The ex-wife of Jeff Bezos is giving away her fortune.
Scott, whose wealth comes from the Amazon shares she received in her divorce settlement with Bezos, has given money away at a record rate.
Scott is still the 31st richest person on the planet despite her philanthropy.
VisionSpring, a New York-based organization that gives those in need access to glasses, received a donation of fifteen million dollars from her.
VisionSpring has a $70 million initiative to correct the vision of 6 million people by the year 2030.
The CEO of VisionSpring said that the gift from Ms. Scott was an incredible acknowledgment of the power of a simple pair of eyeglasses.
VisionSpring said trials had shown providing glasses lifted worker productivity by up to a third, and was looking to assist those working in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
According to VisionSpring, as many as 85% of the workers in these industries don't have their vision tested.
Scott is believed to be the largest private donation in the history of VisionSpring to help solve uncorrected eyesight problems.
She has given away at least $12 billion of her fortune with multimillion-dollar donations to various organizations since her divorce from Bezos.
Scott signed the Giving Pledge after becoming the fourth-richest woman in the world.
Scott said that she had a lot of money to share.
I will continue to be thoughtful. It will take a lot of work and care. I will keep at it until the safe is empty, and I won't wait.
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