Unprecedented; Amazon Billionaire's Historic Louisiana Donation

Remember When We Heard of Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott's Divorce?

So many of us wondered what MacKenzie Scott would end up doing with all the money after the divorce. Scott promised that she would continue her philanthropic work. In 2019, Scott signed The Giving Pledge. You might remember hearing about this "promise". The Giving Pledge is a promise that several of the world's wealthiest families make to dedicate a portion of their wealth to charitable causes. Since Scott signed the pledge she has donated over $12 billion dollars to charitable causes.

How Can MacKenzie Scott Afford to Donate So Much?

MacKenzie Scott has a net worth of $33.4 billion according to Wikipedia. She still owns a 4% stake in Amazon, the company founded by her ex-husband Jeff Bezos.

MacKenzie Scott Has Made an Unprecedented Donation to a Louisiana Charity.

Scott gifted $5.7 million to the Urban League of Louisiana, this is now the largest donation in the organization’s 84-year history.

What Does the Urban League of Louisiana Do for the Community?

The Urban League has existed to enable and empower African Americans and other disadvantaged persons to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power, and civil rights. This donation is to help support the organization that has been around since 1938. At first, the Urban League was just serving the New Orleans area however the Urban League expanded to a statewide entity in 2016. This is when the organization became the Urban League of Louisiana (ULLA).