Portland – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — the world’s richest person — has given $5 million to a Portland nonprofit that helps homeless families get into their own homes.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the donation to the nonprofit JOIN is the largest individual donor in the organization’s 26-year history.
Bezos said this week that he was giving away a total of $97.5 million to two dozen organizations across the country.
Other recipients in the Pacific Northwest are in Seattle and Tacoma.
In Portland, the donation will be spread out over four years and will be a big boost to JOIN’s roughly $6.5 million budget.
