MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.1 Billion in 2023, Totaling Over $16 Billion Since 2019

Significant donations focus on housing organizations, with the Hawai‘i Community Foundation receiving a second donation for wildfire recovery efforts.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $2.1 billion in the past year, bringing her total reported giving to more than $16 billion since 2019.
The gifts include three donations of $25 million to affordable housing nonprofit Mercy Housing, reproductive care organization Upstream USA and youth training group Year Up.
A significant portion of her donations this year appear to focus on housing organizations, including community land trusts, advocates for affordable housing and legal aid societies.
The Hawai‘i Community Foundation received a second donation from Scott, this time of $5 million to support its Maui Strong Fund, which it started to benefit the survivors of the wildfire that wreaked havoc on the island in August.
Scott has promised to give away more than half of her wealth, which largely comes from her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.