MacKenzie Scott donates $84.5 million to Girl Scouts

• The pandemic drove down membership and changed the way girls sell the infamous Girl Scout Cookies, pushing more sales online and with virtual cookie booths.

Details: The Girl Scouts said Scott's gift will be used to create “more equitable membership opportunities in communities that have been under engaged,” including diversity, equity, inclusion and racial justice initiatives.

• It also will be used to future-proof facilities including Girl Scout camp properties, including making “climate-resiliency improvements.”

Meanwhile, Scott — who walked away from her marriage with Jeff Bezos with Amazon shares worth tens of billions — has given away a staggering $12 billion in three years and has said she plans to keep giving until it’s mostly gone.

• Some 60% of the organizations she has given to most recently are women-led, Axios' Erica Pandey reports.

Flashback: In March, Scott announced in a Medium post that she has donated nearly $3.9 billion to 465 different organizations in nine months including $275 million to Planned Parenthood.

What they’re saying: Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Sofia Chang said the donation is “critical in delivering on our work of reimagination and transformation.”

• “This is a great accelerator for our ongoing efforts to help girls cultivate the skills and connections needed to lead in their own communities and globally,” Chang said.
• “We’re excited to prove how Ms. Scott’s investment in girls will change the world — because when one girl succeeds, we all succeed,” Chang said.

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