MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $26 billion—but it’s barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares

MacKenzie Scott is one of the biggest names in philanthropy. The billionaire novelist, philanthropist, and ex-wife to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has donated an eye-popping $26 billion since 2019.

Scott came to much of her fortune through her connection to Bezos. (They divorced in 2019.) During her marriage, she played a key role in Amazon’s founding and early operations, including helping with business plans and contracts. Upon their divorce, she received roughly a 4% stake in Amazon.

Since then, she’s reduced her stake by about 42%, selling or donating about 58 million shares, worth around $12.6 billion as of late 2025. She’s still worth $42.7 billion today, despite having donated more than $26 billion through her philanthropic platform Yield Giving, which she founded in 2022. The organization has donated to thousands of organizations, focused on issues including DEI, education, disaster recovery, and more.

Although Scott continues offloading Amazon shares, her wealth continues to grow. Year-to-date, she’s added $2.35 billion to her net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Since April 2021, Amazon share prices have jumped more than 47%. 

Bezos made the largest charitable donation of 2020, a $10 billion gift to launch the Bezos Earth Fund, aimed at addressing climate change. So far, he and his new wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, have donated about $2.3 billion to various environmental groups through the fund and $850 million through Day 1 Families Fund. Also, in 2024, he completed a $200 million pledge to........

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