Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott has donated Rs 53 billion, to 361 non-profit organizations, which is more than double her previous donation. MacKenzie Scott announced this week that it would give the money to 361 small groups out of more than 6,000 organizations that applied for funding, having also planned to give away 250 awards of $1 million earlier this year. Now he has fulfilled his promise. McKenzie Scott posted on social media that the money was meant to amplify the voices and opportunities of individuals and families of modest means, as well as groups facing discrimination and other systemic barriers. Let’s take a closer look at the life of McKenzie Scott…
McKenzie Scott was born on April 7, 1970 in San Francisco, California. MacKenzie was fond of writing. He started writing at the age of 6 and wrote a book of 142 pages in his childhood. Scott has also published two novels. Apart from this, she has also been a student of writer Toni Morrison and has also worked with her as a research assistant. MacKenzie Scott is also the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, which is why she remains in the news many times.
McKenzie Scott lived with Bezos for 25 years, but divorced her in 2019 and after that she got 25 percent stake in Amazon. But, after the divorce, he had decided to donate half of his property. Most of the money comes from a 4% stake in Amazon that was included in her divorce settlement with company founder Bezos.
In 2020, he donated gifts worth $5.8 billion to about 500 NGOs. After this, in 2021, Scott said that he has donated $2.74 billion to 286 groups. In such a situation, MacKenzie remains in the news for her habit of donating. This year, Scott broke with his previous approach of finding organizations and then contacting them anonymously to offer massive gifts. It is being told that after a panel reviewed all the applications, they gave $2 million to 279 non-profit organizations.
