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Chalk&nbsp;up another win for the world's richest man&nbsp;— CEO has topped the list for the largest charitable donation of 2020. According to , Bezos' $10 billion gift —&nbsp;known as the Bezos Earth Fund designed&nbsp;to fight climate change&nbsp;—&nbsp;topped the list. In November, Bezos the first 16 grants from the Bezos&nbsp;Earth Fund, totaling $791 million to 16 different organizations.The donation, first in February, is one of the largest individual donations made so far to fight the effects of climate change. Ticker Security Last Change Change % AMAZON.COM INC. 136.45 +3.18 +2.39% At the time, Bezos, whose current net worth is more than $185&nbsp;billion, said "climate change is the biggest threat" to Earth and the money he was&nbsp;donating will&nbsp;"fund scientists, activists, [non-government organizations] — any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world.""We can save Earth," Bezos continued.&nbsp;"It’s going to take collective action from big companies, small companies, nation states, global organizations, and individuals. ⁣⁣⁣I’m committing $10 billion to start and will begin issuing grants this summer. Earth is the one thing we all have in common — let’s protect it, together.⁣⁣⁣"In February 2020, a study was&nbsp;&nbsp;that said extreme&nbsp;&nbsp;events caused by&nbsp;&nbsp;change could result in an economic recession "the likes of which we've never seen before."The&nbsp;list of the largest 2020 charitable donations also includes notable contributions from&nbsp;a number of other corporate titans.Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, came in second and third, with their $900 million and $300 million donations to the Knight Foundation and the University of Oregon.&nbsp;Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, made the fourth-largest donation at $250 million to the Center for Tech and Civic Life.Home Depot co-founder and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank came in fifth, with a $200 million gift to build a new hospital in Atlanta.Absent from the list is MacKenzie Scott, Bezos' ex-wife, who nearly $6 billion in cumulative charitable donations during the year. However, none of her single donations was large enough to get on the list.

Chalk&nbsp;up another win for the world's richest man&nbsp;— CEO has topped the list for the largest charitable donation of 2020. According to , Bezos' $10 billion gift —&nbsp;known as the Bezos Earth Fund designed&nbsp;to fight climate change&nbsp;—&nbsp;topped the list. In November, Bezos the first 16 grants from the Bezos&nbsp;Earth Fund, totaling $791 million to 16 different organizations.The donation, first in February, is one of the largest individual donations made so far to fight the effects of climate change. Ticker Security Last Change Change % AMAZON.COM INC. 136.45 +3.18 +2.39%...

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