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The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts (www.newschannel5.com)

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The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025, the organization said Monday.

The gift is the largest in the organization's history but also a major boon following years of management turmoil, layoffs and the loss of significant federal funding over the summer.

"I literally could not believe it and it took some time. I actually gasped," said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, when they were notified of Scott's gift.

Scott, whose fortune largely comes from her ex-husband Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, gave more than $7 billion to nonprofits in 2025, but this gift to The Trevor Project was not included among the donations she disclosed on her website in December. Scott previously gave The Trevor Project $6 million in 2020.

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[–] jim@lemmy.org 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is what billionaires should do.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And be taxed for wealth over let's say 100 million.

[–] jim@lemmy.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think at 100 mil the tax should be pretty steep. Anyone with more than that gets into this “untouchable” area. No one should be untouchable.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

back in the 60-70's we used to tax everything over 100k (800k now, with inflation) at 70%

now, everything over 600k is just 37%

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Billionaires should pay their fair share of taxes.

[–] jim@lemmy.org 2 points 1 day ago

And then some!!!!

[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And the only reason she's a billionaire is because she's... well, maybe mooching isn't the right word, maybe "siphoning off his wealth" lol.

More proof you have to be a complete psycho to become a billionaire the normal way, and they shouldn't exist!

[–] jim@lemmy.org 2 points 1 day ago

Well, tbf when she married him, he wasn’t rich. This was pre-Amazon. Yes, he got a fair bit of startup cash—but Amazon really is one of those “right thing right time” companies.

It’s what he did in the following couple decades that made him a monster.

She just got half.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

She wasn't just along for the ride with Bezos, she helped found Amazon. She wasn't involved directly for the part where it became huge and evil, though