"On December 9, Scott announced that she'd donated close to $7.2 billion in the past year, bringing her total giving to more than $26 billion. Scott mentioned the 2025 total, her largest giving announcement to date, in a recent blog post on her philanthropy's site. The donations went to colleges and a range of organizations, including ones focused on the environment, women's rights, and economic security."
"Scott's giving differs from that of many billionaires. She gives large, unrestricted donations - bucking a common belief that nonprofits can't handle this type of gift. "Its breadth and scale are unprecedented for a donor operating outside of a foundation structure," Elisha Smith Arrillaga, the VP of research at the Center for Effective Philanthropy, told Business Insider. "For years, the relative scarcity of meaningfully sized, unrestricted gifts has been a source of frustration for nonprofit leaders.""
MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $26 billion and announced nearly $7.2 billion in giving in 2025, her largest annual total. Donations targeted colleges and organizations focused on the environment, women's rights, and economic security. Scott sold roughly 42% of her Amazon stake in 2025, totaling about $12.6 billion, and held an estimated net worth of $33.8 billion as of December 2025. She gives large, unrestricted gifts and forgoes traditional application processes, with her staff conducting most vetting. Her breadth of unrestricted giving enables long-term planning and remained unchanged after criticism of donations to diversity-focused groups.
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