MacKenzie Bezos Pledges Half of Divorce Settlement to Charity
  • 5 years ago
MacKenzie Bezos Pledges Half
of Divorce Settlement to Charity Months after finalizing her divorce from Jeff Bezos,
MacKenzie Bezos has signed the Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge initiative was launched in 2010
by Warren Buffet and Bill and Melinda Gates. It calls for the world’s richest people to
dedicate a majority of their wealth to charity. With a personal fortunate of over $36 billion,
MacKenzie has pledged to donate at least
$17 billion to charitable causes in her lifetime. MacKenzie disclosed her new
“approach to philanthropy” in a
letter released on the pledge's site. MacKenzie Bezos,
via ’Giving Pledge’ Jeff Bezos praised his ex-wife’s
decision on Twitter shortly after. Jeff Bezos, via Twitter
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