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MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott

American philanthropist and novelist

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AIProfile Summary

MacKenzie Scott is an American philanthropist and novelist born in 1970 and based in Washington Wikidata. She has an estimated net worth of ~$59.4B Wikidata and is identified in the data as a technology-sector billionaire Wikidata. She is a Giving Pledge signatory Giving Pledge.

Business & SEC Activity

The SEC data shows two insider filings tied to MacKenzie Scott: a Form 3 and a Form 4, both dated 2022-10-12 SEC EDGAR. Form 3 is the initial statement of beneficial ownership, and Form 4 reports changes in ownership; the filings are listed under her personal CIK 0001949679 SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Since 2019, Yield Giving reports over $26B in no-strings gifts across 2,700+ gifts, with estimated annual giving of about $3.76B RTB. ProPublica 990 data shows three Scott Foundation entries with total grants paid of $4,515,507 and total foundation assets of $10,004,747, including one 2023 filing that reported $1,810,000 in grants paid and $52,082 in assets ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $711.59 in the period 2025-11-01 to 2025-12-28 FEC. The reported recipients include WINRED, ACTBLUE, TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC., DCCC, and DSCC, and the party breakdown lists 100 Democratic contributions, 52.43 Republican contributions, and 559.16 to PAC/Other FEC.

In the News

Recent headlines describe MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropy as unusual in its scale and structure, including coverage of her no-strings giving and the limited public detail available about some gifts NewsAPI. Other articles in the feed profile her among prominent women billionaires and discuss broader questions about billionaire philanthropy NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from sec_edgar, direct_giving, newsapi, propublica_990, fec, wikidata, giving_pledge 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

GIVEDirect Giving

$26.3BGiven since 2019
$3.8BPer year (avg)

Over $26B in 2,700+ no-strings gifts via Yield Giving — no private foundation, so absent from 990 data.

Direct gifts made outside a private foundation (no 990 filing) — counted in the Public Benefit Score.

Source: Direct giving (curated) retrieved 6/17/2026 (manual_curated)

990Philanthropy

$10.0MFoundation Assets
$4.5MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Scott FoundationPalo Alto, CA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $52KRevenue: $2.9MGrants: $1.8MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Scott FoundationSaratoga Spgs, NY
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $9.8MRevenue: $6.4MGrants: $454KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Scott FoundationCornville, AZ
Human services (IRS NTEE P20)
Assets: $201KRevenue: $1.8MGrants: $2.3MTax Year: 2021
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$711.59Total Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$559.16
DEM
$100
REP
$52.43

Top Recipients

WINRED$347.51
ACTBLUE$140
TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.$69.65
DCCC$60
DSCC$40
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

2Total Filings
2Insider Filings
7EDGAR Mentions
0001949679Personal CIK

Associated Companies

Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.

Recent Insider Filings

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10/12/2022
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10/12/2022
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

A
91.6
Public Benefit Score

The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.

Philanthropy65% weight
87%

Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).

Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry

Transparency35% weight
100%

How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.

Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata

Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency

Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.

All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata

MacKenzie Scott — Public Benefit Score A (92) | Billionaire Army