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Billionaire tech exes Mackenzie Scott - formerly MacKenzie Bezos - and Melinda French Gates teamed up to donate nearly $50million to fund gender-equality projects.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos - who Forbes says is the richest person in the world at a value of over $200billion - has been criticized for years for not sharing his mega-wealth.
The two philanthropists - along with the family foundation of billionaire Lynn Schusterman - awarded $10million each to four projects as part of the The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge, a funding competition launched in June 2020 with the goal of expanding women’s power and influence in the US.
Two additional finalists were given $4million each for the projects, which were chosen from a pool of more than 500 proposals submitted from across the country.
Melinda French Gates (left) and MacKenzie Scott, along with along with the family foundation of billionaire Lynn Schusterman - awarded $10million each to four projects as part of the The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge and an additional $4million each to two finalists
French Gates is going through a divorce with Bill Gates but they've had a long history of philanthropy and donations. They also started The Giving Pledge, which is a promise to give away at least half of their wealth
Mackenzie Scott, who divorced Jeff Bezos (left) in 2019, is one of the co-signers of the pledge and has donated billions already
Scott, who divorced Bezos in 2019, and French Gates, who's currently going through a divorce with Bill Gates, have a history of philanthropy and generous donations and signed The Giving Pledge, which was created by Bill and Melinda French Gates and is a promise to give away at least
