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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is opening a tuition-free preschool in Washington state that will serve low-income families. (Charles Krupa/AP)
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Jeff Bezos was the top philanthropist of 2020, according to results released Tuesday by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
The outgoing head of Amazon made $10.15 billion in contributions in 2020, $10 billion of which to start the Bezos Earth Fund, which will issue grants to organizations working to reduce climate change. Bezos also made a $100 million contribution to Feeding America.
Bezos rejoined the annual top 50 rankings of philanthropists after failing to make the list in 2019. Bezos topped the list of US philanthropists in 2018 with more than $2 billion in philanthropy.
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Heavy metal loving graphic designer sets up wealth redistribution website to help Indonesians hit by COVID-19
Lody Andrian, 29, founded Bagirata, a peer-to-peer crowdfunding website to help Indonesians whose livelihoods are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Nivell Rayda)
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JAKARTA: When COVID-19 hit Indonesia in March last year, graphic designer Lody Andrian could not help but feel sorry for his friends affected by the subsequent lockdown.
Andrian, who is also a singer-songwriter for a heavy metal band, saw how some of his friends who work in the music industry – from musicians to roadies and sound engineers – lost their income entirely as bars and venues were shut.