MacKenzie Scott is a philanthropist, author, and the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. As part of their 2019 divorce, she received a 25% stake in the online retailer. In May 2019, shortly after she announced the terms of the divorce on Twitter, she signed the Giving Pledge, promising to give away at least half of her wealth over the course of her lifetime. Between July 2020 and November 2022, Scott has details how she's given away $14.4 billion to nearly 1,600 nonprofits. Scott employs a "no strings attached" style of giving, wherein the nonprofits to which she donates have full control over how to best deploy the new funds.
