MacKenzie Scott, Ex of Amazon Founder Donates $3.2 Million to Manatee County Kids
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County announces that it had received a gift of $3.2 million from MacKenzie Scott.
She was married to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, when their divorce was announced she committed in 2020 to give back a majority of her wealth to community organizations
What does the Club do... Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County offers children and teens proven afterschool and summer programs focused on academic success, healthy lifestyles and good character & citizenship.
In fact this huge gift is part of a much larger gift, as highlighted in a recent national article, with the headline: . "MacKenzie Scott Gives Girls & Boys Clubs of America $281 Million".
Read that here:
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/mackenzie-scott-gives-girls-boys-clubs-of-america-281-million
You can Learn more about The Boys and Girls Clubs of Manatee County here: https://www.bgcmanatee.org/