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Excess

27-Year-Old Buys Seized $187M Yacht

Abbas Sajwani · The Feds Took It From A Russian Oligarch ... Now It's His

$187 million
Need

Could have given

4.7 million

people clean drinking water

charity: water: about $40 funds clean water for one person, on average, in rural communities. charity: water, How much clean water will my donation provide

Amadea, 348 feet, was seized by the U.S. in 2022. In 2026 a 27-year-old Dubai billionaire bought it for $187 million.

Or it could have

  1. 34,000

    lives from malariaGiveWell estimates its top charities save a life for $3,000 to $5,500. We use the higher figure: $5,500, the cost through Against Malaria Foundation bed nets. GiveWell, How much does it cost to save a life?

  2. 1.7 million

    hungry kids for a whole yearNo Kid Hungry: $1 can help provide 10 meals for kids. Three meals a day for 365 days is 1,095 meals, about $110 per child per year. No Kid Hungry, What your dollars can do

  3. 4.7 million

    people clean drinking watercharity: water: about $40 funds clean water for one person, on average, in rural communities. charity: water, How much clean water will my donation provide

  4. 10,480

    homeless veteransAt the U.S. median rent of $1,487 a month (Census, 2024), about $17,844 a year. U.S. Census Bureau median gross rent, via USAFacts

  5. 5,240

    families escaping abuse a safe home for two yearsThe federal transitional housing program for survivors pays market rent for up to 24 months. At the U.S. median rent of $1,487 a month (Census, 2024), that is about $35,688 per family. U.S. DOJ Office on Violence Against Women, Transitional housing

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