Editorial: Year ends on tone of generosity
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Everyone wants to be remembered with a little something during the holidays, and Northeast Florida nonprofits are no exception.
And this year, we’re on the radar of philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, who gave away $4 billion to 384 nonprofits across the nation.
Three of them are in Northeast Florida:
United Way of Northeast Florida received $20 million
Goodwill Industries of North Florida received $10 million
YMCA of Florida s First Coast, which declined to disclose the amount of its grant.
Goodwill CEO David Rey called the gift a “game changer.”
All three of these nonprofits provide critical to services in the area, and they, like all nonprofits have been hard-hit by the coronavirus. These gifts will allow them to address many needs both short term and long term.
Three Jacksonville nonprofits received a portion of nearly $4.2 billion bestowed this week to 384 organizations in the U.S. by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.
United Way of Northeast Florida received $20 million and Goodwill Industries of North Florida received $10 million. The donations are the largest single gifts in each organization’s history.
The First Coast YMCA also received a grant from Scott but declines to disclose the amount.
Goodwill CEO David Rey told Daily Record News partner WJXT-TV 4 on Dec. 17 it was an unexpected gift.
“It will help us accelerate our mission to remove barriers to employment,” Reys said.
Three Northeast Florida organizations are getting shares of the $4 billion windfall that philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, is doling out to 384 nonprofits across the country. We are humbled by this recognition and the show of confidence Ms. Scott placed in us with this gift and for raising awareness about the critical issues communities like ours are facing, said Michelle Braun, president and CEO of the area United Way. This profound commitment is a testament to the work of our team and our partners and to the meaningful change we accomplish together.
The United Way and its community partners provide health, education and financial-stability programs for struggling individuals and families in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and northern St. Johns counties. They also make long-term investments that tackle the root causes of these issues, she said.
MacKenzie Scott donates $10M to Goodwill of North Florida, $5M to Southeast Georgia
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $10 million to Goodwill of North Florida and Southeast Georgia
Goodwill of North Florida, Southeast Georgia as well as First Coast YMCA, United Way of Northeast Florida. and 46 other Goodwill organizations across the country was among 384 nonprofits to receive $4 billion from Scott.
“We are just blown away here at Goodwill of North Florida because we have received a tremendous, transformative gift from MacKenzie Scott,” said Goodwill of North Florida CEO David Rey, who found out about the gift on Tuesday. “We’re still a little bit of a loss for words.”
MacKenzie Scott donates $10 million to Goodwill of North Florida in charity spree
MacKenzie Scott s donation is the largest in Goodwill of North Florida’s history. Scott is the former wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos. Author: First Coast News Staff, Casey Feindt Published: 11:16 AM EST December 16, 2020 Updated: 11:34 PM EST December 16, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Goodwill of North Florida announced Wednesday that an incredible donation of $10 million was made from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
The donation is the largest in the organization s history
Scott is an author and the former wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos. She announced Tuesday she had donated an estimated $4.16 billion in a recent charity spree.