MacKenzie Scott Has Donated More Than $4 Billion In Last 4 Months
![MacKenzie Scott, seen here in 2018, has given more than $4 billion to charitable organizations in the last four months. Her gifts target groups that fulfill basic needs for those struggling economically during the pandemic as well as those that work to fix systemic inequities.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/12/16/ap_20351112756327_wide-80c6f3a77223064ed2d2aaec83b8498843ba6a91.jpg?s=600)
"This pandemic has been a wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already struggling," Scott wrote, announcing gifts to organizations in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
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