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MacKenzie Scott
American philanthropist and novelist
WashingtonTechnologyGiving Pledge
A
91.6
PBS
~$59.4B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
MacKenzie Scott is an American philanthropist and novelist whose profile lists her as born in 1970, based in Washington, and associated with the technology industry. She has an estimated net worth of ~$59.4B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists two insider filings associated with MacKenzie Scott, both dated October 12, 2022: a Form 3 and a Form 4. Form 3 reports an insider’s initial ownership, while Form 4 reports changes in beneficial ownership; the records reference MacKenzie Scott and filings connected with Greenidge Generation Holdings and Westway Group. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Yield Giving reports more than $26B in over 2,700 no-strings-attached gifts since 2019, with estimated annual giving of about $3.76B. Yield Giving Three Scott Foundation records covering tax years 2021 and 2023 report $4.52M in grants paid and $10.00M in total assets across the records. ProPublica 990 Scott is also listed as a Giving Pledge signatory. Giving Pledge
Political Activity
The available FEC data represents at least 100 federal contributions; the figures cover only the most recent 100 records in the sample. Those records total $711.59, including $100 to Democratic recipients, $52.43 to Republican recipients, and $559.16 to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were WinRed, ActBlue, the Trump National Committee JFC, the DCCC, and the DSCC. FEC
In the News
NewsAPI articles dated August 11 and August 18, 2026, reported renewed criticism of Scott’s philanthropy from Elon Musk and Katie Miller and described her donations as supporting thousands of nonprofits. NewsAPI One article reported that she donated about $7B in 2025 and approximately $26.2B over five years; these are media reports rather than the Yield Giving total provided above. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Direct 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.
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
$10.0MFoundation Assets
$4.5MGrants Paid
3Foundations
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 ExplorerScott FoundationPalo Alto, CA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $52KRevenue: $2.9MGrants: $1.8MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerScott FoundationCornville, AZ
Human services (IRS NTEE P20)
Assets: $201KRevenue: $1.8MGrants: $2.3MTax Year: 2021
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$711.59+In Records We Hold
100+Contributions
2025–2025Range Shown
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
WINRED$347.51
ACTBLUE$140
TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.$69.65
DCCC$60
DSCC$40
Matched to this person by contributor name as filed with the FEC. Contributions filed under the same name by someone else can appear here; we do not yet corroborate against employer or state.
SEC 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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10/12/2022News Coverage
Coverage window: 2026-08-20 to 2026-08-11 · retrieved 8/22/2026
Score 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
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
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 8/31/2026 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