Madonna Invites Jeff Bezos to Join Her in Funding Detroit Nonprofits

Let’s place this story under the category of “new giving habits of the tech-enabled ungodly rich.” NPQ reported a few days ago that Jeff Bezos had tweeted to his followers in search of suggestions about what kinds of projects to get involved with philanthropically. Bezos is the third-richest person in the world, with an estimated $80 billion in net worth. In his tweet, he said that his philanthropic interests sit “at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact.”Pop singer Madonna, on the other hand, boasts only $580 million in assets, as estimated by Forbes, and she’s a graduate of Rochester Adams High School, about 30 miles north of Detroit, which has led her to support charities in that city.