MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, says she’s given away $4.1B in 4 months
By Staff The Associated Press
Posted December 16, 2020 11:25 am
MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced that she has given away $4.1 billion in the past four months to hundreds of organizations as part of a giving pledge she announced last year.
MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of
Amazon founder
Jeff Bezos, has announced that she has given away $4.1 billion in the past four months to hundreds of organizations as part of a giving pledge she announced last year.
Scott announced her pandemic-era philanthropy
in a Medium post Tuesday, The Seattle Times reported. She described the coronavirus pandemic as “a wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already struggling,” and noted is has been worse for women, people of colour and those living in poverty.
