Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has revealed that she donated roughly $2.1 billion in grant funding to 360 organizations since last December.
The gifts were provided to domestic organizations in the United States, as well as nonprofits based abroad in countries including Brazil, Kenya, and India. Most focus on equity, gender, or human rights.
Scott, who was previously married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and has a net worth of $34 billion, has given away more than $16 billion total to over 1,900 organizations, mostly since 2020. She has become known for the fast pace of her giving in the form of no-strings-attached grants.
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Stephanie Beasley@Steph_Beasley
Stephanie Beasley is a Senior Reporter at Devex, where she covers global philanthropy with a focus on regulations and policy. She is an alumna of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Oberlin College and has a background in Latin American studies. She previously covered transportation security at POLITICO.
