After Jeff Bezos' divorce in 2019, MacKenzie Scott became one of the most active multimillionaires in the world of philanthropy, and in 2025 alone donated EUR 6.29 billion.
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13/07/2026
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A multimillionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, best known for being the ex-wife of Amazon's ex-CEO, Jeff Bezos, made a donation worth $20 million – equivalent to €17.48 million.
How does the Fortune, MacKenzie Scott decided to donate to Active Minds, a non-profit American organization dedicated to mobilizing youth and young adults to combat mental health problems.
“ MacKenzie Scott's investment in Active Minds is transformative not only on its scale, but in the validation of younger people as the main drivers in the change around mental health”, says Active Minds founder and executive director Alison Malmon. “ This donation allows us to make bold and long-planned investments in youth leadership and solutions created by young people to create a new era in mental health.”.
After Jeff Bezos' divorce in 2019, MacKenzie Scott became one of the richest people in the world. Currently, it occupies 65th position in bloomberg table with a wealth of usd 35.7 billion – the equivalent of eur 31.21 billion.
Remember that, since 2020, Scott's amount of philanthropy has already exceeded the mark of the 26 billion dollars (EUR 22.73 billion), and by 2025 alone the value was USD 7.2 billion (EUR 6.29 billion).
On the other hand, it tells Forbes that Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez, donated only $4.7 billion (€4.11 billion) during their lives.