Jeff Bezos‘s wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, has announced that the couple is donating a significant portion of their wealth to charity this year. In an exclusive appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America, Sanchez Bezos shared that the family’s “Day 1 Family Fund,” which the couple founded in 2018, is giving $102.5 million in new grants to 32 non-profits across the US this year. Sanchez Bezos said: “This year, we’re able to give more than $100 million — it makes a huge impact.” She also highlighted that this is just the beginning of their philanthropic efforts. “This is just the beginning. It’s a $2 billion commitment, so we’re gonna continue doing it,” Sanchez Bezos added. She even noted they rely on advisers to distribute the funds effectively, saying, “We have an incredible group of advisers on the ground, they know what communities need. We’ve been able to give to all 50 states, and they really tell us what places like the [Washington, D.C., nonprofit] Community of Hope need.”
Which non-profits will benefit from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s ‘Day 1 Family Fund ’ in 2025
The foundation has announced that the 32 groups receiving help in 2025 are based in 20 states, Washington, DC, and Guam. Each group will get immediate funding to continue their work helping families move from living on the streets or in shelters to permanent housing and the services they need to stay stable.Some of the biggest grants went to the Booker T. Washington Community Service Center in San Francisco, Care Resource Community Health Centers in Miami, and Union Station Homeless Services. Each of them received $5 million. In a blog post, the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund listed all the non-profits that will be receiving the funds in 2025. The foundation wrote: “We are excited to announce the eighth annual Day 1 Families Fund leadership awards. These 32 recipients from 20 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam will receive immediate donations totaling $102.5 million to continue their compassionate, needle-moving work to help families move from unsheltered homelessness and shelters to permanent housing and access services to achieve stability.”Here’s the list of the nonprofits that will receive the funds and the amount they’ll be receiving:
- ACCESS Inc., Akron, OH • $1.25 million
- Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County, Tacoma, WA • $2.5 million
- Big Bend Cares, Tallahassee, FL • $5 million
- Booker T. Washington Community Service Center, San Francisco, CA • $5 million
- Care Resource Community Health Centers, Inc., Miami, FL • $5 million
- Chum, Duluth, MN • $2.5 million
- City Care, Oklahoma City, OK • $2.5 million
- City Rescue Mission, Oklahoma City, OK • $2.5 million
- Community Crisis Services, Inc., Hyattsville, MD • $5 million
- DuPage Pads, Wheaton, IL • $5 million
- Emergency Family Assistance Association, Boulder, CO • $5 million
- Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN • $1.25 million
- Friendship Place, Washington, DC • $2.5 million
- Friendship Service Center, New Britain, CT • $2.5 million
- Harford Family House, Aberdeen, MD • $1.25 million
- Hermanos de la Calle, Key Biscayne, FL • $1.25 million
- Hope Harbor, Grand Island, NE • $1.25 million
- Housing Families, Malden, MA • $5 million
- KCEOC Community Action Partnership, Inc., Gray, KY • $5 million
- LifeStyles of Maryland, Inc., La Plata, MD • $2.5 million
- Mary’s Place, Seattle, WA • $5 million
- New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter, New Orleans, LA • $1.25 million
- Residential Youth Services & Empowerment, Honolulu, HI • $2.5 million
- St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Atlanta, GA • $5 million
- The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers, Seaside, CA • $2.5 million
- The Kitchen, Inc., Springfield, MO • $2.5 million
- Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation Mvn’-dvn (Housing Division), Smith River, CA • $1.25 million
- Under 1 Roof, Dallas, TX • $1.25 million
- Union Station Homeless Services, Pasadena, CA • $5 million
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, Milwaukee, WI • $5 million
- WestCare Pacific Islands, Inc., Hagatna, Guam • $2.5 million
- YMCA of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH • $5 million
In 2024, the foundation offered $110.5 million to 40 nonprofit groups in 23 states. According to Forbes, the Amazon co-founder and chairman, Jeff Bezos, is worth $245.3 billion. He is the fourth-richest person in the world, behind Larry Ellison at $252 billion, Larry Page at $259 billion, and Elon Musk at $480.8 billion.
