Jeff Bezos has donated $30 million to fight climate change, but he's not putting his money where his mouth is.
The Amazon founder has created the Fund for Frontline Power, which has awarded more than $5 million in grants to 48 groups working on the front lines of the climate crisis, reports the Guardian.
"We put meeting the needs of our fellow frontline communities at the heart of every decision we madefrom designing the grantmaking process to selecting grantees,'' says Julia Ho, a member of the fund's Governing Body.
"The communities and places represented are only a small sample of the power and wisdom across frontline communities, and so are the climate justice projects we are honored to fund."
The group, made up of 13 grassroots climate leaders, controls the agenda and the purse strings, while donors contribute financial and other forms of support, per a press release.
More than 400 organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities applied for funds from the fund, which was created in response to the massive first round of Bezos' Earth Fund, which donated $30 million to fight climate change.
The Guardian has the full list of recipients.
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