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MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist. Last month she announced that her donations since 2019 have totaled more than $14 billion and helped fund around 1,600 nonprofits. But as much as the scale, it is her untraditional style of giving that is causing a stir.

MacKenzie Scott is shaking up philanthropy's traditions. Is that a good thing?

5:20pm January 10, 2023

by Andrew Connelly

Donations often come with rigorous applications and reporting requirements. Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, who divorced Jeff Bezos in 2019 and vowed to give away most of her fortune, does it her way.

The headquarters of Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails in Albuquerque, N.M., is shown on June 7, 2021. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches.

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MacKenzie Scott gives the Girl Scouts nearly $85 million

3:17pm October 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The philanthropist donation goes to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches. The funds will help the organization recover from the impact of the pandemic, which drove down membership.

MacKenzie Scott with her then-husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in 2017.

MacKenzie Scott makes a record $275 million donation to Planned Parenthood

10:41pm March 23, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Scott, who divorced Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019, has given away more than $12 billion to nearly 1,200 groups.

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MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Away Another $2.7 Billion To 286 Organizations

3:35pm June 15, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Scott said she is "attempting to give away a fortune that was enabled by systems in need of change." She has given away more $8 billion of her fortune so far.

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MacKenzie Scott Has Donated More Than $4 Billion In Last 4 Months

3:04pm December 16, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"This pandemic has been a wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already struggling," Scott wrote, in announcing gifts to organizations in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico.