How MacKenzie Scott's $12 billion in gifts to charity reflect an uncommon trust in the groups she supports
- Written by Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, IUPUI

MacKenzie Scott disclosed on March 23, 2022, that she had given US$3.9 billion to 465 nonprofits in the previous nine months. These no-strings-attached donations bring the total she has given away in the past two years to at least $12 billion. We...