Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s $700m fortune: Why did their donations face scrutiny?

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen built huge fortunes during their marriage, but their charitable work also faced scrutiny. In Nov. 2022, public records showed that the Luz Foundation had given $640,402 to various organisations between 2007 and 2019. That figure drew attention because the former couple’s combined wealth was estimated at more than $700 million at the time. Their foundation’s spending soon became a talking point around their philanthropy.The criticism did not mean the couple made no charitable contributions. Brady and Bündchen had supported hunger relief, environmental causes and other organisations for years. Bündchen also continued developing her own philanthropic work, and the Luz Alliance Fund later became involved in much larger fundraising campaigns across Brazil.Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen faced scrutiny over the Luz Foundation’s donationsThe Luz Foundation began in 2007 after Gisele Bündchen created it to support educational, environmental and humanitarian causes.