MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author, and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is married to a science teacher in Seattle
SEATTLE – MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is married to a Seattle science teacher who expressed his gratitude “ for the exceptional privilege it will be to partner in giving away assets with the potential to do so much good when shared. “
Dan Jewett, who made the announcement in a letter to the nonprofit’s website the Giving Pledge on Saturday, said he never thought he could talk in his lifetime about giving away significant wealth to make a difference. in other people’s lives.
Jewett has been a teacher for decades and most recently taught chemistry at the private Lakeside School, where Scott’s children attended.
“And now, in a happy coincidence, I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know – and join her to pass on tremendous financial wealth to serve others,” Jewett wrote.
After donating $ 1.68 billion to 116 nonprofits, universities, community development groups and legal organizations in July, Scott asked a team of advisers to help her accelerate her 2020 donation with immediate assistance to those who were financially disturbed by the pandemic.
Scott went on to donate a total of $ 5.7 billion in 2020 by asking community leaders to help identify 512 organizations for seven- and eight-figure gifts, including food banks, human-service organizations, and racial justice charities.
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings, she was ranked second out of 50 Americans who gave the most to charities last year.
Bezos topped the list by donating $ 10 billion to launch the Bezos Earth Fund.