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Mackenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’s Ex-Wife Donates $2.7 Billion to Charities

Mackenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’s Ex-Wife Donates $2.7 Billion to Charities

Mackenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’s Ex-Wife Donates $2.7 Billion to Charities

  • World’s richest woman Mackenzie Scott and her husband Dan Jewett have donated $2.74 billion to art organisations and racial discrimination.
  • The ex-wife of Jeff Bezos has donated more than $8 billion since receiving her divorce settlement from the billionaire
  • Mackenzie currently has a net worth of $59 billion and she has promised to donate most of her wealth during her lifetime.

Billionaire Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott announced that she has donated $2.74 billion to various charity organisations in 2021.

Mackenzie revealed that the funds were donated to art organizations and charities combatting racial and domestic abuse.

The billionaire revealed that she and her husband Dan Jewett made the donations to enable the organisations to continue their work.

Mackenzie and Dan Jewett

Her latest round of donations brings Mackenzie’s charity gateways to more than $8 billion since her divorce from Jeff Bezos.

Mackenzie Scott

Mackenzie’s 4% stake in Amazon means that she has a net worth of $59 billion, making her the richest woman in the world.

The novelist signed a Giving Pledge following her divorce from the world’s richest man. This is a commitment to give away most of her funds during her lifetime.

Read also: Jeff Bezos Becomes the World’s Richest Again, After Losing his Spot for 2 Weeks

Mackenzie Scott made similar donations in 2020 when she announced that she was giving $6 billion to organizations aimed at COVID relief and gender equality.

The novelist has a different approach to giving. This was noticed when she announced that she consulted her team on the best way to give away her fortune faster.

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