MacKenzie Scott with then-husband Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, in 2017.
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Billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott has donated $275 million to the reproductive health nonprofit Planned Parenthood – the largest gift ever made to the organization.
In an announcement on Wednesday in a media parcelScott details her latest donations to 465 organizations and academies, including Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Urban Teachers.
She says the main focus of her philanthropy is on supporting “underrepresented people from groups of all kinds”.
“The cause of equity is not present at all. Nor can there be a single solution,” Scott said in her post.
“We are all human. And we all have tremendous energy to devote to helping and protecting those we love,” she also said.
Scott, who divorced Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos in 2019, has given away more than $12 billion to nearly 1,200 groups to date. When she divorced Bezos, she received a 4% stake in Amazon. Currently, her estimated net worth is $48.3 billion.
Large donations have been made to Planned Parenthood’s national office and its 21 regional affiliates, a move that is part of Scott’s 2019 plan. promise arrive give away most of her fortune.
“We are incredibly grateful for Mrs. Scott’s exceptional philanthropic investment in Planned Parenthood, as a vital part of the public health infrastructure,” said Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson. in one declare.
McGill Johnson said the donation will support the nonprofit’s efforts to improve health equity for patients of color by removing structural and racial barriers in the community.
