How A lot Did Mackenzie Scott Donate to the Woman Scouts?

MacKenzie Scott, who was previously married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is a extremely regarded philanthropist and recognized for her beneficiant donations and grants to non-profits and community-focused initiatives.

And her newest donation is breaking data.

On Tuesday, The Woman Scouts of the USA revealed that Scott had donated $84.5 million to the group and 29 native branches, marking the biggest single donation the corporate has ever acquired in its over 100 years of existence.

The Woman Scouts plan to make use of the funding to assist make up for misplaced funding throughout the pandemic — as a company that thrives on in-person fundraising and occasions, memberships took a serious hit throughout the age of COVID protocols.

Different makes use of for the funds will go in the direction of enhancing science and tech training for its members, D&I initiatives (particularly to achieve new members from underserved communities) in addition to renovations on campsites and different Woman Scout websites.

The group additionally plans to make use of Scott’s donation to “foster significant program innovation knowledgeable by the present pursuits and wishes of ladies to arrange them for management, together with an expanded concentrate on profession readiness and psychological wellness,” per a press launch.

Woman Scouts of the USA CEO Sofia Chang stated that Scott’s assist of the non-profit “means truthfully simply as a lot because the donation” and that following the pandemic, she goals to have the Woman Scouts “construct again stronger than we ever had earlier than.”

Scott just lately made headlines when she filed for divorce final month from her second husband, Dan Jewett, after a little bit over a 12 months and a half of marriage.

Forward of her submitting, she donated two Beverly Hills properties to the California Neighborhood Basis to assist the nonprofit’s inexpensive housing and immigrant integration initiatives, value an estimated mixed complete of $55 million.

It is a part of a 2019 dedication the philanthropist made to donate the vast majority of her wealth to nonprofit and philanthropic efforts as part of the Giving Pledge — when billionaires promise to donate the vast majority of their wealth to charitable causes by the top of their lifetime.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Scott’s web value was an estimated $28.4 billion.