Mackenzie Scott: Bezos-EX gave away $ 19 billion

Since the end of Mackenzie Scott (55) and Jeff Bezos (61) six years ago, the author and four -fold mother has given away more than $ 19 billion to more than $ 2,000, as Scott announced on her website and, citing a three -year study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

The study points out that it could take decades “to understand the effects of the donations on the non -profit organizations and the sector as a whole.” However, the report also says that Scott would have transformed the philanthropy through its considerable, unpaid donations. And: “After five years, however, the effects of their donations on the recipient organizations are still overwhelmingly positive.”

Last year, Scott made headlines with the announcement to give away $ 640 million at $ 361 on the whole country, which were selected from over 6,000 applicants. Provides Scott about the application process for the donations: “Each of these 361 non -profit organizations was awarded by other organizations and a valuation committee in the second round for their outstanding work, with which they work for the interests of individuals and families with low or modest means and for groups that have come across discrimination and other system -related obstacles”.

In 2019, Scott also joined Bill Gates (69) and Warren Buffett (94 )’s philanthropical “Giving Pledge” movement. This is a list of billionaires who have undertaken to donate half of their assets.

After her divorce from the Amazon founder in 2019, Scott had received a severance payment of around $ 36 billion. She is currently in 68th place on the Forbes billionaire list.

Bezos and Scott have four children together – three sons and one daughter. Two years after her divorce, Scott married a former teacher of science, but in 2023 the couple submitted the divorce again. Bezos fell in love with the former news spokeswoman and media personality in Lauren Sánchez (55) in 2019. The couple sent their wedding invitations last month.