Chipmaker Nvidia raises $15 million for non-profit organization helping civilians affected by Israel-Hamas war By Reuters

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:) and its employees have donated $15 million to Israeli and foreign nonprofits supporting civilians affected by the war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Nvidia said thousands of employees from more than 30 countries donated a total of $5 million, and the company doubled that amount to $10 million under a special program introduced to help people affected by the war.

The donation was said to be the largest humanitarian fundraiser in the company’s 30-year history.

“We are proud to see the widespread support of the NVIDIA family in Israel and around the world,” said Gideon Rosenberg of NVIDIA. “We are grateful for their prayers for the return of our colleague Avinatan Or and other former Hamas hostages. “Thank you for the hope,” he said. Legal advisor.

“We are truly inspired by the genuine care of our employees around the world.”

Alternatively, the 30-year-old has worked as an engineer at Nvidia since April 2022, according to his LinkedIn page. He was arrested by Hamas at the Nova music festival on October 7 along with his girlfriend Noa Argamani and about 240 other people, some of whom have since been released.

NVIDIA has decided to have its employees donate to organizations in the region, including the Asor Fund (JGive), American Friends of Magen David Adom, Doctors Without Borders, Friends of United Hatzalah, IsraAID (US) Global Humanitarian Assistance, Jewish Agency for Israel, and World Central. He said he did. Kitchen and Zakah.

NVIDIA also said it donated hundreds of computers to evacuated families in northern and southern Israel and served thousands of hot meals in its Yokneam office cafeteria.

(This story has been corrected to clarify that donations were not only made to Israeli nonprofits.)