Yield Giving

Yield Giving is an American foundation which is the primary philanthropic vehicle for MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

[3] In March 2023, Scott announced Yield Giving would launch an "open call" for community-focused nonprofits with annual budgets between $1 and $5 million that she could fund.

[4] Scott planned to make unrestricted $1 million donations to 250 nonprofits selected in the process.

[5] Lever for Change announced that Scott's open call for grants prompted 6,000 applicants.

[8] On March 19, 2024, Yield Giving announced another $640 million donated to 361 small nonprofits, more than double what the original open call planned for.