Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott files for divorce from second husband Dan Jewett Couple married in 2021 after Ms Scott divorced her first husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott files for divorce from second husband Couple was married in 2021 after Ms Scott divorced first husband Amazon founder Jeff Bezos The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022
Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates her two Beverly Hills mansions worth $55m to charity The California Community Foundation, which was given the mansions earlier this year, plans to sell homes and spend funds on “affordable housing grant making” and immigrant integration program The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022
MacKenzie Scott supports child mentors with $44 million gift Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $44 million to the Oregon-based mentoring organization, Friends of the Children, which supports children at risk of entering the welfare system by pairing them with a longtime mentor The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
MacKenzie Scott gives $39 million to Junior Achievement USA Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations — the largest single gift in its 103-year history — the national education nonprofit announced Tuesday The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
Google co-founder Sergey Brin seeks divorce, joining Gates and Bezos in split Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder and world’s sixth-richest person, filed for a divorce from his wife of three years, making him the third mega-billionaire to do so in as many years. Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022
‘I see this money as not mine’: the people giving away fortunes from slavery and fossil fuels What would you do if your inherited wealth was built on slavery, fossil fuels or came at the price of neglect? Meet the guilty rich who want nothing to do with their money The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022
Elon Musk accuses Mackenzie Scott of hijacking Democrats to take aim at ex-husband Jeff Bezos ‘The Dems turned negative over the past 12 months – At least part of it is Mackenzie’s donation to PACs posing as charities,’ Musk claims The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022
Phil Knight, Alan Smolinisky makes $2 billion-plus offer to purchase Blazers from Paul Allen’s trust Adrian Wojnarowski: Nike founder Phil Knight and Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have made a $2 billion-plus written offer to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Discussions are ongoing with the Paul Allen trust that's ... USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 2, 2022
MacKenzie Scott gives $123M to Big Brothers Big Sisters MacKenzie Scott gave $122.6 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the national youth-mentoring charity announced on Tuesday The Independent UK · May 24, 2022
Jeff Bezos Is A 'Very Smart Guy': Warren Buffett Praises Amazon Founder And What He's Accomplished If Jeff Bezos had asked Warren Buffett his thoughts on moving out to Washington to create an online bookstore empire, things might have turned out different for the future of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN). Benzinga · Apr 23, 2022
MacKenzie Scott's generosity outpaces fellow billionaires She's given away $12 billion in 3 years. Axios · Apr 14, 2022
Axiom Space’s flight to the International Space Station is quietly making history In this edition of Inverse Daily, get the latest details on Axiom-1’s private flight to the ISS, discover what spaceflight does to astronauts' eyes, and more. Inverse · Apr 13, 2022
Coming soon: a bench to help make new friends “Friendship benches” where Londoners can talk to a health volunteer about anxiety, depression and other concerns could be installed beside Tube stations, shops and cafes. Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022 Inflation hits nonprofits' services, ability to fundraise Nonprofits of all kinds are getting hit hard by inflation, experts say
The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022 Total wealth of world’s billionaires has fallen to $12.7tn, says Forbes Number of billionaires worldwide falls by 329 amid Russian sanctions, according to Forbes
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2022 Parental advocacy group gets $2 million donation Last week, billionaire MacKenzie Scott donated $2 million to Chicago’s Community Organizing and Family Issues to keep training parents in community advocacy.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2022 Dump CPD’s worthless ‘positive community interactions’ program We don’t need the investment in a trained police force as it presently operates. And we definitely don’t need CPD’s latest lip service to reform.
Orlando Sentinel · Mar 25, 2022 Central Florida Habitat for Humanity affiliates get millions for ‘generational’ change ORLANDO, Fla. -- Two local affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International are getting a record $9.25 million donation from global philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott, allowing them to build new homes, rehabilitate older ones, educate prospective home buyers and keep low-income seniors safely housed.
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 MacKenzie Scott donates record $275m to Planned Parenthood Ms Scott received a received a 4 per cent stake in Amazon.com as a part of her divorce settlement from Jeff Bezos
Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022 These 12 Nonprofits Got Millions Donated From MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos' Ex-Wife: 'Helping Any of Us Can Help Us All' MacKenzie Scott signed the Giving Pledge on May 25, 2019, committing to giving at least half of her wealth away to charities. What happened: The Giving Pledge is "a promise by the world's wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes," according to its website.
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates record $275m to Planned Parenthood Ms Scott received a received a 4 per cent stake in Amazon.com as a part of her divorce settlement from Jeff Bezos
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 23, 2022 MacKenzie Scott gives Planned Parenthood $225 million, including $9 million for Missouri's only facility ST. LOUIS — Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri has received its largest single donation — $9 million — from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the abortion and reproductive health care provider announced Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 MacKenzie Scott announces nearly $4 billion in donations Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed that she has donated nearly $4 billion to 465 nonprofits in a new blog post Wednesday, confirming the gifts that the groups have been announcing on their own for months
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 MacKenzie Scott donates $436 million to Habitat for Humanity after Bezos divorce MacKenzie Scott has given away as much as $4.3 billion in 375 grants since her divorce from Bezos