Mackenzie Scott has a net worth of $37.5 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks her as the fourth-richest woman in the world, and has pledged to give away half of her wealth in her lifetime. Most of the money comes from a 4% stake in Amazon, which was included in her divorce settlement from Jeff Bezos, the company's founder. The billionaire philanthropist is giving $640 million to nonprofits, more than double her previously planned donations for the year. It announced this week that it would give the money to 361 small groups, out of more than 6,000 organizations that applied for funding. It originally planned to give out 250 prizes of $1 million each this year. She has given away $16.5 billion since divorcing Amazon's Jeff Bezos in 2019, according to the BBC. Recipients include the American Civil Liberties Union […]
Source: News Beast
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