MacKenzie Scott, worldâs richest woman, donates billions to nearly 400 organizations including multiple N.C. HBCUs, Charlotte YMCA
The donations came over the last four months with $4,158,500,000 in gifts to these organizations across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington D.C. (Source: Pixabay)
By Andrew Barnett | December 15, 2020 at 8:43 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 8:51 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Billionaire novelist and venture philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated nearly $4.2 billion to 384 organizations as part of a plan to donate a majority of her fortune.
She is the 18th richest person in the world, with a net worth of over $60 billion. She is also the richest woman in the world and the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.