NEW YORK. — MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has married a Seattle science teacher who expressed her gratitude “for being the partner of someone with whom she collaborates. work to do good. “
Dan Jewett, who made the announcement in a letter to the nonprofit’s website The Giving Pledge on Saturday, said he never imagined he would be able to talk about giving away significant wealth during his lifetime to make a difference in other people’s lives.
Jewett has been a teacher for decades and recently taught chemistry at Lakeside Private School, which was attended by Scott’s children.
“And now, in a happy coincidence, I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know, and I joined her in a commitment to give away enormous financial wealth to serve others,” Jewett wrote.
After donating 1.6 billion to 116 nonprofits, universities, community development groups and legal organizations last July, Scott asked a team of advisers to help him “accelerate” his donations by 2020 with immediate help to those who were financially affected by the pandemic.
Scott went on to donate a total of $ 5.7 billion in 2020 by asking community leaders to help identify 512 seven- and eight-figure gift organizations, including food banks, human services organizations, and racial justice charities. .
She was ranked No. 2 among the 50 Americans who donated the most to charity last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking.
Bezos topped the list by donating 10 billion to launch Bezos Earth Fund.