ABC News exclusively obtained a portion of Bezos and Sanchez’s wedding invitation, which was sent to guests in May. In it, the invitation asks guests to forego gifts for the billionaire couple and instead, lists three Venetian charities that Bezos and Sanchez will donate to on the behalf of guests. Jeff Bezos has a habit of issuing splashy philanthropic promises while offering few details. The latest: a $100-million pledge to help rebuild Maui after August’s devastating wildfires.
Bezos and fiancee Lauren Sanchez have given $15.5 million over the last five months through the Bezos Maui Fund, according to a spokesperson for the billionaire. But he declined to name the recipients — and local officials and nonprofits on Hawaii’s second-biggest island are puzzled over where the money might have gone. This isn’t the first time Bezos has offered few specifics on his philanthropy. There was the $10-billion climate pledge, nine-figure gifts to famous friends and a vague promise to give away the majority of his wealth — all of which came with little more than a dollar figure and subject area, if that.
