"The billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits Tuesday, bringing her overall giving since 2019 to $26.3 billion. Scott first pledged to give away the majority of her wealth in 2019 after her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Since, she's distributed large, unrestricted gifts to nonprofits without asking for applications or progress reports. Largely, her giving has focused in the U.S., though not exclusively."
"Scott doesn't have a public foundation and so it's not easy to independently track her giving. But she's revealed her gifts in occasional blog posts and essays posted to her website, Yield Giving, which also now includes a database of her grants. The amount of her annual giving has fluctuated, ranging from a reported $2.1 billion in 2023 to $7.1 billion in 2025."
"When the list of 2025 recipients was published Tuesday, it included a number of significant gifts to climate groups, with the largest - $90 million - going to the collaborative Forests, People, Climate, which focuses on stopping tropical deforestation. The nonprofit Panorama Global has analyzed Scott's giving over the years and found that historically, giving to the environment has represented a small part of her overall donations."
MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations in 2025, bringing total giving since 2019 to $26.3 billion. She pledged to give away the majority of her wealth after her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos and has provided large, unrestricted gifts without requiring applications or progress reports. Giving has largely focused in the U.S. Scott does not maintain a public foundation; gifts are disclosed via her Yield Giving website and grant database. Annual totals have ranged from $2.1 billion in 2023 to $7.1 billion in 2025. The 2025 grants emphasized higher education and climate, including a $90 million gift to Forests, People, Climate. Environmental gifts accounted for 9.4% of grants in 2024 but were larger on average.
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