The Vermont Foodbank receives $9 million donation

Good News Notes: 

The Vermont Foodbank has received a $9 million donation — the largest gift amount seen by the nonprofit — from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott.

Scott divorced Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in July 2019.

As part of the divorce settlement, Scott received $38 billion of Bezos’ estate, making her the world’s wealthiest woman.

Since then, Scott has been making headlines for her charity, having donated more than $4 billion in the past four months to hundreds of aid organizations. In July, Scott said she donated $1.7 billion to 116 charities.”

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