MacKenzie Scott

Mackenzie Scott at at Gala on January 6, 2018.
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MacKenzie Scott makes more ‘life-changing,’ record-breaking gifts to historically Black colleges and universities—totaling more than $400 million

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November 13, 2025
MacKenzie Scott attends the Axel Springer Award 2018
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MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $19 billion—but it’s barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares

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November 7, 2025
Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett
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Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over

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November 6, 2025
MacKenzie Scott gifts $80 million to Howard University, marking one of the school’s largest donations in its 158-year history
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MacKenzie Scott gifts $80 million to Howard University, marking one of the school’s largest donations in its 158-year history

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November 3, 2025
MacKenzie Scott’s latest $60 million donation is a sign philanthropists are trying to fill the void from Trump’s cuts to FEMA
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MacKenzie Scott’s latest $60 million donation is a sign philanthropists are trying to fill the void from Trump’s cuts to FEMA

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October 29, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott triples down on DEI with $40 million donation to African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

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October 16, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott has sold nearly half of her stake in Amazon, as the billionaire philanthropist casually donates over $110 million to DEI causes

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October 15, 2025
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation

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October 10, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott is making another huge donation with no strings attached—this time it’s $70 million to historically Black colleges and universities

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September 23, 2025
Zuckerberg, Sanchez, Bezos, Pichai, and Musk at President Trump's inauguration.
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America’s billionaires are worth $5.7 trillion—but they’ve only pledged or donated $185 billion of that in the last decade

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September 4, 2025
Jeff Bezos next to Lauren Sanchez
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Jeff Bezos famously neglected to sign a prenup in his first marriage. He’s not making the same mistake twice

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June 23, 2025
MacKenzie Scott.
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The 5 key moments in MacKenzie Scott’s life that made her the ultra-philanthropist she is today

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April 7, 2025
Marie Dageville
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She became a billionaire overnight after years as a hospice nurse. Now a philanthropist, she is challenging America’s richest ‘to redistribute’ their wealth

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March 13, 2025
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3-year study finds MacKenzie Scott’s $19 billion in charitable giving has been ‘transformational’ for nonprofits

By Alicia Adamczyk and Nina Ajemian
February 18, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates’s momentous year of giving

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January 2, 2025

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