In lieu of a wedding announcement, the billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s second husband, Dan Jewett, a science teacher, proclaimed their marriage last year by publicly promising to join her in […]
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But as Ms. Scott’s fame for giving away money has grown, so, too, has the deluge of appeals for gifts from strangers and old friends alike. That clamor may have […]
The 2021 Good Tech Awards
In the tech industry, 2021 was a year of profits and pivots.Thanks in part to the pandemic and the digitization of our lives, all of the big tech companies got […]
Elon Musk’s Latest Innovation: Troll Philanthropy
Mr. Musk did not respond to an email asking him to discuss his philanthropic giving.The notion that rich people have a moral obligation to give is an ancient one. Mr. […]
MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.74 Billion to 286 Organizations
MacKenzie Scott promised she would give her fortune away “until the safe is empty.” That has proved to be harder than expected.Ms. Scott made that pledge in 2019, after her […]
Bill and Melinda Gateses’ Divorce Spotlights a Secretive Fortune
The fortune of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates exceeds the size of Morocco’s annual economy, combines the value of Ford, Twitter and Marriott International and is triple the endowment […]
The Separate Worlds of Bill and Melinda Gates
“It was a constant tension point of the foundation. It was Warren who limited it, but Bill’s appetite is always, ‘We should do this, we should do this.’ Teams end […]
MacKenzie Scott Gave Away Billions. The Scam Artists Followed.
Even people with Ms. Scott’s resources can’t prevent swindlers from using their names. Scammers have copied the webpage of the federal Small Business Administration and impersonated the Federal Trade Commission, […]