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New MacKenzie Scott website details $14 billion in gifts

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott says her donations have yielded more than $14 billion in funding for about 1,600 nonprofits since 2019, according to her long-awaited website Yield Giving, unveiled Wednesday night

The Independent UK

A sick-leave showdown at a Warren Buffett–owned company highlighted the flaws in billionaire philanthropy

A controversy at railroad BNSF reveals concerns about how Warren Buffett and other billionaire philanthropists earn their fortunes.

Fortune

Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis among finalists for Time’s 2022 Person of the Year

The finalists for Time magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year include world leaders, Iranian protesters and last year’s selection, Elon Musk.

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Dallas Habitat for Humanity helps staff purchase homes

The Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity is using part of the $9 million gift it received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in March to provide its staff members a new employee benefit — $13,500 in the form of a forgivable loan to help with a down payment or closing costs on…

The Independent UK

MacKenzie Scott gifts CPS $25M after charter schools get millions

The “very generous donation will most certainly help change lives,” CPS spokeswoman Mary Fergus said.

Chicago Sun-Times

FTX bankruptcy is bad news for the charities that crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried generously supported

FTX, an exchange for trading cryptocurrencies, quickly became bankrupt and defunct in November 2022. Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is broke, and the 30-year-old former billionaire could be in serious legal trouble for his alleged financial improprieties. The Conversation asked Brian Mittendorf, an accounting scholar at The Ohio State University, to…

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Jeff Bezos steps up 'flashy' giving while ex-wife quietly donates billions

Jeff Bezos' $100 million award to Dolly Parton is something of a puzzle to Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

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MacKenzie Scott donations avoided feared pitfalls: New study

MacKenzie Scott’s big gifts have been a boon to the charities who received them, and widespread fears in the nonprofit world that her gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle them were largely unfounded

The Independent UK

Chicago’s Noble, LEARN charter schools receive $23 million in donations from MacKenzie Scott

In Noble’s case, the grant is the “largest unrestricted donation from a single individual” in the charter network’s history.

Chicago Sun-Times

MacKenzie Scott acknowledges another $2B in donations

Megadonor and novelist MacKenzie Scott announced almost $2 billion in donations in a short blog post Monday that emphasized her interest in supporting people from underserved communities

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos is taking a page out of the Bill Gates playbook with vow to give away most of his billions

The Amazon founder said he’ll give away the fortune that made him the world’s richest man for years. He was pretty vague about how.

Fortune

MacKenzie Scott donates another $2bn as ex Jeff Bezos complains it is ‘hard’ to give away money

‘I gave $1,990,800,000 to 343 organizations supporting the voices and opportunities of people from underserved communities,’ Scott wrote on Medium on Monday

The Independent UK

People react to Jeff Bezos’ pledge to give away most of his $124bn fortune: ‘You don’t have to pledge’

The Amazon founder says the ‘hard part is figuring out how’ to give away his immense fortune

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos vows to give away most of fortune – and hands Dolly Parton $100m

Amazon founder wants to donate much of $124bn wealth to causes such as climate crisis and world unity

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Chicago nonprofit that helps people with disabilities gets $8 million gift from MacKenzie Scott

Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated more than $12 billion in just three years.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago Urban League receives ‘transformational’ $6.6M donation

The gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott will be used to retire debt and upgrade the organization’s Bronzeville headquarters, the league’s local branch CEO says.

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos gets philanthropy award at Vatican even as ex-wife gives away more of her fortune

Ex-wife MacKenzie Scott giving away her billions at a faster clip, according to observers

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First Thing: Biden implores US oil companies to pass on record profits

President announces release of 15m barrels of oil from strategic reserve as he fights to keep gas prices in check before midterms. Plus, why spending time with strangers can make you happy

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago-area Girl Scouts council receives $4.2 million donation from MacKenzie Scott

A portion of the gift will be used to expand Girl Scouts’ reach on the city’s South and West sides.

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MacKenzie Scott gives the Girl Scouts nearly $85 million

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.

The Independent UK

$84.5M MacKenzie Scott gift shows confidence in Girl Scouts

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $15m to provide glasses to farmers

Since announcing her plans in 2019 to give away her entire fortune, billionaire MacKenzie Scott has handed out over $12bn to organizations, according to public announcements of her gifts

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott donates $15m to help provide glasses to farmers in developing countries

Donation is believed to be the largest single donation towards helping solve the problem of uncorrected blurry vision

The Independent UK

MacKenzie Scott donates $20m to California schools after announcing divorce from teacher husband

Scott, an author and the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is now largest donor in Fresno Unified’s history

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