"MacKenzie Scott has been one of the biggest names in philanthropy in 2025. The billionaire novelist, philanthropist, and ex-wife to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has donated hundreds of millions of dollars just in the past few months-but since 2020, she's donated an eye-popping $19.25 billion. Scott came to much of her fortune through her connection to Bezos. (They divorced in 2019.) During her marriage, she played a key role in Amazon's founding and early operations, including helping with business plans and contracts."
"Since then, she's reduced her stake by about 42%, selling or donating about 58 million shares, worth around $12.6 billion as of late 2025. She's still worth more than $35 billion today, despite having donated $19.25 billion through her philanthropic platform Yield Giving, which she founded in 2022. The organization has donated to thousands of organizations, focused on issues including DEI, education, disaster recovery, and more."
"In 2020, Bezos made the largest charitable donation of the year, a $10 billion gift to launch the Bezos Earth Fund, aimed at addressing climate change. He's also donated about $790 million to various environmental groups through the fund, $110 million through Day 1 Families Fund to support homeless families and $120 million to his tuition-free preschool network, Bezos Academy. Also, in 2024, he completed a $200 million pledge to Smithsonian for renovations and a new learning center."
MacKenzie Scott has given $19.25 billion since 2020 through Yield Giving, founded in 2022, donating to thousands of organizations focused on DEI, education, and disaster recovery. She received roughly a 4% stake in Amazon at her 2019 divorce, about 139 million shares, and has reduced that stake by about 42%, selling or donating roughly 58 million shares worth about $12.6 billion as of late 2025. Her net worth remains above $35 billion despite large gifts, increasing by $923 million year-to-date as Amazon shares have risen over 45% since November 2020. Jeff Bezos's lifetime giving totals about $4.1 billion.
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