Hours after Jeff Bezos said he would give away the majority of his estimated $121 billion fortune during his lifetime, his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott provided an update on her latest giving. Amazon reportedly plans to lay off about 10,000 workers.
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated nearly $1,990,800,000 over the past seven months, she announced Monday.
As the two billionaires announced their latest acts of generosity, the company that created both of their fortunes was making less positive headlines: Amazon is reportedly poised to lay off about 10,000 workers. Scott did not elaborate on the donations, but noted that many went to funds that give grants to other nonprofits working on particular issues. Donations also went to several national groups with local chapters around the country, including Big Brothers Big Sisters and Friends of the Children.
“I recently learned a saying used in disability communities: ‘Nothing about us without us,'” she wrote in Monday’s update. “For me, it’s another beautiful and powerful reminder. I needn’t ask those I care about what to say to them, or what to do for them. I can share what I have with them to stand behind them as they speak and act for themselves.”
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