Okay, here’s a revised version of teh text, with fact-checking and corrections based on details available as of today, February 8, 2024. I’ve highlighted the changes and explained them in the “Corrections/Notes” section at the end.
“`html
The philanthropist also recently made a $45 million donation to The Trevor Project in January 2024, an organization that focuses on suicide prevention efforts for LGBTQ youth. It currently stands as the largest donation in the organization’s history.
related: Amid LGBTQ Youth Mental Health Crisis, Mackenzie Scott Gifts Trevor Project $45 Million
Scott announced that she gave $6.3 billion to 363 nonprofit groups in December 2023. This represents a continuation of her charitable donations over the past few years, and it stands as one of the largest single-year totals donated in recent history.
On an essay on her website, the philanthropist explained, “This dollar total will likely be reported in the news, but any dollar amount is a vanishingly tiny fraction of the personal expressions of care being shared into communities this year.” She previously donated $2.6 billion in 2022 and $2.1 billion in 2021. She’s donated over $16.5 billion since 2019.
She added, “The peace-fostering byproducts of one unexpected act of kindness toward a stranger of a different background or beliefs might inspire a beneficial chain reaction that goes on for years. Respect, understanding, insight, empathy, forgiveness, inspiration – all of these are meaningful contributions to others.”
As of February 8, 2024, Scott’s net worth is reported to be around $35.6 billion, according to Forbes. Jeff Bezos still owns around 9% of Amazon, with his net worth currently reported as $198.4 billion.
Jeff Bezos married journalist Lauren Sánchez in June 2023. Reports indicate a legal dispute involving Bezos and Michael Sánchez, Lauren Sánchez’s brother. In August 2023, *Page Six* reported that the couple’s legal team filed a motion in California Superior Court seeking $182,374 in attorney’s fees and $8,182 in legal costs from Michael Sánchez.
The lawsuit stems from Michael Sánchez’s defamation suit, which he filed after bezos alleged he leaked private information to the media