McKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, said in a blog post that she has amassed a fortune of ૨ 4 billion in the last four months. Scott said he stepped up his service-oriented plans because of the “racking ball” of the epidemic, which noted that “the wealth of billionaires has also increased significantly.”
Scott is one of the billionaires whose fortunes have increased since 2001 Nationwide epidemic In the first month of March, the U.S. Disabled. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, its assets are now worth more than billion 60 billion since the beginning of the year, showing an increase of about 24 24 billion.
Its fortunes have largely been tied to the fortunes of Amazon.com, whose share has risen 67% this year as more customers bought online due to the epidemic. Scott’s charitable contribution comes to his heels Signing a pledge to give, A philanthropic campaign founded by renowned investor Warren Buffett in May, 2019, pledges to donate most of his wealth to philanthropic causes during his lifetime.
On Dec. 15, Scott announced his recent charity gifts in a moderate post, writing that he was inspired by local efforts to help people in need, such as a community fridge and a “person-to-person Venmo gift.” Scott said she began looking at “4 organizations0 organizations” and then her list was downgraded to “organizations 38 to organizations” which have a “high potential for impact”.
Many such organizations, such as food banks, focus on basic needs, while others focus on Scott saying “long-term systemic inequalities exacerbated by the crisis.”
“We shared every decision of our gift with program leaders over the phone for the first time, and welcomed them to spend their efforts on what looks best,” he wrote. “Responses from callers often include personal stories and tears.”
“Deeds of Mercy”
Scott’s approach to charitable giving is remarkable – and not just for the size of the gifts, said Chuck Collins, director of the Institute for Policy Studies’ charity reform initiative. Collins, who inherited the food scourge mayor’s food empire, has donated much of his wealth.
“Scott Te, a newcomer to the billionaire wealth scene, has surrounded himself with advisers, who usually come from people in society, not people sitting on the foundation board,” Collins said in an emailed statement.
He added, “As a result, most of these gifts are to charity acts during this epidemic – food banks, direct social service organizations, emergency funding and support services for the most vulnerable.”
This is not the first time Scott has given away a large portion of his fortune. In July, he said she was 7 donated 1.7 billion Her personal fortune for charity. Those gifts were directed to organizations committed to ethnic and gender equality, economic mobility, public health, climate change and more.
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