MrBeast Responds to Backlash Over Ten Million Dollar Ghana Project

…an overseas project instead of doing more in Greenville, where he grew up. The user pointed to the city’s poverty rate while questioning the focus of his philanthropy. A person who goes by the username @Antunes wrote, " I wonder why MrBeast doesn’t do more for his hometown of Greenville, North Carolina, where the poverty rate is 25% (more than double the national average)? (sic)." Donaldson responded directly, saying he “literally” does support his local community. He pointed to his 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Beast Philanthropy, and said it has distributed tens of millions of meals in the US,…

…does support his local community. He pointed to his 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Beast Philanthropy, and said it has distributed tens of millions of meals in the US, including in his hometown. To this, MrBeast responded, “ I literally do. I have a 501c non profit and have disturbed 10s of MILLIONS of meals in America, many in my local community. If I listed all the philanthropic things we do locally I literally wouldn’t be able to fit it in this tweet. (sic)” Beast Philanthropy’s own figures show that its Beast Pantry, which began in Greenville in late 2020, has delivered more than 48 million meals and distributed more than 60 million pounds of food. The organisation…