SEATTLE, WA – Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, known for her substantial donations, has reportedly made a startling discovery: her billions of dollars are, in fact, incredibly impactful. This revelation comes after years of advocating for the power of small acts of kindness, a sentiment she now acknowledges might be slightly overshadowed by, say, funding entire universities or eradicating regional poverty.

“For a long time, I truly believed a kind word or holding a door open was the key,” Scott reportedly told an unnamed source close to her foundation. “But then, I wrote a check with a lot of zeroes, and suddenly, entire communities had clean water. It was… unexpected.”

Experts are scrambling to process this paradigm shift. Dr. Evelyn Finch, a leading sociologist at the Institute for Obvious Truths, commented, “While a warm hug certainly has its place, our preliminary data suggests that a multi-million dollar grant can often achieve more tangible results than, for instance, letting someone go ahead of you in line at Starbucks. We’re still in the early stages of this research, but the correlation is striking.”

This groundbreaking insight is expected to revolutionize the philanthropic world, potentially leading other billionaires to consider that their vast fortunes could be used for more than just funding space tourism or acquiring social media platforms. The foundation is reportedly now exploring whether even larger sums of money might have an even greater effect.