. Magazines, Digital TMZ said the pair signed a private separation contract that will determine asset settlements. An annual program for K-12 students that asks them to put their creativity, critical-thinking, and compassion to work in addressing global issues. A few organizations received multiple gifts over the course of Scotts three rounds of giving. Money is like fertilizer; if you put it in the wrong places, or lay it on too thick, you can destroy ecosystems and poison people. (Scott has given to some organizations more than once, but her team has told recipients they cant request more funding, according to two recipients of gifts.). Former students recall him as a nerd and disciplinarian, but one with an impressive repertoire of bad chemistry jokes and a heart. Scott, one of the world's richest women and . But, for someone who is single handedly reshaping nonprofits, Scott, who declined to comment for this story, has only given the public glimpses into the thinking driving her decisions. As the New York Times wrote, They came like gifts from a Secret Santa, $20 million here, $40 million there, all to higher education, but not to the elite universities that usually hog all the attention. She was an excellent editor, especially of certain papers, like those for Robert Hawkinsthe Hawk. Shaw in New York, is the 22nd richest person in the world with a net worth estimated at $53.5 billion, according to Bloomberg. My own reflection after recent events revealed a dividend of privilege Id been overlooking, Scott writes. (Amazons SEC filings reveal that it spent $1.6 million on security for Bezos and his family in 2019.) Scotts largest reported gift to date was a $436 million to Habit for Humanity and 84 of its U.S. affiliates in March. Scott announced her giving via two articles on Medium, one after her $1.7 billion donating spree in July 2020 and another after she handed out $4.2 billion in December of the same year. Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott marries Seattle science teacher