Billionaire’s space trip brought $125M to St. Jude hospital

Published February 11, 2022 7:00 am

By BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Chronicle of Philanthropy

The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps seeking new adventures. Isaacman, who turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teenager into a multibillion-dollar company, periodically indulges his passion for aviation with head-turning flights. Each time, a prominent charity has joined the ride — and the stakes keep getting bigger. In 2009, Isaacman set a speed record for flying around the world in a light aircraft, raising tens of thousands of dollars for Make-a-Wish in the process.

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