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MacKenzie Scott launches new website that details her giving process and lists recipients of $14B

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Since her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019, Scott has given away more than $14 billion to more than 1,600 nonprofit organizations, which are all listed on the new site , along with the amount of money received. Scott, 52, has a net worth of $27.1 billion, according to Forbes.

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UW Bothell and UW Seattle rank first and third among public universities that ‘pay off the most’

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According to CNBC, UW Bothell, located north of Seattle, offers roughly 55 degree programs and enrolls 5,364 undergraduate students. The average annual net cost for in-state students (income $48,001-$75,000) is $6,812. Bothell moved up from No. 2 last year to eclipse the main UW campus, which fell from the top spot to No.

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MacKenzie Scott says she’s given away nearly $2B to 343 organizations over past 7 months

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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett — who created The Giving Pledge alongside Melinda French Gates more than a decade ago — are currently worth more than $100 billion each, a doubling of their net worth since 2010. Forbes currently estimates Scott’s net worth at about $29.7 In short, it runs the gamut of social issues.

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Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund awards $96M in grants to 32 organizations helping homeless families

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COVID-19 has ravaged the economy and unraveled social safety nets that provide meals for people who are hungry. FoodPair will be run as a nonprofit. Dyce discovered Off Their Plate, a nonprofit that uses donations to pay restaurants to prepare meals, while browsing Instagram. Serving up smarter logistics.