In February 2020, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and at that point the world’s richest man, announced a $10 billion commitment to combat the climate crisis.
That commitment led to the creation of the Bezos Earth Fund — perhaps the largest philanthropic organization working wholly on climate-related causes. Last month, it hit headlines after it announced a $100 million grant for projects that can provide artificial intelligence-driven solutions to climate change.
The fund aims to fully disburse its founder’s $10 billion commitment by 2030, in line with the fulfillment of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. As of writing, it has already disbursed $1.7 billion of the $10 billion. We dug into the data available on its website to see where the grants are going and what kind of projects the fund decided to prioritize. It is worth noting that not all grants claimed to be made by the fund are readily available on its website.