MacKenzie Scott has given away roughly five times more money than her ex-husband Jeff Bezos, even though Bezos has a $280 billion net worth, making him about eight times wealthier than Scott. He also owns nearly 13 times more Amazon stock than his former wife. Scott has donated almost $27 billion to more than 2,500 organizations, making the contrast between the former couples philanthropic approaches particularly striking.

MacKenzie Scott has donated $26 billion in the past several years.

MacKenzie Scott adopts an innovative philanthropic model that sidesteps the usual grant application process. Instead, her team conducts discreet research and initiates direct…