U.S. philanthropic organization
The Bezos Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in the United States. It was co-founded by Jackie Bezos and Miguel Bezos in 2000. Jackie Bezos and Miguel Bezos are the parents of founder and former president and chief executive officer of Amazon and founder and owner of Blue Origin Jeff Bezos.
Organization
The Bezos Family Foundation was co-founded in 2000[3] by Jackie and Miguel Bezos,[4] both of whom are major donors.[5] Priorities for the organization include supporting education.[6]
In 2022, the foundation donated $710.5 million to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.[7] The same year, the foundation gave $100 million to Dolly Parton.[8]
On July 5, 2023, the Foundation announced John Deasy had been named its new president. Jackie and Miguel Bezos will transition to co-chairs of the board of directors.[9]
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