BILLIONAIRES GIVERS

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U.S. Billionaires That Donated 

1.Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) founder Jeff and ex-wife Mackenzie Bezos made the list for the first time in 2018, knocking Bill Gates off the top spot. Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, and his other half gave about 1.5% of their total net worth, or $2 billion, to fund nonprofit schools and homeless charities through their "Day One Fund." The two will likely donate separately going forward, however, as their marital divorce was finalized on July 6, 2019.

2.Michael Bloomberg

The former mayor of New York City and founder of the Bloomberg financial news empire gave up 7.3% of his personal worth to several different causes, including the arts, education, environment, public-health groups, and programs aimed at improving city governments worldwide. Bloomberg donated $767 million in 2018 and has now given more than $6.4 billion to nonprofits during his lifetime.

3.Pierre and Pam Omidyar

EBay Inc. (EBAY) founder Omidyar and his wife Pam regularly gift money to charity. In 2018, they gave 3.4% of their net worth, or $392 million, to various nonprofits, many of which they founded and helped to run. One beneficiary was Luminate, a charity and LLC that the couple established in October to support organizations fighting for strong civic participation, data and digital rights, financial transparency, and an independent news media.

4.Stephen Schwarzman

Schwarzman, the co-founder and CEO of private equity giant Blackstone, gave $350 million to a new $1 billion college for the study of artificial intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and donated a total of $390 million in 2018. The billionaire has a net worth of $13.2 billion.

5.Steve and Connie Ballmer

Steve, the former Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) CEO and owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Basketball team, and his wife are big backers of economic mobility programs, mainly in Los Angeles, Southeast Michigan, and Washington State. In 2018, they contributed 0.7% of their total net worth, or $295 million, to their charitable foundation, the Ballmer Group Donor Advised Fund.