Migration Grantfinder Tech Philanthropists

SOURCE of WEALTH: Twitter, Square OVERVIEW: Dorsey’s philanthropy has really picked up over the last few years, and since 2020, he has given away large sums of money at a rapid rate. Most significantly, he pledged $1 billion of his shares in Square … [Read more...] about Jack Dorsey

SOURCE OF WEALTH: GoogleFUNDING AREAS: Technological Advancement, Clean Energy, Health, EducationOVERVIEW: Larry Page sits on the boards of several nonprofits. Larry Page and his wife Lucinda Southworth conduct grantmaking through the Carl Victor … [Read more...] about Larry Page and Lucinda Southworth

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Facebook and Meta PlatformsFUNDING AREAS: Biomedical Research, Climate Action, Community Development, DemocracyOVERVIEW: Mike Schroepfer currently conducts his philanthropy through Additional Ventures, which he founded in 2017 with … [Read more...] about Mike Schroepfer

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Founder and CEO of AmazonFUNDING AREAS: Medical Research, Science, ImmigrantsOVERVIEW: Jeff Bezos has made several significant grants, but he has not embarked on large-scale and systematic philanthropy. However, Bezos's parents … [Read more...] about Jeff Bezos

SOURCE OF WEALTH: ClearAccessIP, Google FUNDING AREAS: Bay Area Community, Reproductive Longevity & Equality, Criminal Justice Reform, Healthy and Livable PlanetOVERVIEW: Nicole Shanahan does her grantmaking through the Bia-Echo Foundation, which she … [Read more...] about Nicole Shanahan

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Sirius Computer Solutions, Chairman EmeritusFUNDING AREAS: Medical Needs & Research, Children, Education, Developmental DisabilitiesOVERVIEW: Harvey Najim and his wife Nancy move their philanthropy through the Harvey E. Najim … [Read more...] about Harvey E. Najim

SOURCE OF WEALTH: SnapchatFUNDING AREAS: Education & Youth, Arts, Health & Human Services, TBDOVERVIEW: Bobby Murphy and Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel announced the creation of the Snap Foundation, set to benefit youth, education and nonprofit … [Read more...] about Bobby Murphy

SOURCE OF WEALTH: AirbnbFUNDING AREAS: Education, TBDOVERVIEW: Nathan and Elizabeth Blecharczyk signed the Giving Pledge, stating that their interests include "education, scientific research, medicine, space exploration, conservation of the planet … [Read more...] about Nathan and Elizabeth Blecharczyk

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Microsoft, private investmentsFUNDING AREAS: Global health and development, gender equity, U.S. education, advancing philanthropyOVERVIEW: Bill is among the world's leading philanthropists. Together with his then-wife, Melinda … [Read more...] about Bill Gates

SOURCE OF WEALTH: McCaw Cellular, Clearwire, Eagle River InvestmentsOVERVIEW: Craig and Susan McCaw’s direct the majority of their grantmaking through the Craig and Susan McCaw Foundation, which funds education access and advancement, international … [Read more...] about Craig and Susan McCaw

SOURCE OF WEALTH: BroadcomFUNDING AREAS: Education, Episcopal Church, Victim's Rights, Veterans, Human ServicesOVERVIEW: Nicholas's most influential work has been in education and victim's rights, but he has a broad range of philanthropic … [Read more...] about Henry T. Nicholas III

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Dell, AppleFUNDING AREAS: Education, Community DevelopmentOVERVIEW: Eric Harlsem and his wife Rani Clasquin give through the KLE Foundation, which made around $805,000 in grants in a past year. KLE seeks to provide quality … [Read more...] about Eric Harslem and Rani Clasquin

SOURCE OF WEALTH: IBMFUNDING AREAS: Education & Youth, Health & Human Services, Religious OVERVIEW: C. Michael Armstrong and his wife Anne do their grantmaking through the Armstrong Foundation, which gave away around $971,000 in a past year. The … [Read more...] about C. Michael and Anne Armstrong

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Sun Microsystems, Khosla VenturesFUNDING AREAS: Microlending to combat poverty, hunger and education. K-12 education.OVERVIEW: Vinod Khosla's philanthropy reflects his venture capitalist roots and has led him to support groups that … [Read more...] about Vinod and Neeru Khosla

SOURCE OF WEALTH: InterSystemsFUNDING AREAS: Health (AIDS Research), Boston Community, Global Development & HumanitarianOVERVIEW: Phillip and Susan Ragon conduct grantmaking through the Phillip and Susan Ragon Foundation. Aside from major support … [Read more...] about Phillip and Susan Ragon

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Founder of ATGStores.com; Angel InvestorFUNDING AREAS: Education & Youth, Animals, TBDOVERVIEW: In 2012, Gary and Jennifer Rubens founded the Rubens Family Foundation. Since 2013, the Rubens Family Foundation has granted over $30 … [Read more...] about Gary and Jennifer Rubens

SOURCE OF WEALTH: GoDaddyFUNDING AREAS: Phoenix Community, Education, Veterans, Medical, Poverty, Emergency ReliefOVERVIEW: Through his company's charitable arm, GoDaddy Cares, Bob Parsons has donated millions of dollars to animal welfare and … [Read more...] about Bob and Renee Parsons

SOURCE OF WEALTH: AirbnbFUNDING AREAS: Education, Humanitarian, TBDOVERVIEW: In 2016, the co-founders of Airbnb, Joseph Gebbia, Brian Chesky, and Nathan Blecharczyk joined the Giving Pledge and committed to giving away the majority of their wealth to … [Read more...] about Joe Gebbia