{"id":420164,"date":"2022-03-23T00:51:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-bezos-ex-wife-mackenzie-scott-makes-436m-donation\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T00:51:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:51:27","slug":"jeff-bezos-ex-wife-mackenzie-scott-makes-436m-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-ex-wife-mackenzie-scott-makes-436m-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Bezos&#8217; ex-wife MacKenzie Scott makes $436M donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a54843d71\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a54843d71\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-ex-wife-mackenzie-scott-makes-436m-donation\/#%E2%80%9CJeff_Bezos_ex-wife_MacKenzie_Scott_makes_436M_donation%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jeff Bezos&#8217; ex-wife MacKenzie Scott makes $436M donation&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJeff_Bezos_ex-wife_MacKenzie_Scott_makes_436M_donation%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jeff Bezos&#8217; ex-wife MacKenzie Scott makes $436M donation&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>MacKenzie Scott has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its US affiliates \u2014 the largest publicly disclosed donation from the billionaire philanthropist since she pledged in 2019 to give away the majority of her wealth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could not be more excited to get the gift at a time when, in some ways, the state of housing affordability is the worst that it has been in modern times,\u201d Jonathan Reckford, Habitat for Humanity International\u2019s CEO, told The Associated Press. <\/p>\n<p>His group received $25 million from Scott and her husband, Dan Jewett, with the remaining $411 million to be distributed among Habitat\u2019s local affiliates.<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s donation amounts to nearly 8% of the $325 million in donations that Habitat for Humanity International received in its 2020 fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>Reckford said Habitat for Humanity will use Scott\u2019s donation of unrestricted funds to increase the supply of affordable housing, especially in communities of color. Though they <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach the problem in varying ways, most local affiliates will pursue projects in their communities, while the international group will focus on broader advocacy and efforts to build homes for working-class families.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos with ex-wife Mackenzie Scott\" class=\"wp-image-21619776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Scott doesn\u2019t discuss her donations, which have exceeded $8 billion in the past two years following her divorce from Jeff Bezos.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">dpa\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEven before COVID, we already had one in seven families paying over half their income on rent or mortgage,\u201d Reckford said. The last two years made that issue even worse, with many people seeking to buy larger homes to ride out the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The scarcity of housing drove up the price in many markets across the country, putting homes out of reach for many first-time buyers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor low- and moderate-income families, who are service workers and did not have adequate shelter and still have to go out to work, this has been a catastrophe,\u201d Reckford said.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who is worth about $48 billion according to Forbes, has signed the Giving Pledge, through which many billionaires have promised to donate more than half their wealth. <\/p>\n<p>Aside from an occasional blog post, Scott, an author and philanthropist, doesn\u2019t discuss her donations, which exceeded $8 billion in the past two years after her divorce from Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, who was then the richest person in the world. As part of the divorce settlement, Scott received 4% of Amazon\u2019s shares.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Habitat for Humanity volunteers.\" class=\"wp-image-21619804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Habitat for Humanity will use Scott\u2019s donation of unrestricted funds to increase the supply of affordable housing, especially in communities of color.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Workers are seen at a construction site for model homes being built by Habitat for Humanity.\" class=\"wp-image-21619822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mackenzie-scott-habitat-humanity-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The scarcity of housing drove up the price in markets across the country, putting homes out of reach for many first-time buyers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Washington Post via Getty Im<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In December, in hopes that she would reduce the attention she draws, Scott\u00a0declined\u00a0to announce how much or to whom she donated money. She said she would prefer to let the recipients announce her gifts, as Habitat for Humanity is expected to do on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America announced that they and 62 local Boys &amp; Girls Clubs had received $281 million from Scott. On Monday, The Fortune Society, a New York-based group that helps the formerly incarcerated re-enter society, announced that Scott donated $10 million to them.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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