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Courage and Civility Award
Annual award distributed by Jeff Bezos since 2021

The Courage and Civility Award is an annual award distributed by Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez since 2021.

The award is accompanied by $100 million for the receiver of the award, to distribute to other non-profit organizations. Each award comes with a ten-year window in which the funds have to be distributed.

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Winners

YearWinner(s)Award valueReferences
2021Van Jones$100 million45
José Andrés$100 million67
2022Dolly Parton$100 million89
2024Eva Longoria$50 million1011
Bill McRaven$50 million1213

References

  1. "Country star Dolly Parton gets $100m award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos". BBC News. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14. Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton has been awarded a $100m (£84.8m) prize by Jeff Bezos. … announced the award alongside his partner, Lauren Sanchez. … The Bezos Courage & Civility Award recognises leaders who "pursue solutions with courage and civility". … started in 2021, with prizes going to activist Van Jones and chef and humanitarian Jose Andres, who established World Central Kitchen https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63619512 ↩

  2. "Country star Dolly Parton gets $100m award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos". BBC News. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14. Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton has been awarded a $100m (£84.8m) prize by Jeff Bezos. … announced the award alongside his partner, Lauren Sanchez. … The Bezos Courage & Civility Award recognises leaders who "pursue solutions with courage and civility". … started in 2021, with prizes going to activist Van Jones and chef and humanitarian Jose Andres, who established World Central Kitchen https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63619512 ↩

  3. Kirsch, Noah; Cartwright, Lachlan (2022-03-18). "What Is Van Jones Doing With Bezos' $100 Million?". Blank Check. The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2022-11-14. gifts were earmarked for charitable causes but otherwise came with no strings attached. "No bureaucracy. No committees. They just do what they want," Bezos said at the time … Andrés, who feeds masses of people after humanitarian disasters through his nonprofit World Central Kitchen, says he is already spending some of his millions to help war-torn Ukrainians. … Jones posted … that he was "vetting opportunities" and "conducting due diligence," adding that the award gave him a 10-year window to disburse the funds. https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-is-van-jones-doing-with-jeff-bezos-dollar100-million-gift ↩

  4. Johnson, Ted (July 20, 2021). "Jeff Bezos, At Post-Space Flight Press Conference, Says He's Giving $100 Million Each To Van Jones And José Andrés To Donate To Charities Of Their Choice". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2024. https://deadline.com/2021/07/jeff-bezos-van-jones-jose-andres-1234796581/ ↩

  5. Darcy, Oliver (July 20, 2021). "Bezos donates $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef Jose Andres". CNN. Retrieved March 15, 2024. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/20/media/van-jones-bezos-100-million/index.html ↩

  6. Johnson, Ted (July 20, 2021). "Jeff Bezos, At Post-Space Flight Press Conference, Says He's Giving $100 Million Each To Van Jones And José Andrés To Donate To Charities Of Their Choice". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2024. https://deadline.com/2021/07/jeff-bezos-van-jones-jose-andres-1234796581/ ↩

  7. Darcy, Oliver (July 20, 2021). "Bezos donates $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef Jose Andres". CNN. Retrieved March 15, 2024. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/20/media/van-jones-bezos-100-million/index.html ↩

  8. "Country star Dolly Parton gets $100m award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos". BBC News. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14. Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton has been awarded a $100m (£84.8m) prize by Jeff Bezos. … announced the award alongside his partner, Lauren Sanchez. … The Bezos Courage & Civility Award recognises leaders who "pursue solutions with courage and civility". … started in 2021, with prizes going to activist Van Jones and chef and humanitarian Jose Andres, who established World Central Kitchen https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63619512 ↩

  9. Bezos, Jeff [@JeffBezos] (2022-11-12). "We've just announced a new Courage and Civility award recipient — @DollyParton, who leads with her heart, and will put this $100 million award to great use helping so many people. She joins prior awardees, @VanJones68 and @Chefjoseandres. Congrats, Dolly!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-12 – via Twitter. /wiki/Jeff_Bezos ↩

  10. "Eva Longoria and Bill McRaven Receive $100 Million From Jeff Bezos". The Republic Reporter. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024. https://republicreporter.com/2024/03/eva-longoria-and-bill-mcraven-receive-100-million-from-jeff-bezos/ ↩

  11. Haring, Bruce (March 15, 2024). "Jeff Bezos Gives $50M Each To Eva Longoria And Admiral Bill McRaven". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2024. https://deadline.com/2024/03/jeff-bezos-gives-50m-each-eva-longoria-admiral-bill-mcraven-1235859359/ ↩

  12. "Eva Longoria and Bill McRaven Receive $100 Million From Jeff Bezos". The Republic Reporter. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024. https://republicreporter.com/2024/03/eva-longoria-and-bill-mcraven-receive-100-million-from-jeff-bezos/ ↩

  13. Haring, Bruce (March 15, 2024). "Jeff Bezos Gives $50M Each To Eva Longoria And Admiral Bill McRaven". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2024. https://deadline.com/2024/03/jeff-bezos-gives-50m-each-eva-longoria-admiral-bill-mcraven-1235859359/ ↩