
December 20, 2024
If I ever get the chance, I would like to ask Elon Musk how he is applying his zillions of dollars to ameliorate human suffering.
It’s not a question I need to ask of Mackenzie Scott.
When Scott — about whom I have blogged in the past — divorced Jeff Bezos (who is not Musk-like in his wealth, but in the same ballpark), she got a lot of money. I mean, a LOT of money. And she has been set on giving it away.
2024 was no exception.
Scott, whose estimated net worth hovers around $30 billion, parceled out $2 billion this year, bringing to $19.2 billion what she has given away since 2019, chiefly to organizations devoted to affordable housing, to educating girls and women in the developing world, to those providing medical debt relief to the disadvantaged, and to colleges and universities that serve traditionally underrepresented populations.