Donation

In commemoration of World Mental Health Day, the Live Free 999 nonprofit has announced a donation of $100,000 to multiple organizations focused on mental health concerns.“As we recognize World Mental Health Day today, I am so inspired by everyone who wants to carry the torch of Jarad’s legacy and so grateful for all the support for Live Free 999, a platform for those who are struggling,” Carmela Wallace, Juice WRLD’s mother, said in a press release.The nonprofit, founded by Carmela in honor of her late son, has donated…

A Patagonia store signage is seen on Greene Street on September 14, 2022 in New York City. Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, his spouse and two adult children announced that they will be giving away the ownership of their company which is worth about $3 billion. The company's privately held stock will be now be owned by a climate-focused trust and group of nonprofit organizations, called the Patagonia Purpose Trust and the Holdfast Collective, and all the profits that are not reinvested into the business will be used…

Cardi B made a surprise visit to her former middle school as part of New York’s Community Capacity Development organization.On Tuesday, Cardi headed to her old stomping grounds, I.S. 232 in the Bronx’s Morris Heights neighborhood. After delivering a motivational speech to some ecstatic students and answering a few of their questions, Cardi surprised the school with a $100,000 donation.“I’m extremely proud to be from the Bronx and I have lots of family and friends who live and work there still,” Cardi said. “So when I…

Walmart Foundation and Flipkart Foundation on Thursday said they have together contributed more than Rs. 2 crore towards flood relief work in Assam. The funds will help humanitarian organisation 'Doctors For You' support people impacted in the region, a joint statement said. The Doctors For You supplies relief kits with essential food items, medicines and hygiene-care products and offers healthcare and psychological support to the affected population. "Our hearts are with those affected by the devastating flooding in…

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Getty Images Remix By Keane Eacobellis A representative for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is testifying about the unfulfilled donation pledged by Amber Heard amid a trial of dueling defamation lawsuits involving her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. Candie Davidson-Goldbronn, a representative for Children’s Hospital LA, testified that they only received a small fraction of the original amount that Heard pledged, which was $3.5 million, half of the $7 million total she said she would receive as…

Amber Heard is set to be cross-examined in court as part of her continued testimony in the defamation trial against Johnny Depp this week. Ahead of that, however, new information came to light regarding Heard’s divorce from the Pirates of the Caribbean actor and what actually happened to the money from the settlement that she had vowed to donate. We’d previously heard she donated in the seven-figure range, but that’s a far cry from the millions of dollars she had seemingly pledged around the time of her high-profile…

Insomniac Games, which is part of Sony’s PlayStation Studios, plans to donate $50,000 to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP), according to an internal email sent on May 13th by its CEO Ted Price, as reported by The Washington Post. Sony itself plans to match the donation for a total of $100,000, and employees of Insomniac can make donations through Sony’s PlayStation Cares program. Additionally, The Washington Post reports that Sony is working on plans to provide financial assistance to employees…

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's move to donate all his employee stock option plan (ESOP) proceeds worth Rs. 700 crore to aid its delivery workers has been called "a ploy to divert attention" from the recent worker protests by a Telangana-based workers' union. The union said it was an attempt by the executive "to save the tarnished image" of the food delivery company. Goyal informed Zomato employees about the update through an internal announcement last week.The Zomato executive said in the announcement on Friday, a copy of…