Bezos, who is worth approximately $183 billion, announced 16 grants worth $791 million as part of the Bezos Earth Fund "fight climate change and its impact on communities around the world," according to his Instagram post. "We can all protect Earth’s future by taking bold action now," Bezos added. JEFF BEZOS DONATES $10B TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
The 56-year-old did not specifically mention what dollar amounts the organizations would get, but The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) each received $100 million, according to statements from both organizations. The other 14 grantees are as follows:
- The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund
- ClimateWorks Foundation, Dream Corps Green For All
- Eden Reforestation Projects
- Energy Foundation
- The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- NDN Collective
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- The Solutions Project
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- World Resources Institute
- World Wildlife Fund
