MacKenzie Bezos to give $17bn, half her fortune to charity
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MacKenzie Bezos, the former wife of Amazon.com
Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, pledged on Tuesday to give away half
her fortune to charity, following a movement founded by billionaires
Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates.
MacKenzie Bezos announced in a letter on Tuesday that she had signed
the Giving Pledge, a commitment to give half of her $35 billion in
assets, or at least $17 billion, to charity over her lifetime or in her
will.
Bezos, whose former husband is the world’s richest man, was one of 19
people on Tuesday to sign the “Giving Pledge,” a campaign announced in
2010 by Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s Buffett and Microsoft Corp co-founder
Bill Gates. It calls for the super-rich to give away more than half
their fortunes during their lifetimes or in their wills.
“In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured in me, I have a
disproportionate amount of money to share,” MacKenzie Bezos said in a
statement. “My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful.
It will take time and effort and care.”
The fortune of Jeff Bezos was estimated by Forbes magazine to be $131
billion this year. Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos divorced earlier this year.
