MacKenzie Scott unveiled the donations she made to more than 100 associations (AFP)
San Francisco, United States:
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, said on Tuesday she had donated nearly $ 1.7 billion to groups dedicated to racial, gender and economic equality as well as to d ‘other social causes.
Scott, formerly known as MacKenzie Bezos, signed a “pledge to donate” last year to donate most of his wealth to charity.
She disclosed the donations she has made to more than 100 nonprofits since then in a post on the Medium website.
“I gave everyone a contribution and encouraged them to spend it on whatever they think serves their efforts best,” said Scott, who has remained a multi-billionaire after his divorce last year from Bezos.
“Each of them is tackling complex challenges that will require sustained efforts over many years, while simultaneously addressing the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Most of his philanthropy went to groups dedicated to racial equity, which received just over $ 586 million, according to the post.
An additional $ 399 million in donations went to nonprofits focused on economic mobility, while the rest went to causes such as public health, gender equity, gay rights, democracy and tackling climate change, the list says.
“Like many, I watched the first half of 2020 with a mixture of heartbreak and horror,” Scott said.
“Life will never stop finding new ways of exposing the inequalities in our systems; or waking us up to the fact that such an unbalanced civilization is not only unjust, but also unstable.”
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