversation with Andrew Steer about the US Earth Day climate summit, and how he wants to spend Bezos’s money.
Texas schools. A food bank. Now a climate-change prize. The Tesla founder discovers Big Philanthropy.
The law limits the cost of broadband access to $15 a month for needy families.
It’s easy to lose track of the numbers. But you shouldn’t.
A new poll from Vox and Data for Progress pulls back the curtain.
San Francisco is once again fighting over billionaires’ philanthropic power.
An interview with Sam Bankman-Fried, who uses math for ... everything.
The Amazon founder is slowly answering concerns from transparency advocates about the Bezos Earth Fund.
The grandson of Robert F. Kennedy lost an ugly race for the Senate last year.
We need more transparency in the world of charity.
Jeff Bezos isn’t getting less powerful. His power is just getting less obvious.
The Facebook founder and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are making the largest structural change to their philanthropy since they launched it five years ago.
More scrutiny than ever will be on Musk’s philanthropy.
Mike Troncoso is a former top aide to Kamala Harris, so this move is stirring speculation about a move to the White House.
A vote on Tuesday was the latest flashpoint in the debate over the proper role for billionaire philanthropy.
Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife is donating money with unusual speed.
The data on how people are giving in 2020 may surprise you.
Toby Ord started the Giving What We Can pledge, and you can join in too!
The billionaire Facebook founder is making the most expensive electoral play of his career to allow higher property taxes on California businesses.
A feeding frenzy has begun.
The Oracle billionaire has made a drastic decision yet again so he can focus on combating Covid-19.
$60 billion hangs in the balance.
Pay more attention to what Gates is doing overseas than what he’s saying about the United States.
Bezos has quietly started a new company that appears involved in the historic push.
In the past year, she’s given away $1.7 billion.