Bezos Family Foundation

Bezos Family Foundation
Formation2000; 25 years ago (2000)
President
John E. Deasy[1]
Co-Chairs of Board of Directors and Co-Founder
Jackie Bezos and Miguel Bezos[2]
Websitewww.bezosfamilyfoundation.org

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, Jackie and Mike donated $710.5 million to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.[7]

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.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". Bezos Family Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". Bezos Family Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Bezos Family Foundation | About Us". www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  4. ^ "Miguel Bezos". National Museum of American History. 2017-03-16. Archived from the original on 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  5. ^ Metcalf, Tom (2018-07-31). "A hidden Amazon fortune: Bezos' parents could be worth billions - BNN Bloomberg". BNN Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  6. ^ Neate, Rupert (2018-04-25). "Jeff Bezos: the boy who wanted to colonise space". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  7. ^ "Bezos Family to Donate $711 Million to Cancer Center in Seattle but there's no record it came from the foundation". Bloomberg.com. 2022-10-12. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  8. ^ "Bezos Family Foundation | Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.