Laurene Powell Jobs just gave $3.5B to a foundation. Here are five things to know about the group.

Laurene Powell Jobs made a big splash Monday when she announced she was donating $3.5 billion to a foundation focused on mitigating climate change.

The Waverley Street Foundation will spend the money over the next 10 years, focusing on “initiatives and ideas that will aid underserved communities who are most impacted by climate change,” according to a spokesperson for Powell Jobs quoted by Axios. Apple vice president Lisa Jackson will chair the board of the Palo Alto-based foundation, which will…

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