MacKenzie Scott.Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty
MacKenzie Scotthasdonated nearly $2 billion to over 300 organizationsin the past seven months.
Scott — who’s currently ranked no. 58 on theBloomberg Billionaire’s Index, with a net worth of $22.8 billion — made the announcement in a Medium post on Monday. The news was shared nearly two months after shefiled for divorcefrom Seattle school teacherDan Jewett, her second husband.
“Over the last seven months, with the help of my team, I gave $1,990,800,000 to 343 organizations supporting the voices and opportunities of people from underserved communities,” she wrote, noting that many of the gifts were made to funds, which “pool donations and spread them across a diverse group of smaller organizations working toward a common cause.”
“The funds we picked look for teams with lived experience in the issues they’re addressing, as we did when selecting the other non-profits in this giving cycle, and the 1,200+ recipients before them,” added Scott, 52.
One of the beneficiaries of her generosity were public schools in Chicago, which got a combined $48 million, according toThe Chicago Tribune.
$25 million was donated to Chicago Public Schools, while $16 million was given to the Noble Network of Charter Schools and $7 million to LEARN Charter School Network, per the newspaper.
“We are honored and extremely grateful that Ms. Scott has recognized the hard work of our teachers, principals and entire staff on behalf of more than 320,000 Chicago children,” Mary Fergus, a spokesperson for Chicago Public School, said in a statement, according to the outlet.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Scott’s latest round of charitable giving also included arecord-breaking $84.5 Million Donation to Girl Scouts of the USAand 29 of its local branches.
RELATED VIDEO: Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos' Ex-Wife, Files for Divorce from Science Teacher Husband
This week, Scott’s first husband, Amazon founderJeff Bezos, made a big announcement of his own, sharing that he plans togive away most of his $124 billion fortune over his lifetime.
The Amazon founder, 58,told CNN exclusivelythat he will primarily focus on fighting climate change and supporting others who can help improve the deep divide over social and political issues.
Although he did not go into specifics, he said he’s “building the capacity to be able to give away this money.”
“The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way,” he added. “So you have to think about it carefully and you have to have brilliant people on the team.”
Since her divorce from Bezos, with whom she sharesfour children, Scott hasmade many generous donationsandsigned the Giving Pledge, a promise hundreds of the world’s richest people made to donate the majority of their earnings to various charitable causes.
Forbesestimates she hasgiven away $14.4 billion since their 2019 divorce.
Despite his recent announcement, CNN pointed out that Bezos has not signed the Giving Pledge.
MacKenzie Scott.Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty
Scott filed a petition for divorce from Jewett in Washington State’s King County Superior Court in September,The New York Timespreviously reported. The split came just over a year after they tied the knot.
The terms of the separation have not been made public, but theTimespreviouslynoted that Jewett did not contest the divorce.
source: people.com
