Jeff Bezos’ Ex-Wife MacKenzie Scott Donates $3.8 Billion to Charities

There is no question about whether or not MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is charitable.

She has proven time and time again with donations that she cares deeply about giving back.

This time Scott has donated $3.8 billion to 465 organizations. The billionaire philanthropist announced this week that she has given away more than $3.8 billion to hundreds of organizations.

Scott, who has a net worth of more than $55 billion according to Bloomberg, has become known for her surprise multibillion-dollar donations to charities. Her latest donations were made during a span of nine months.

The list of recipients includes a range of non-profit organizations, though Scott said she’s particularly focused on supporting groups who are helping to uplift “those whose voices have been underrepresented.”

“Our team’s focus over these last nine months has included some new areas, but as always our aim has been to support the needs of underrepresented people from groups of all kinds,” Scott wrote. “The cause of equity has no sides.”

Scott became one of the world’s wealthiest women following her divorce from Bezos in 2019, which left her with a 4% stake in Amazon. Her ex-husband is the second wealthiest person in the world, behind Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Scott signed the Giving Pledge in 2019, committing to give away at least half of her fortune to charity. The Giving Pledge was started by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates in 2010 to encourage the world’s ultra-rich to distribute their wealth.

Scott is now married to Dan Jewett, a Seattle science teacher. Last March, Jewett joined Scott in signing the Giving Pledge.

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