Jeff Bezos once gave Eva Longoria and the admiral behind Osama bin Laden's capture $100 million—but she says you don't need wealth to give back

Photo of (left to right) Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Cris Abrego, and Eva Longoria (Credit: Getty Images for Bezos Courage and Civility Awards)

A lot of people talk about changing the world. But Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, gave Eva Longoria $50 million to actually do it. And two years on, she says the biggest myth still surrounding philanthropy is that you have to be rich to do it.

“One of the biggest misconceptions about philanthropy is that impact is tied to wealth or scale, when in reality, impact comes in many forms,” the Desperate Housewives star told Fortune. “What I’ve learned is that impact doesn’t come from how much money you have, it comes from how you show up.”