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Even as Elon Musk calls philanthropy ‘very hard,’ everyday Americans gave a record $617 billion—despite feeling the squeeze over the cost of living
Donations from individuals hit 394B last year, but a 17 rise in bequests points to a shift in philanthropy driven by the Great Wealth Transfer.
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DNyuz
· Jun 21, 2026
Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich
Ever since Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, people have been trying to grasp the scale of his incomprehensible fortune. Some have noted that a stack of 100 bills amounting to 1 trillion would extend 679 miles high. The economist Steven Durlauf has observed that John D. Rockefeller’s wealth at one point equaled about []
Inc.com
· Jul 6, 2026
Why Over 261,000 People Are About to Have $550 Million in Medical Debt Erased Thanks to 2 Founders
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Kora Organics founder Miranda Kerr just made a massive donation. Here’s why.
Nepal News
· Jul 3, 2026
शुक्रबार सुनको मूल्य ७ हजार २ सय रुपैयाँ बढ्यो
काठमाडौँ। स्थानीय बजारमा आज सुनचाँदीको मूल्य बढेको छ। नेपाल सुनचाँदी ब्यवसायी महासंघका अनुसार आज सुनको मूल्य प्रतितोलामा ७ हजार २ सय रुपैयाँले बढेर २ लाख ९० हजार ७ सय रुपैयाँ कायम भएको छ। बिहीबार सुनको मूल्य प्रतितोला दुई लाख ८३ हजार ५०० रुपैयाँ कायम भएको थियो। यस्तै, बिहीबार चाँदीको मूल्य पनि बढेको छ। महासंघका अनुसार चाँदीको []
Fortune
· Jun 30, 2026
America added more than 1,200 millionaires per day in 2025, but the heyday of the ‘everyday millionaire’ is already over
The stock market made a record number of people millionaires in 2025. But the real wealth action was happening one tier up.
Times of India
· Jun 26, 2026
Life-changing donation: Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and his wife Miranda Kerr donate $550 million to clear medical debt for more than 261,000 California residents
Life-changing donation: Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and his wife Miranda Kerr donate $550 million to clear medical debt for more than 261,000 California residents
Fark
· Jun 29, 2026
So of course Elon Musk believes that philanthropist MacKenzie Scott giving away more than 26 billion dollars to thousands of organizations is making the world "worse off" [Facepalm]
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Related coverage for "Even as Elon Musk calls philanthropy ‘very hard,’ everyday Americans gave a record $617 billion—despite feeling the squeeze over the cost of living": DNyuz — Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich. Inc.com — Why Over 261,000 People Are About to Have $550 Million in Medical Debt Erased Thanks to 2 Founders. Nepal News — शुक्रबार सुनको मूल्य ७ हजार २ सय रुपैयाँ बढ्यो. Fortune — America added more than 1,200 millionaires per day in 2025, but the heyday of the ‘everyday millionaire’ is already over. Times of India — Life-changing donation: Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and his wife Miranda Kerr donate $550 million to clear medical debt for more than 261,000 California residents. Fark — So of course Elon Musk believes that philanthropist MacKenzie Scott giving away more than 26 billion dollars to thousands of organizations is making the world "worse off" [Facepalm]