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In reply to the discussion: Is Elon Musk Really That Bad? [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Philantrophy doesn't appear to hate him, even though the Musk didn't announce the charities (could even be WFP, for all we know):
""Elon Musk, known as much for trolling charity executives as for his donations, is beginning to make good on his pledge to give at least half of his assets to charity, with donations worth $5.7 billion to an unidentified charity or charities in November."
"The November gifts were made with no announcement and became apparent only through a mandatory securities filing on Monday. Musk donated about 5 million Tesla shares, which were worth about $5.7 billion at the time of the gifts. The shares might have been sold by now, but if not, the value of the donations has dropped by about $1 billion since November due to declines in Teslas stock price.
"In February 2021, Musks foundation gave $100 million to the XPrize Foundation for a competition that will provide awards to creators of environmental projects that pull carbon from the atmosphere and ocean. Also in 2021, Musk gave $55 million to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital to supplement an even larger gift by the billionaire Jared Isaacman. The contributions were part of a fundraising effort related to Isaacmans first all-civilian trip to space on a rocket created by SpaceX, another Musk company."
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/elon-musk-gave-5-7-billion-to-charity-in-2021-sec-filing-reveals
"Elon Musk, the CEO of electric-vehicle manufacturer Tesla, gave donations worth $5.7 billion to an unidentified charity or charities in November. The gifts were made with no announcement and became apparent only through a mandatory securities filing."