MacKenzie Scott gave $20m; 5 years later, Denver has 4 new childcare centres

MacKenzie Scott donated $20 million to Mile High United Way in December 2020, marking one of the largest philanthropic gifts in the organisation's history. The money arrived as the COVID-19 pandemic was placing extraordinary pressure on families across the Denver area, allowing the charity to respond to immediate needs while also investing in longer-term projects. Over the following five years, the funding helped create four early childhood education centres, adding 264 affordable, high-quality childcare places across Metro Denver. It also helped the organisation purchase and renovate a 22-unit apartment building in Denver's Uptown neighbourhood, where below-market homes are offered to young people transitioning out of the child welfare system.MacKenzie Scott’s $20m gift during the pandemicScott's $20 million donation was announced on December 15, 2020, as part of a nationwide round of philanthropic gifts to hundreds of organisations.