Bezos Ex-Wife Makes Another Generous Donation... 4.5 Trillion Won Given to Vulnerable Groups

▲Jeff Bezos (left), CEO of Amazon, and his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott (right) [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has announced another massive donation.

According to Bloomberg on the 15th (local time), Scott announced that she would donate a total of $4.2 billion (approximately 4.5864 trillion KRW) to 384 organizations supporting vulnerable groups suffering from COVID-19.

Scott said, "After COVID-19, the wealth of billionaires has increased significantly, but the lives of the poor, people of color, and women have become more difficult," adding, "We selected 384 organizations with an advisory group to provide effective support for these groups."

She also noted that special attention was given to organizations supporting people suffering from hunger and racial discrimination.

Earlier, in July, Scott donated $1.7 billion to 116 organizations working on gender equality, public health, and environmental protection.

Accordingly, her total donations this year have exceeded 6 trillion KRW based on the current exchange rate.

Meanwhile, Scott became one of the world's wealthiest individuals after divorcing Bezos last year, receiving one-quarter of Bezos's Amazon shares as part of the divorce settlement. The Amazon shares Scott received at that time accounted for 4% of the total shares, worth approximately $35 billion at that time.

Scott pledged donations to the Giving Pledge, a charitable organization founded in 2010 by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, and in July was recognized by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) as a "model of philanthropy."

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