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MacKenzie Bezos Pledges To Give More Than Half Of Her Billions To Charity

"We each come by the gifts we have to offer by an infinite series of influences and lucky breaks we can never fully understand," Bezos said as she signed the Giving Pledge.
MacKenzie Bezos, one of the wealthiest women in the world, says she'll give at least half her fortune to charity. She's seen here in April 2018 with her former husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

MacKenzie Bezos, who received more than $35 billion in her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has signed the Giving Pledge, making a commitment to give more than half of her fortune to charity or philanthropic causes.

"We each come by the gifts we have to offer by an infinite series of influences and lucky breaks we can never fully understand," Bezos wrote in . "In addition to whatever assets

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