Bezos Family Foundation

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Bezos Family Foundation
Formation2000;25 years ago (2000)
President
 John E. Deasy [1]
Chairman
 Miguel Bezos [2]
Co-founders
 Jackie Bezos and Miguel Bezos [3]
Website www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org

The Bezos Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in the United States. It was co-founded by Jackie Bezos and Miguel Bezos in 2000. Jackie Bezos and Miguel Bezos are the parents of Jeff Bezos, founder and former president and CEO of Amazon, as well as the founder and owner of Blue Origin.

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Organization

The Bezos Family Foundation was co-founded in 2000 [4] by Jackie and Miguel Bezos, [5] both of whom are major donors. [6] Priorities for the organization include supporting education. [7]

For more than 20 years, Jackie served as president of the foundation, while Miguel served as vice president. [3] [8]

In 2022, Jackie and Mike donated $710.5 million to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. [9]

On July 5, 2023, the Foundation announced John Deasy had been named its new president. Jackie and Miguel Bezos transitioned to co-chairs of the board of directors. [10]

On August 14, 2025, Jackie died following a long battle with Lewy body dementia. [11] Miguel (Mike) Bezos is currently the only chair of foundation's board of directors. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". Bezos Family Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Our Founders". Bezos Family Foundation. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". Bezos Family Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bezos Family Foundation | About Us". www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Miguel Bezos". National Museum of American History. 2017-03-16. Archived from the original on 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  6. ↑ Metcalf, Tom (2018-07-31). "A hidden Amazon fortune: Bezos' parents could be worth billions - BNN Bloomberg". BNN Bloomberg . Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  7. ↑ Neate, Rupert (2018-04-25). "Jeff Bezos: the boy who wanted to colonise space". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Jackie Bezos". Aspen Ideas. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Bezos Family to Donate $711 Million to Cancer Center in Seattle but there's no record it came from the foundation". Bloomberg.com. 2022-10-12. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  10. ↑ "Bezos Family Foundation | Dr. John Deasy Named New President of Bezos Family Foundation". www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  11. ↑ Hurtado, Yamillah (August 14, 2025). "Jackie Bezos, Jeff Bezos' Mom, Dies at 78". People. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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