MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist and former wife of Jeff Bezos, donated billions in 2025 — yet her name was missing from the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s prestigious annual top donor list. The exclusion surprised many because Scott’s charitable giving last year alone reportedly exceeded the lifetime donations made by Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos.
According to a report by Fortune, the Chronicle said Scott and her representatives did not provide enough public details about donations linked to donor-advised funds, making it difficult to include her in the rankings. Experts say the issue is not the scale of her generosity, but the limited transparency around how donations are distributed through her philanthropic organisation, Yield Giving.
