MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away Another $2.7 Billion to 286 Charities

The world’s 21st wealthiest individual, MacKenzie Scott, has pledged another $2.7 billion to various charities.

In a blog post announcing her latest act of generosity, the billionaire ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos explained that she wanted to give to those “that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.”

She chose 286 organizations that focus on racial inequality, as well as arts and culture, and education.

Since her divorce from Bezos in 2019—which saw her receive a 4% stake in Amazon—Scott has become well-known for her charitable donations.

In August 2020, GNN reported that she was giving $1.7 billion to various non-profits. Then in December, GNN revealed that she’d given away a further $4 billion to deserving causes.

For her latest act, she worked with researchers, advisors, and her new husband—Seattle science teacher Dan Jewett—to decide which non-profits to bestow gifts upon.

“In this effort, we are governed by a humbling belief that it would be better if disproportionate wealth were not concentrated in a small number of hands,” she wrote in her blog, “and that the solutions are best designed and implemented by others.”

Scott is not the only billionaire to promise to give away their wealth away. The Giving Pledge—an initiative sparked nearly a decade ago by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett—has been signed by 204 wealthy individuals, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Airbnb cofounder Vrian Chesky. Jeff Bezos has not signed the pledge, but Scott and her partner Dan both have—with a promise to give “until the safe is empty.”

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