Are there any well-known examples of billionaires being behind such initiatives while not seeking to publicise their involvement? This isn't a rhetorical question - I'm genuinely curious.
Part of me wonders if why these billionaires have their names on these projects is to try to buy goodwill? Rather than people just hating the rich in general, if they know that Bill Gates is donating all this money and attempting to help the less fortunate, he's slightly less of a greedy wealthy bastard? I don't see a Jeff Bezos foundation, for example.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton_National_Park#Esta...
I recall some years ago, there was a movement to encourage large donors and philanthropists to make themselves more visible, rather than donating anonymously, in the believe that this would encourage other wealthy people to contribute as well, a kind of peer pressure or leading by example.