Billionaire Jeff Bezos' ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, donated over $7.1 billion to 186 organisations in 2025. Scott donated $80 million to Howard University and $42 million to 10,000 Degrees, a Bay Area-based non-profit for college access for low-income and non-white students. Further, she donated eight-figures to Native student scholars and HBCU endowments through United Negro College Fund (UNCF).