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MacKenzie Scott is trying to close the DEI gap in higher ed, with $155 million in donations this week alone
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MacKenzie Scott is trying to close the DEI gap in higher ed, with $155 million in donations this week alone

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December 5, 2025
‘Have they given enough? No’: Melinda French Gates rips into billionaire class, saying Giving Pledge has fallen short
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‘Have they given enough? No’: Melinda French Gates rips into billionaire class, saying Giving Pledge has fallen short

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December 4, 2025
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North America

In just 13 years, Giving Tuesday has grown into a $4 billion philanthropic bonanza

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While Billie Eilish slams non-philanthropic billionaires, this CEO says telling people what to do with their cash is ‘invasive’ and to ‘butt out’

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C-Suite

MacKenzie Scott’s $19 billion donations have turned philanthropy on its head—why her style of giving actually works

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December 2, 2025
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Big Tech

Elon Musk, fresh off securing a $1 trillion pay package, says philanthropy is ‘very hard’

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December 1, 2025
MacKenzie Scott
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Trump’s new tax policies will cut the wealthy’s philanthropy by over $4 billion—and middle-class donors can’t match the donations of MacKenzie Scott

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December 1, 2025
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott extends her philanthropy with a $17 million gift to Oklahoma’s oldest public community college, where most students rely on aid 

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November 24, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott says her college roommate loaned her $1,000 so she wouldn’t have to drop out—and is now inspiring her to give away billions

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November 16, 2025
Mackenzie Scott at at Gala on January 6, 2018.
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MacKenzie Scott makes more ‘life-changing,’ record-breaking gifts to historically Black colleges and universities—totaling more than $400 million

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November 13, 2025
MacKenzie Scott
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MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $19 billion—but it’s barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares

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November 7, 2025
Houston billionaire couple plans to donate 95% of their $11 billion fortune to local causes: ‘I want our grandchildren to be proud’
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Houston billionaire couple plans to donate 95% of their $11 billion fortune to local causes: ‘I want our grandchildren to be proud’

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October 21, 2025
Zuckerberg, Sanchez, Bezos, Pichai, and Musk at President Trump's inauguration.
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America’s billionaires are worth $5.7 trillion—but they’ve only pledged or donated $185 billion of that in the last decade

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September 4, 2025
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82-year-old CEO grew a $7.8 billion fortune from company shares—now she’s selling stock to charity and signed Warren Buffett’s pledge to give away 99%

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August 19, 2025
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The gift of a good night’s sleep: The CEO who donates duvets and luxury sheets to families who need rest most

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August 7, 2025

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