FILE - In this March 4, 2018, file photo, then-MacKenzie Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. MacKenzie Scott gave $122.6 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the national youth-mentoring charity announced on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The gift is the latest of several the billionaire writer has given to large national nonprofits that carry out their missions through local chapters in neighborhoods throughout the country. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced Tuesday that she donated $640 million to 361 nonprofits.
Ms. Scott, who was formerly married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, more than doubled the amount she initially pledged to give away through an open call for applications. She established Yield Giving as a vehicle for her philanthropic efforts, and the website tracks her contributions.
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