MacKenzie Scott, whose net worth (currently estimated to be in the ballpark of $60 billion) began exploding after her 2019 divorce to Jeff Bezos, has announced for the third time in less than a year that she’s donated billion dollar sums to non-profit organizations around the country.
In a period of 11 months, she’s given away more than $8 billion – and in her last round, she donated $2.74 billion to 286 organizations, including two on the Upper West Side – Jazz at Lincoln Center and Ballet Hispanico.
This extraordinary act of generosity by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott comes as Ballet Hispánico celebrates 50 years of access to dance, education and diversity. https://t.co/bUtaGHhF1x pic.twitter.com/Gl9sTI8VMy
— Ballet Hispánico (@BalletHispanico) June 15, 2021
While exact amounts have not been disclosed, the average size of each of Scott’s donations were just under $10 million.
Photo Credit: Flickr user Steve Jurvetson
While we’re unsure of MacKenzie’s personal connection to the UWS, Jeff Bezos has at least s0me familiarity with the neighborhood, as four of his properties are located at The Century at 25 Central Park West, between 62nd and 63rd Streets. Bezos also took a tour of 220 Central Park West in 2019, and has worked out (or maybe still does) at the Equinox at the Shops at Columbus Circle (now the “Deutsche Bank Center“).
Meanwhile, Jeff spends that much money to shoot himself and couple of other billionaires into space for 15 minutes.
Mackenzie Scott donates the money, but your story features details of Jeff Bezos’s property and a photo of him but not of her?
If he donates money to these local institutions, unlikely as that is, then show his photo. This is just disgraceful.
Hear hear!
Read in Time Magazine that Scott’s portfolio is up 20 billion dollars since her divorce two years ago. This is after her billions in donations.
Higher math!