MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FILE – In this March 4, 2018, file photo, MacKenzie-Scott arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Scott has donated $281 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of America and 62 local Boys & Girls Clubs around the country, the 160-year-old nonprofit announced Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) NYBZ501 NYBZ501

March 18, 2022 at 9:47 am

MacKenzie Scott donates $281 million to Boys & Girls Clubs

MacKenzie Scott has donated $281 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of America and 62 local Boys & Girls Clubs around the country, the 160-year-old...

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FILE – In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland, Wash. It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multibillion-dollar contributions in more than a decade, according to a Chronicle tally. The power philanthropists Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced in May that they were divorcing and then gave a jaw-dropping $15 billion to their foundation in July. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) NY109 NY109

December 31, 2021 at 10:08 am

$15B from Gates, French Gates tops 2021 biggest gift list

It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multibillion-dollar contributions in more...

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FILE – In this March 4, 2018, file photo, then-MacKenzie Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has married a Seattle science teacher. Dan Jewett wrote in a letter to the website of the nonprofit organization the Giving Pledge, on Saturday, March 6, 2021, that he was grateful to be able to marry such a generous person and was ready to help her give away her wealth to help others. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

October 12, 2021 at 2:33 pm

MacKenzie Scott gifts help bolster nonprofit infrastructure

Umbrella groups that serve and advocate for nonprofits or grant makers and donors are an unsexy part of the charitable world, but that might be...

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September 29, 2021 at 10:39 am

88% of Affluent Households Donated in 2020, New Study Says

In a year beset with a global pandemic and other crises, the vast majority of wealthy households — 88% — gave to charity in 2020,...

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FILE – In this March 4, 2018 file photo, Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie Bezos arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Bezos says he and his wife, MacKenzie, have decided to divorce after 25 years of marriage.
Bezos, one of the worldâ€™s richest men, made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) NY116

June 2, 2021 at 1:34 pm

MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings gifts extend beyond grantees

The many tentacles of MacKenzie Scott's giving are poised to touch charities far beyond those that received money directly from Scott, who stormed the philanthropy...

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February 9, 2021 at 8:23 am

How Chronicle of Philanthropy compiled list of top 50 donors

The 21st annual Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of America’s biggest donors, is based on gifts and pledges of cash, stock, land and...

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