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MacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and community colleges

The billionaire philanthropist has directed more than $1.2 billion to HBCUs as Trump administration cuts threaten their survival.

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“He Is Rich, But He Is Not Stupid”: Jeff Bezos’ Coachella Outfit Sparks Debate After People Make Wild Connection

“Why is he dressed like Ace Ventura?”

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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

The Bezos Earth Fund has disbursed more than $2 billion so far. With less than four years left to deploy the rest, the couple’s philanthropy is accelerating—though it still trails MacKenzie Scott’s by billions.

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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated again—a week after gifting millions to a college, she's just given $70 million to Meals on Wheels America

MacKenzie Scott, worth $41.1 billion, is on a philanthropic tear and has donated an estimated 46% of her net worth.

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Is Lauren Sánchez-Bezos Pregnant? Jeff Bezos' Wife Jokes About Having a Baby 'Tomorrow'

Lauren Sánchez Bezos has stirred speculation after joking she would 'have a baby tomorrow' with Jeff Bezos, though a spokesperson confirmed she is not currently pregnant

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MacKenzie Scott's latest donation takes her HBCU giving to well over $1 billion

The billionaire philanthropist's $42 million gift to Elizabeth City State University caps a multi-year streak of transformative, no-strings-attached giving to historically Black colleges and universities.

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Craigslist founder says his inspiration for donating $450 million started in Sunday school: 'I should treat people like I want to be treated'

“I learned early on in Sunday school, from Mr. and Mrs. Levin, to know when enough is enough,” Craig Newmark said.

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Is the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez Romance Fading? Experts Highlight 'Red Flags' in Couple's Recent Behaviour

Relationship experts highlight potential 'red flags' in Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's marriage following a viral red carpet moment at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscars Party.

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Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon The Giving Pledge — and it may be working

In an interview with the New York Times, the PayPal cofounder called it an “Epstein-adjacent boomer club”—and says he’s talked people into quitting.

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MacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list

“MacKenzie Scott is among the notable absences on the Philanthropy 50 list,” the Chronicle of Philanthropy said.

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Billionaire tops Philanthropy 50 list of biggest donors for third year in a row

Michael Bloomberg is followed on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list by three donors who each gave $1 billion or more to charity last year

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Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists jumped to $22.4B in 2025 − Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates and the estate of Paul Allen lead a list of the biggest givers

The 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2025 committed US$22.4 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more. That total was 35% above an inflation-adjusted $16.6 billion in 2024, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest annual tally of these donations.

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MacKenzie Scott's close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put her on the path give more than $1 billion to HBCUs

Morrison, who was Scott’s mentor at Princeton University, once called the philanthropist “one of the best students I’ve ever had in my creative-writing classes…really one of the best.”

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MacKenzie Scott gave away $7.2 billion in just one year. That’s more than Jeff Bezos and most other billionaires have donated in their lifetimes

Jeff Bezos, the world’s fourth-richest man, has donated only one-fifth of what his ex-wife has. Her giving last year is more than his over his lifetime.

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Jeff Bezos: A Timeline of His Best Financial Decisions

Here's a timeline of the best financial decisions Bezos has made, sourced from Britannica.

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MacKenzie Scott’s historic $20 million donation to a community college is now mired in controversy amid ongoing investigation

Santa Barbara City College’s board of trustees has launched an internal investigation over an unauthorized use of Scott’s donation.

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MacKenzie Scott donates $26 billion in seven years, surpassing Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in lifetime giving

MacKenzie Scott donated $26 billion over the past seven years, including a record $7.2 billion in 2025, a pace of giving that makes her the third-largest philanthropist of all time by total lifetime donations, according to Forbes.

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MacKenzie Scott says her college roommate loaned her $1,000 so she wouldn't have to drop out—and is now inspiring her to give away billions

MacKenzie Scott has donated $26 billion in the past several years.

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Gates Foundation plans to give away $9 billion in 2026 to prepare for the 2045 closure while slashing hundreds of jobs

Who will take the reins of philanthropy with the Gates Foundation absent?

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Rural America is getting a bailout, but not from Trump—billionaires are riding to the rescue

It's not just MacKenzie Scott who's giving back to American communities.

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MacKenzie Scott is using her $26 billion philanthropy push to rescue organizations in danger after the Trump administration's funding cuts

The billionaire philanthropist steps in to help organizations with causes that “continue to be politicized and jeopardized,” said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project.

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The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts

The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025

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Bill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates' foundation as part of their divorce settlement

The donation is one of the biggest ever recorded.

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MacKenzie Scott sends millions to nonprofit that supports anti-Israel and pro-Muslim groups, two of which are facing federal probes

Solidaire Network received $5 million from Scott in 2025, and Solidaire Network funds a wide array of leftist groups.

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With less charitable giving flowing directly to charities, a tax policy scholar suggests some policy fixes

Law professor Ray Madoff is the co-founder and director of the Boston College Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good. In an interview with Emily Schwartz Greco, The Conversation U.S. philanthropy and nonprofits editor, Madoff sums up some of the main points about charitable giving she makes in her 2025…

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