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Susan Dell is the one running the Dells’ $10 billion giving operation—and her biggest bets are on kids, health care, and UT Austin
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Michael Dell is the sixth-richest man in the world with a net worth of about $232 billion.
Key facts
- The donation is intended to benefit children age 10 and under who aren’t eligible for the federal government’s separate $1,000 contribution for children born between 2025 and 2028
- She and Michael committed more than $43 million to rebuilding and recovery across 41 counties
- Michael Dell is the sixth-richest man in the world with a net worth of about $232 billion
- In April, the Dells became the first donors to surpass $1 billion in lifetime giving to the University of Texas at Austin
Summary
She is the co-founder and chair of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, established in 1999. The organization’s focus areas are education, jobs and livelihood, and health—causes she’s cared about deeply since childhood. “People matter to her,” Janet Mountain, head of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, said in a statement. Recently, Susan has focused largely on the foundation’s livelihood pillar through the Dells’ commitment to Trump Accounts.