Philanthropy

The Bezos Day One Fund, launched by Jeff Bezos and now ex-wife Mackenzie Scott, is a $2 billion philanthropic fund aimed towards lifting families out of poverty. Since beginning in 2018, the Families Fund has allocated $521.6 million to charities and organisations in 45 U.S. states as well

One of my proudest achievements throughout my career is the Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation. Having set this NGO up over two years ago alongside the world's most renowned ophthalmologist, Dr Sanduk Ruit, the work is showing no sign of slowing down. The Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation

What is believed to be the largest single private donation to a cause correcting blurred vision has been accomplished by billionaire MacKenzie Scott. The announcement fell on World Sight Day, the 13th of October, that Scott donated £13.5 million to VisionSpring, a social enterprise that provides 'affordable eyeglasses,

Forward:Thinking is a series that will feature stories about my ventures into real estate, esports, blindness, poverty, artificial intelligence and everything in between. Investing in a business is always a risky move, however, when done well the rewards are always worth the risk. Investing in the support of those

As someone who has decided to use my wealth to help to rebuild people and communities around the world, I can say this with certainty: helping others is tough to get right. What keeps me awake at night is whether my Tej Kohli Foundation is backing the right projects and

In my book ‘Rebuilding You’ I suggest that giving away wealth can be harder than making it in the first place. That is particularly true for philanthropists like me who live in the West but hail from the Global South. Mackenzie Scott, who has donated $12 billion to good causes