MacKenzie Scott, formerly married to Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, has donated $12.8 billion, or 20 percent of her net worth, to local communities.
Over the last couple of weeks, I have reported on social spending, evaluating healthcare organizations and insurance companies. Both reports highlighted the limited contributions being provided to charity care per net income. Today, I would like to focus on some major contributions in the private sector. Known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), I am going to mention reported leaders in the key domains for SDoH:
Although there are lots of companies doing their part, here is just a couple of examples
So far, Starbucks has impacted 440,000 individuals, and supported 25,000 military families in additional programs. They are also working to increase their workforce and leadership presence for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
Finally shout out to MacKenzie Scott, for her social contributions since her divorce from Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO in 2020. Ms. Scott has donated $12.8 billion, 20 percent of her net worth, to local communities to improve such areas as youth programs, housing, and health outcomes ranging across 1,200 non-profit organizations nationwide. For reference to last week’s report, the top 20 health insurance companies have donated a combined $1.87 billion (2017-2021).
Today I ask is your employer making contributions to support SDoH initiatives this year?
The responses from Monitor Monday listeners may surprise you; they can be viewed here.
Programming Note: Listen to Tiffany Ferguson’s live reporting on the SDoH every Monday on Monitor Mondays at 10 a.m. EST.
References:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-022-07878-7#Tab1
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