In May 2019, two months before her divorce from tech billionaire Jeff Bezos was finalized, MacKenzie Scott signed the Giving Pledge — a campaign launched by Warren Buffett, Melinda French Gates, and Bill Gates, urging wealthy individuals to give away the majority of their fortune.
Since then, she has made good on that promise.
In just three years, Scott’s total donations have amounted to more than $14 billion, exceeding those given by most philanthropists who began their charitable works long before her. This includes her ex-husband — one of the wealthiest persons in the world.