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Wife of Amazon founder donates millions to LGBT+ as part of $1.7billion charity gift

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The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has donated $1.7 billion to charity in the last year – including $46million to LGBT+ causes.

MacKenzie Scott also made major donations to racial and gender equality and climate change. Scott has also confirmed she is no longer using her married name – MacKenzie Bezos – is worth an estimated $60billion.

Her divorce from Bezos left her with a 4% stake in Amazon. At the time, that was worth $36billion. But it’s value has soared since.

This year, the coronavirus pandemic has seen sales and share values rise sharply at the online retailer. Scott has signed the Giving Pledge which Bill and Melinda Gates created.

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