Jeff Bezos' ex-wife sets new record with donations to historically Black colleges
MacKenzie Scott has surpassed $1 billion in total donations to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Her philanthropic efforts support strategic institutional plans and represent a significant investment in higher education for minority communities.
Why it matters
These large-scale donations provide essential financial stability and resources to institutions that have historically been underfunded.
MacKenzie Scott has set a new milestone in her philanthropy to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with her latest donations taking her total giving to the institutions to more than $1 billion. The former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who sold about half of her Amazon stake in 2020, has given tens of millions of dollars to individual HBCUs, including a $42 million gift to Elizabeth City State University that pushed her total HBCU donations past the $1 billion mark.MacKenzie Scott donations to HBCU crosses $1 billion markMacKenzie Scott’s $42 million donation to Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina was made earlier this year on the university’s Founders Day. The gift took her total donations to HBCUs to well over $1 billion.Elizabeth City State University Chancellor S.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in