Skip to content
Pursuits
Philanthropy

José Andrés Announces $1 Billion Climate Fund Using Jeff Bezos’s Money

The chef’s $100 million Courage and Civility Award helped World Central Kitchen ‘think bigger.’

Chef José Andrés, seen here in Beirut in 2020, is expanding his efforts to feed the world

Chef José Andrés, seen here in Beirut in 2020, is expanding his efforts to feed the world

Source: World Central Kitchen

By

On Nov. 5, World Central Kitchen announced the launch of a $1 billion Climate Disaster Fund. The fund was created to help the nonprofit respond to environmental crises around the world with both immediate disaster relief as well as longer term solutions and will be allocated over the next decade.

“This is a fight so hungry people can eat,” said founder José Andrés in a statement. “We cannot wait for more promises from world leaders. We need the fierce urgency of now.”