Friday 9 September 2022 03:25 AM Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $55 million Beverly Hills estate to ... trends now
Jeff Bezos's ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has donated two Beverly Hills properties worth a total of $55 million to a California charity that will use a large portion of the proceeds to house the homeless and go toward an immigrant integration program.
Scott, 52, who was married to billionaire Bezos for 25 years, left their marriage in 2019 with 25 percent of his stake in Amazon, promising to donate at least half of her wealth over her lifetime.
Her most recent donation to the non-profit philanthropic organization California Community Foundation was announced in August, but Dirt.com reports that recent property records have just certified the transaction.
It represents the latest in Scott's ongoing philanthropy spree where she has given away more than $12 billion of her estimated $42.5 billion fortune she was awarded in her divorce settlement, according to Fortune, including $436 million to Habitat for Humanity and $275 million to Planned Parenthood.
MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos' ex-wife, has donated two Beverly Hills properties worth a total of $55 million to a California charity that will use 90% of proceeds to house the homeless
The 2.5-acre Beverly Hills property with a pool and tennis court includes a 12,000 square foot main home — described as a Spanish hacienda-style mansion, along with a guesthouse
The 2.5-acre Beverly Hills property includes a 12,000-square-foot main residence — described as a Spanish hacienda-style mansion built in the 1990s. There's also a 4,500-square-foot guesthouse. There are 13 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms.
On the property, there is also a lap-lane swimming pool, full-size tennis court, patios for outdoor entertaining and parking for dozens of cars.
Scott was granted ownership of the property during her divorce from Bezos, which was $37 million at the time, but has since appreciated to $55 million.
It was reported that about 90 percent of the sale proceeds of the property will toward affordable housing and to help the immigrant integration program in Los Angeles, according to a CCF press release.
With gifts totaling $12 billion, Scott has given about 6 times as much in the last two years than her ex, Jeff Bezos (left) has in his entire life despite his pledge to donate $13 billion
Since 2000, CCF has granted over $30 million to ensure Los Angeles residents have safe and stable homes, the press release stated.
Scott's donation will support the expansion of grant-making efforts for an initiative to add 10,000 new units in the City of Los Angeles by 2026.
'We applaud and are grateful to MacKenzie Scott's extraordinary philanthropic investment in Los Angeles,' said CCF President & CEO Antonia Hernández.
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