Jeff Bezos' e wife MacKenzie Scott can’t find place in top donors list despite ‘gifting’ billions

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• Why MacKenzie Scott was left out from top donor’s list Mackenzie Scott’s donations bigger than Jeff Bezos’ lifetime giving Howard University: $80 million Virginia State University: $50 million Alcorn State University: $42 million Spelman College: $38 million United Negro College Fund (UNCF): $70 million African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund: $40 million Center for Disaster Philanthropy: $60 million Mackenzie Scott says kindness matters more than headlines Mackenzie Scott has gifted $7.1 billion in 2025 charitable donations but despite the massive giving, she did not make it to the latest list of top donors published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
• According to a Fortune report, the exclusion surprised many because Scott’s donations last year alone were higher than the lifetime charitable giving of her former husband, Jeff Bezos.
• Experts say the reason behind her absence from the list is not the amount she donated, but the lack of public details about...