Jeff Bezos shot straight to the top of a ranking of America’s biggest donors — here’s how much tech moguls gave away to good causes in 2018

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• The Chronicle of Philanthropy published its "Philanthropy 50," ranking of the top donators to good causes in the US.
• Top among donators was the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos. It was the first time the Amazon CEO has appeared in the list.
• Other tech moguls including Mark Zuckerberg, Paul Allen, and Sheryl Sandberg featured prominently.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has published its ranking of the top 50 US donators to philanthropic causes in 2018.

Figures from the world of tech featured prominently on the list, with Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos topping the list, clinching the top spot from Bill and Melinda Gates.

Scroll on to see the top donators from the world of tech, ranked in ascending order.

9. Marc and Lynne Benioff

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff caused a stir this year in his avid support for philanthropic efforts in San Francisco, notably backing Proposition C, a tax on big tech companies that will deploy the money it raises to addressing the city’s homelessness problem.

Read more: Billionaire Marc Benioff celebrates after San Francisco votes for new tax that will take millions from big tech firms to solve the city’s homelessness crisis

Benioff and his wife Lynne also gave away $100 million of their personal fortune this year. Some of that money went towards turning an old San Francisco hotel into housing for homeless people, while $4.5 million went towards Friends of Ocean Action.

8. Evan and Sara Williams

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The former Twitter CEO and founder of blog platform Medium donated $100 million to various youth and educational charities.

7. Sheryl Sandberg

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Sandberg plugged $100 million into her donor-advised fund in 2018, which will reportedly continue to support LeanIn.org, her initiative to further female leadership, and OptionB.org, a website founded by Sandberg which helps people cope with grief.

According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Sandberg also seeded a new fund late last year called the Goldberg Charitable Support Fund, although it’s not yet clear what this fund will support.

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