MacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list
MacKenzie Scott donated over $7 billion to more than 120 organizations last year, making her one of the world's most generous philanthropists. However, her secretive approach to philanthropy led to her exclusion from the Chronicle of Philanthropy's top donors list. Critics find this exclusion puzzling, as her donations significantly surpass those of other notable philanthropists.
- ▪MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $26 billion since 2020.
- ▪Her donations in 2025 alone exceeded the lifetime giving of her ex-husband Jeff Bezos.
- ▪Scott's philanthropic organization, Yield Giving, operates with a secretive style, making it difficult to verify her donations.
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Thanks to multiple historic donations last year and an eye-popping volume of philanthropic gifts, MacKenzie Scott has etched her way to becoming one of the world’s most generous philanthropists. Recommended Video But the Chronicle of Philanthropy doesn’t see it that way. Although Scott donated more than $7 billion to more than 120 organizations last year through her philanthropic organization, Yield Giving, the Chronicle didn’t recognize her on its list of the top 50 donors this year. Scott’s donations in 2025 alone eclipsed that of her ex-husband Jeff Bezos’ lifetime giving, but the billionaire philanthropist’s playbook got in the way of her being recognized on the list.
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