Jeff Bezos receives 'Prophets of Philanthropy' award

Jeff Bezos and humanitarian chef José Andrés were jointly honored for their philanthropy at the Vatican this week.

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Bezos and Andrés were the first recipients of the Prophets of Philanthropy award from the Galileo Foundation.

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Bezos, currently worth an estimated $138 billion according to Forbes, has focused his philanthropy on three main areas.

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These are climate change, preschool education and homelessness.

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In 2021, he committed to spend $10 billion by 2030 to help solve the climate crisis.

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