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MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos' Ex Wife, Donation To Habitat For Humanity Was Almost Mistaken As A Hoax

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MacKenzie Scott is continuing with her philanthropy and just recently made a substantial donation to both Habitat for Humanity and Planned Parenthood.

The 51-year-old ex-wife of Jeff Bezos made a donation of $436 million to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, and one affiliate actually thought it was a hoax. Click inside to read more about MacKenzie’s donation… MacKenzie just recently made the sizable donation to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its U.S.

affiliate organizations, and one local chapter was suspicious of it at first. Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia CEO Corinne O’Connell said she was suspicious of the email she received in February from an interested philanthropist, and at first thought it could be “a hoax,” Axios reported. “Today, we celebrate, and tomorrow, we get back to building,” she added. “The power of this gift is that we don’t have to pause.” Habitat for Humanity International stated in a press release that it will use its portion of the donation, $25 million, to “fundamentally increase the supply of affordable housing and to prioritize advocacy and programmatic efforts that support the millions of individuals increasingly shut out of the housing market.” This isn’t the first time MacKenzie has made a big donation to charity.

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