Elon Musk is the world’s richest man—yet he’s typically pretty hush-hush about how he gives his money away. The Tesla CEO is worth a tremendous $450 billion, but in the past few years has only publicly donated a few billion dollars here and there.

"The biggest challenge I find with my foundation is trying to give money away in a way that is truly beneficial to people," Elon Musk said in a recent podcast interview. "It's very easy to give money away to get the appearance of goodness. It is very ...

Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls. The Musk Foundation sent about $370 million to the Foundation, a nonprofit he set up to establish a STEM-focused primary and ...