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MacKenzie Scott says gave more than $4 billion to charity amid pandemic

MacKenzie Scott, the world's richest woman, wrote on Medium that she has given more than $4 billion in gifts to 384 organizations over the past four months. Scott has donated nearly $6 billion this year alone. She isn't done -- the former wife of Amazon's Jeff Bezos said she plans to continue donating her fortune as part of a "giving pledge" to commit a majority of her wealth to charitable causes.
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