Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $275 million to women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, the largest gift from a single donor in the organization’s more than 100-year history, Planned Parenthood said on Wednesday.
Highlights
- Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $275 million to women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood.
- The donation is part of Scott’s pledge to give away the majority of her wealth.
- Scott received a 4% stake in Amazon.com Inc as part of her divorce from Jeff Bezos.
- Scott was worth about $49 billion as of Wednesday, according to Forbes.com.
- Planned Parenthood is at the forefront of the political battle over abortion rights playing out in U.S.
- state legislatures and courts.