MacKenzie Scott donated an eye-popping $5.7 billion in 2020. Her giving was unrestricted, with few reporting requirements. Over time, it’s become clear that the impact of her donations extends well beyond the organizations that received the gifts.
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Individual GivingMacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Giving Reverberates Way Beyond the Direct Beneficiaries
Many nonprofits that received money are giving some of it to local chapters or smaller groups they support, extending the impact of Scott’s giving even closer to the grass roots. -
Individual Giving
Does MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Approach Signal a New Era?
It’s too early to tell whether MacKenzie Scott’s approach to giving will create a sea change in how other ultrawealthy donors give or what they support. -
Individual Giving
Gifts From MacKenzie Scott Put Overlooked Colleges and Universities in the Spotlight
MacKenzie Scott gave one of her largest publicized gifts — $50 million — to Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black state university in Texas. -
Major Gifts
Updated: MacKenzie Scott Surprises Scores of Nonprofits With $4.2 Billion
Some 384 organizations, including food banks, Covid relief funds, and Black colleges, received the unsolicited donations from Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife. -
Major Gifts
MacKenzie Scott Showers $1.7 Billion on Nonprofits, Mostly Groups Fighting for Equity
The ex-wife of Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos said the money was distributed to 116 nonprofits, mostly to organization devoted to equity that are led by women, minorities, and LGBTQ people.
