Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, Mackenzie Scott, recently made a huge donation to Girl Scouts of the USA. The organization announced the news Tuesday in a press release, sharing that she has donated $84.5 million.
According to the press release the donation will go to GSUSA and 29 local councils selected by Scott. “This is a great accelerator for our ongoing efforts to help girls cultivate the skills and connections needed to lead in their own communities and globally,” said Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Sofia Chang.
“The support from all our donors, including this generous donation from Ms. Scott, is critical in delivering on our work of reimagination and transformation. We’re excited to prove how Ms. Scott’s investment in girls will change the world—because when one girl succeeds, we all succeed,” she continued.
It is the largest donation from a single individual in the organization’s history. Girl Scouts shared examples of what the gift will help expand, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial justice initiatives, the expansion of girls’ interest in accessibility to STEM, hands-on coding, aeronautics, sustainability, and much more.
© GettyImagesScott is the 4th wealthiest person in the world as of April 2022, per Statista, with a net worth of $43.6 billion. She is the second richest woman in America, after Alice Walton, who is the heiress to the fortune of Walmart.
The billionaire shares three sons and one daughter with her ex-husband, Bezos. The couple was married for 25 years before splitting in 2019. While Bezos is now dating Lauren Sanchez, Scott remarried Dan Jewett, a science teacher at a private school, in 2021.
There is little known about the Bezos children, including all their names but they were recently photographed enjoying dinner at Nobu with Bezos and Sanchez. Their oldest son Preston was born in 2000, and they adopted their one and only daughter from China.
