philanthropy

One of the most well-known investors of the past 50 years has been Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) CEO Warren Buffett, who is famed for his investment style and philanthropic efforts. For several years, Buffett participated in a charity auction to have lunch with the billionaire, an...

The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, marking back-to-back National Football League championships for the team. A celebration to honor the team and its fans had a tragic storyline. What Happened: The Chiefs and city of Kansas City hosted a Super Bowl parade Wednesday that honored...

Charlie Munger, the legendary investor and former vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B), passed away Tuesday in California at the age of 99. Munger, the long-time right-hand man to Warren Buffett, held more than $2 billion worth of Berkshire stock as well as other...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on the cusp of turning 40, and he’s on a journey of transformation that draws inspiration from tech titan and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates. In an in-depth interview with Forbes, Zuckerberg...

Last month, Nick Gilbert, the son of Rocket Mortgage founder and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and wife Jennifer Gilbert, passed away tragically due to complications from neurofibromatosis at the age of 26. The Rocket Mortgage Classic announced Thursday, June 29, is “...

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is celebrating his birthday by giving away $50,000 to five lucky Instagrammers.  What Happened: On Sunday, MrBeast took to Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) Instagram on his birthday and announced that he is giving...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he read up on physics, chemistry, biology and other sciences using textbooks after he transitioned to full-time philanthropy. What Happened: Gates shared a blog post on Twitter in which he said that in the fall of 2008, after decades of “focusing...

While Bill Gates may best be known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), he has been gaining prominence through the years for his philanthropy, opening the doors to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. Since then, the foundation has doled out...

A YouTube star known for handing out large sums of money and high-value prizes to unsuspecting subscribers has been using his platform for more charitable acts over the last year or so. In his latest video, he found a way to put shoes on the feet of thousands of children in need....

Michael Jordan, widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, is not just a legend on the court. The six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls and current owner of the Charlotte Hornets is making headlines for a philanthropic act that shows his heart is as big as his game. What...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk gave $1.95 billion worth of the automaker’s shares to charity, according to a filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What Happened: The Tesla CEO donated almost 11.6 million shares of the automaker between August and December 2022,...

Billionaire investor and founder of Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (OTC: PSHZF) Bill Ackman is raising money for charity by auctioning off a lunch for which bids have started coming in. So far, over two dozen bids have poured in to dine with the Ackman, and the price...

Billionaire philanthropists are spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually in schools in an attempt to reshape America's education system. But certain parent activist groups say they are doing it at the cost of students' academics.  According to a recent report by...

Bill Gates announced that his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would invest more than $7 billion over the next four years to support African nations working to implement cutting-edge approaches in gender equality, health improvement and farming on the continent. In addition to already...

How much would you spend to have lunch with an asset manager who oversees $300 billion? Someone paid a record-breaking $19 million to do just that — and it was with Warren Buffett. Now, how much would you spend to have lunch with an asset manager who is in charge of $2.5 trillion?...