How MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away Billions – And Is Still One Of The World’s Richest WomenMacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is giving away her fortune
faster than any billionaire in modern times. But, despite her prodigious donations, she’s still the fourth richest woman in the world.
Not that her billions in rapid-fire donations aren’t taking a toll. Scott is worth an estimated
$43.6 billion – down $9.4 billion, or 18%, from last year.
Scott became a billionaire in 2019 after Bezos transferred a quarter of his Amazon holdings –
19.7 million shares – to her as part of their divorce settlement.
Scott, who has promised to
give away the majority of her wealth, has redirected 4.75 million Amazon shares – nearly a quarter of what she was awarded in the divorce – toward charitable causes.
She’s given to smaller grassroots organizations and larger, more established nonprofit networks tackling issues related to
gender equality, racial justice, reproductive rights, the arts and more.
