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MacKenzie Scott Has Officially Donated $1 Billion To HBCUs Since Pledging To Give Away Most Of Her Fortune In 2019

MacKenzie Scott, a philanthropist and the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, has donated a whopping $26 billion since pledging to give away most of her fortune back in 2019.

MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $26 billion—but it’s barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of A...

Since her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos, Scott has quietly donated $26 billion to HBCUs, DEI groups, and disaster relief—outpacing her ex-husband's lifetime giving.

MacKenzie Scott Has Donated Over $1 Billion To HBCUs — And She’s Not Slowing Down

MacKenzie Scott has completely changed how people think about funding for historically Black colleges and universities. Her total donations to HBCUs now range between $1.1 billion...

MacKenzie Scott Donates Surprise Record Gift to Meals on Wheels in Crucial Year

MacKenzie Scott’s unexpected $70 million donation, the largest in Meals on Wheels’ history, arrives as local programs across the U.S. strain to serve record numbers of seniors amid...

Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie donates $70 million to Meals on Wheels after selling Amazon stake

Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott can’t find place in top donors list despite ‘gifting’ billions

Despite gifting $7.1 billion in 2025, MacKenzie Scott was excluded from the Chronicle of Philanthropy's top donor list. Her substantial donations, exceeding Jeff Bezos' lifetime gi...

Why MacKenzie Scott’s Record-Breaking $70 Million Donation Is a Turning Point for Seniors

The billionaire philanthropist’s gift to Meals on Wheels is her latest act of generosity in a giving streak that has now surpassed $26 billion.

MacKenzie Scott Surpasses $1 Billion in HBCU Donations

*Few philanthropists have reshaped the funding landscape for historically Black colleges and universities the way MacKenzie Scott has. Her cumulative donations to HBCUs now fall so...

MacKenzie Scott Has Now Given Over $1 Billion to 1 Area of Higher Education

The milestone underscores a sustained push to direct flexible funding to colleges long overlooked by major philanthropy.

MacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and comm...

The billionaire philanthropist has directed more than $1.2 billion to HBCUs as Trump administration cuts threaten their survival.

The 24: Each HBCU MacKenzie Scott has donated to, and how the $1 billion in total donations represents ‘trust-based’ fai...

After donating over $700 million to historically Black colleges and universities in 2025, the full scope of Scott’s donations since

MacKenzie Scott gave more than $1 billion to HBCUs. So why was she left off a top philanthropy list?

The billionaire philanthropist’s quiet, trust-based giving model has made historic investments in Black colleges, but it may have also kept

After giving away billions to charity, MacKenzie Scott says, ‘small acts of kindness matter’

MacKenzie Scott, despite donating billions, champions everyday generosity. She highlights how small, consistent acts of kindness by ordinary people collectively shape communities,...

MacKenzie Scott says we underestimate the impact of small acts of kindness. Science agrees

Whatever you think about the charitable gifts of MacKenzie Scott, no one would describe them as small. The novelist and philanthropist gave away $7 billion in 2025. That’s more tha...

5 Major Revelations From Jeff Bezos’s Recent Interview, Including the 1 Thing He and MacKenzie Scott Agree On

The founder of Amazon reiterated his commitment to giving away the majority of his fortune.

MacKenzie Scott Left Off Top Donor List Despite Billions in Giving

*One of the most consequential philanthropists of the modern era just got left off a major industry ranking, and the reason has nothing to do with how much she gave. The Chronicle...

Red Lake Nation College receives ‘transformational’ $7M grant from MacKenzie Scott

The school will set up a permanent endowment with the surprise gift.

Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leadi...

The Bezos Earth Fund has disbursed more than $2 billion so far. With less than four years left to deploy the rest, the couple's philanthropy is accelerating—though it still trails...

Bezos Family’s $100M Gift to NYC’s Robin Hood Honors Jackie Bezos

A $100 million donation from the Bezos family will create an early childhood endowment in New York City honoring Jeff Bezos' late mother, Jackie.

Who says money can’t buy happiness? Meet the unabashedly happy Mrs Sánchez Bezos

As half of an unfathomably powerful couple, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, seems to have influenced the uber-rich to stop apologising, and start enjoying th...

Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren Sánchez Bezos?

As half of an unfathomably powerful couple, Mrs. Sánchez Bezos seems to have influenced the uber-rich to stop apologizing, and start enjoying themselves.

Wife of LA Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer steps in to help save the future of NPR with $80M gift

NPR also received an anonymous $33 million donation in April

Meet the billionaire couple buying up property to save the world

A $10 million gift from Mike Gregg, early investor in WiseTech Global, and his wife, Sue, could be the largest single philanthropic donation of its kind in NSW.

Lauren Sánchez Bezos has just proved how soulless tech money really is

She has hired an ‘image architect’, appeared in a Vogue shoot, and sat in the front row at Paris Fashion Week, but ultimately, Mrs Bezos has become the poster girl for the emptines...