The richest woman in the world and ex-wife of the head of Amazon Jeff Bezos Mackenzie Scott has donated over four billion dollars in four months of this year, writes Bloomberg .
Scott asked her team to figure out how to distribute the fortune faster. Its net worth has jumped $ 23.6 billion (to 60.7 billion) this year as Amazon stock soared. Scott is ranked 18th on the list of the richest people in the world.
“The pandemic was a serious blow to Americans. Both economic losses and health consequences were worse for women, people of color and those living in poverty. Meanwhile, the pandemic has significantly increased the wealth of billionaires,” she said. Scott’s donations this year will be around $ 6 billion.
The recipients were 30 higher educational institutions. More than 40 food banks also received money. In total, Scott donated 380 charities. “I have a disproportionately large amount of money,” said the richest woman in the world. Scott signed a 2019 donation pledge and wants to give away most of her fortune.
Under the terms of the divorce, which took place in 2019, she received a quarter Jeff Bezos’s Amazon stock, which was then valued at $ 36 billion.