Alex Trebek Donated "jeopardy!" Wardrobe So Down On Their Luck People Would Have Clothes For Job Interviews | Celebrity Net Worth 2026

Alex Trebek is continuing to be a kind and decent man even from beyond the grave. The late "Jeopardy!" host's wardrobe is being donated by the Trebek family and "Jeopardy!" to The Doe Fund. This organization finds paid work, housing, continuing education, vocational training, and social services to Americans with histories of incarceration, addiction, and homelessness. Fourteen suits, 58 dress shirts, 300 ties, and a variety of other items of clothing were donated at the suggestion of Trebek's son Matthew. The clothes will be distributed to men who need them for job interviews as part of The Doe Fund's "Ready, Willing, and Able" reentry program.

During his lifetime, Alex Trebek was an active and committed philanthropist. In a 2014 podcast interview with The Nerdist, Trebek revealed that he donated a large portion of his income to charity every year. In 1998 he donated 74 acres of property in the Hollywood Hills to the Santa Monica Conservancy. The donation doubled the size of the public parkland. In 2016 he donated $5 million to his alma mater, the University of Ottawa to fund the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue. He has donated a total of $7.5 million to the school. In mid-2020, Trebek donated $500,000 to Hope Central, a facility in the San Fernando Valley from an organization called the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission. The future 50,000 square foot complex is intended to be exclusively for homeless senior citizens in the San Fernando Valley. This wasn't just a one-time gift from Trebek. He's been making financial contributions to Hope of the Valley for years. In March 2020, he gave the organization $100,000 and to be put towards a complex in North Hollywood. Once that facility is completed it will be home to the "Alex and Jean Trebek Multi-Purpose Room." It will also have about 80 beds, bathrooms, and a laundry room.