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MacKenzie Scott's $640 Million Donation Will Benefit Several Massachusetts Nonprofits

Scott wrote on her "Yield Giving" website, which tracks her donations, that the selected organizations are "vital agents of change."

(CBS Boston)

March 20, 2024

BOSTON - Several Massachusetts-based organizations are getting part of a $640 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to small nonprofits around the country.

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Scott, who divorced Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019, has given away $16.5 billion of the fortune she came into.

Scott wrote on her "Yield Giving" website, which tracks her donations, that the selected organizations are "vital agents of change."

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