This latest donation makes the news due to its amount and contributor, the former wife of Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame, Mackenzie Scott. As if Planned Parenthood needs more money for their "child killing" travel agency hub, as they sit on 38 million currently. Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri has received what the organization said Wednesday is its largest ever one-time donation — $9 million — from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Abortion is PP bottom line. That is why they are enticing all 50 states to come to Illinois where PP will pay for your abortion, your travel expense, you're lodging. And if you need childcare for other siblings in order to kill your baby, PP will pay for babysitting services.
The gift is part of a $279 million donation Scott made to Planned Parenthood Federation of America and 21 of its affiliates.
What the local affiliate called a "historic investment in sexual and reproductive health care" in PPSLRSWMO’s bi-state region "signals an important sea-change in philanthropy that prioritizes state-based organizations, advocates, and providers fighting to protect and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care on the ground," officials said in a Wednesday press release.
“We are honored and humbled by this transformational gift," Yamelsie Rodríguez, president and CEO of PPSLRSWMO said in a statement. "As a leading sexual and reproductive health care provider caught between two realities — a red and blue state — our patients face some of the most complicated landscapes when accessing the care they need. This gift empowers our boots-on-the-ground teams. We commit to rebuilding a future where abortion, birth control, STI testing and treatments, and all reproductive health care is accessible and affordable, no matter what."
Scott, an author, received 25% of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' stake in the company when they divorced in 2019, after which she pledged to give most of her wealth to charity. Forbes estimates her net worth at $47.6 billion. Scott has donated over $8 billion to roughly 900 nonprofit organizations since 2020, according to the Associated Press. Many of her gifts, all of which have been unrestricted, have gone to large, national nonprofit organizations with multiple local chapters that provide services to underserved or low-income populations, the news agency reported.
Locally, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis received a $5.2 million gift from Scott, part of a larger record-breaking gift the philanthropist made to the nonprofit's national organization.
