Musk later deleted the post. At the time, Scott, who was married to fellow Amazon founder Jeff Bezos between 1993 and 2019, originally planned to donate $250 million to 361 different organizations.
Musk later deleted the post. At the time, Scott, who was married to fellow Amazon founder Jeff Bezos between 1993 and 2019, originally planned to donate $250 million to 361 different organizationsAmazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott more than doubled her original donation to a range of charities shortly after Elon Musk tweeted that 'super rich-ex-wives' would be among the 'reasons that Western Civilization died.
Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott more than doubled her original donation to a range of charities shortly after Elon Musk tweeted that 'super rich-ex-wives' would be among the 'reasons that Western Civilization died In a brief note on her website, Scott wrote she was grateful to Lever for Change, the organization that managed the open call, and the evaluators for 'their roles in creating this pathway to support for people working to improve access to foundational resources in their communities. They are vital agents of change.'
Competitions like Scott's open call can help organizations who do not have connections with a specific funder get considered, said Renee Karibi-Whyte, senior vice president, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. 'Having seen the types of work that she has supported in the past, we did feel like, 'Oh, if only she knew that we were out here racking up wins,' said Peterson.
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