Courage and Civility Award

The Courage and Civility Award is an annual award distributed by Jeff Bezos since 2021.[1]

The award is accompanied by $100 million for the receiver of the award, to distribute to other non-profit organizations.[1] Each award comes with a ten-year window in which the funds have to be distributed.[2]

Winners

Year	Winner(s)
2021	Van Jones[1][3]
2021	José Andrés[1][3]
2022	Dolly Parton[1][3]

References

"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
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.
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.

External links

Bezos, Jeff (2021-07-20). Courage & Civility Award on YouTube, First Human Flight Post-Flight Press Conference

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[bbc-20221114-1] "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

[kirsch-cartwright-20220318-2] 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.

[bezos-20221112-3] 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.