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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates
North AmericaGates Foundation plans to give away $9 billion in 2026 to prepare for the 2045 closure while slashing hundreds of jobs
By Sydney LakeJanuary 23, 2026
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SuccessMacKenzie Scott is using her $26 billion philanthropy push to rescue organizations in danger after the Trump administration’s funding cuts
By Sydney LakeJanuary 13, 2026
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PoliticsBillionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
SuccessBill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation as part of their divorce settlement
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 9, 2026
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SuccessMacKenzie Scott sends millions to nonprofit that supports anti-Israel and pro-Muslim groups, two of which are facing federal probes
By Sydney LakeJanuary 6, 2026
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SuccessMacKenzie Scott’s close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put her on the path give more than $1 billion to HBCUs
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 28, 2025
SuccessLarry Ellison’s $40 billion pledge to his son’s Paramount deal shows a shift in billionaire giving: Philanthropic capitalism is taking over
By Ashley LutzDecember 23, 2025
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg
SuccessBillionaire philanthropy’s growing divide: Mark Zuckerberg stops funding immigration reform as MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI
By Ashley LutzDecember 22, 2025
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Personal Finance‘This year, I really see education and climate’: Patterns in billionaire MacKenzie Scott’s massive giving emerge with time
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
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SuccessMacKenzie Scott’s $7 billion year: Philanthropist credits dentist and college roommate as inspirations for monumental giving
By Sydney LakeDecember 10, 2025
SuccessMacKenzie Scott is trying to close the DEI gap in higher ed, with $155 million in donations this week alone
By Sydney LakeDecember 5, 2025
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SuccessWhile Billie Eilish slams non-philanthropic billionaires, this CEO says telling people what to do with their cash is ‘invasive’ and to ‘butt out’
By Jessica CoacciDecember 3, 2025
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C-SuiteMacKenzie Scott’s $19 billion donations have turned philanthropy on its head—why her style of giving actually works
By Sydney LakeDecember 2, 2025
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SuccessTrump’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
By Emma BurleighDecember 1, 2025
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SuccessBillionaire MacKenzie Scott once needed her college roommate’s help with a $1,000 loan: ‘That’s just what you do for friends’
By James Pollard and The Associated PressNovember 28, 2025
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