Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who rearly drives his one and only car, a BMW M3, has donated $1billion (about 28%) of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief efforts.
Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, who just donated $1 billion to help fight and treat the coronavirus pandemic, has just one car.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, last week pledged to use $1b (₦367 billion) from his stake in Square Inc. to help fight and treat the global pandemic.
The tech entrepreneur announced that his gift, which represents over a quarter (28%) of his $3. 89 billion personal fortune, would be used to start the Start Small fund.
He added that any money left after the pandemic will be donated to girls’ health and education charities and to the campaign to expand universal basic income.
“I’m moving $1B of my Square equity (~28% of my wealth) to #startsmall LLC to fund global COVID-19 relief,”
“After we disarm this pandemic, the focus will shift to girl’s health and education, and UBI.”
Dorsey also announced that he would be documenting how each dollar from the donation is spent.
As of publication, the Start Small fund had made one donation for $100,000 to America’s Food Fund.
America’s Food Fund is a fundraiser set up by Leonardo DiCaprio and Laurene Powell Jobs to help feed families impacted by the Covid-19.
“Why the transparency? It’s important to show my work so I and others can learn.
I’ve discovered and funded ($40mm) many orgs with proven impact and efficiency in the past, mostly anonymously,”