The 10 Most Generous Philanthropic Donors Of 2018

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos: $2,000,000,000 Michael Bloomberg: $767,000,000 Michael Bloomberg might have been thinking about a possible presidential run when be broke out his checkbook enough for $767 million in giving over the course of 2018. Pierre and Pam Omidyar: $392,000,000 The Omidyar fortune comes from eBay, which made co-founder Pierre a billionaire back in the late 90s. Since then he’s mostly focused on philanthropy full time, which is how he consistently ranks so highly on lists like these despite not being as high profile as many of the other people seen here. Stephen Schwarzman: $390,000,000 Schwarzman made his fortune in the world of high finance, but when it comes to philanthropy his nearly $400 million in giving went towards the cause of education. Steve and Connie Ballmer: $295,000,000 Edging close to the $300 million giving mark are Steve and Connie Ballmer, benefiting various good causes. Paul Allen: $261,432,500 Tech billionaire Paul Allen passed away in October of 2018, but he still managed to contribute enough money to make the top 10 for the year. His favored causes in that time were artificial intelligence and medical research. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan: $213,598,215 Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are dedicated philanthropists with over $213 million (towards many different causes) in 2018 giving. John and Laura Arnold: $204,300,000 The Arnold fortune comes from finance as well as energy, and they gave back more than $200 million to various causes in 2018. Jay Alix: $200,000,000 Jay Alix is an extremely successful consultant, and his chosen cause is higher education, with all $200 million of his philanthropic gifts going towards that cause. Edward Bass: $160,000,000 Another champion of higher education is Edward Bass, who closes out the top 10 with $160 million in higher education giving.