Courage and Civility Award

Not to be confused with the Civil Courage Prize established in 2000.

The Courage and Civility Award is an annual award distributed by Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez since 2021.^[1]

The award is accompanied by $100 million for the receiver of the award, to distribute to other non-profit organizations.^[1] Each award comes with a ten-year window in which the funds have to be distributed.^[2]

Winners

Year	Winner(s)	Award value	References
2021	Van Jones	$100 million	[3][4]
	José Andrés	$100 million	[3][4]
2022	Dolly Parton	$100 million	[1][5]
2024	Eva Longoria	$50 million	[6][7]
	Bill McRaven	$50 million	[6][7]