As part of the gift, Bezos asked the plaza at the Obama Presidential Center be renamed John Lewis Plaza, after the late congressman and civil rights leader who spent decades fighting for voting rights.
Bezos, one of the world's richest men, has made a series of high-profile donations since stepping down as CEO of Amazon in July, in addition to self-funding his brief jaunt into space on his Blue Origin rocket. Last week, he pledged almost $100 million to groups working to end homelessness.
In September, standing alongside climate envoy John Kerry, Bezos pledged $1 billion from his coffers to fight climate change through the Bezos Earth Fund foundation.
Related:
Jeff Bezos: 2021-11-07 Learjet Liberals Against Gasoline and Goshawks in Glasglow
Jeff Bezos: 2021-11-07 Climate Activists Call for 'End of Capitalism,' 'Black Liberation,' Abolition of Police
Jeff Bezos: 2021-11-05 China mocks 'powerless' Joe after his apology for US pulling out of Paris Accords: State-run newspaper says they can't wait for 'Trump to say sorry for Biden in 2024'
Jeff Bezos: 2021-11-07 Learjet Liberals Against Gasoline and Goshawks in Glasglow
Jeff Bezos: 2021-11-07 Climate Activists Call for 'End of Capitalism,' 'Black Liberation,' Abolition of Police
Jeff Bezos: 2021-11-05 China mocks 'powerless' Joe after his apology for US pulling out of Paris Accords: State-run newspaper says they can't wait for 'Trump to say sorry for Biden in 2024'