She has donated to more than 100 charitable organizations since her divorce last year
, a public promise among the world’s richest people to donate at least half of their wealth throughout their lifetimes.
Following up on the commitment I made last year to give away the majority of my wealth in my lifetime:To date, Scott has donated more than $586 million to racial equity initiatives, $46 million to LGBTQ groups, $133 million to gender equity causes and $125 million to climate change efforts. Her list of beneficiaries includes major nonprofits including Lambda Legal, The Nature Conservancy and the National Urban League, as well as Seattle-based charities including the United Way of King County.
All of the donations were unrestricted unless groups asked otherwise, Scott noted, in order to provide organizations with “maximum flexibility.”
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