In recent years, few billionaire philanthropic efforts have stood out as much as Mackenzie Scott’s, who is known for her spectacular brand of no-strings-attached generosity. Recently, Scott and her foundation Yield Giving donated a whopping $42 million to a San Rafael-based non-profit organization called 10,000 degrees which supports first-generation learners who are largely people of colour and gives them access to a college education. According to Fortune, this is the largest donation given to the NGO in its 45 year history.

For those who are unaware, Mackenzie Scott is the ex-wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos with whom she parted ways in 2019 after 25 years of marriage. Scott was instrumental in the founding of Amazon , the e-commerce company that launched the collective wealth of the

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