3 months ago Share United Way Suncoast and Goodwill Manasota have called the philanthropic contributions a transformational gift that will bolster the services they provide.
Organizations in the Sarasota region are among the recipients of more than $4.1 billion in recent donations from MacKenzie Scott, with United Way Suncoast announcing a $20 million gift and Goodwill Manasota receiving $10 million.
In a release, United Way Suncoast said the donation from the author, philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the largest gift in the organization’s history was set to transform the work the nonprofit does. The United Way said it intended to put together a strategic plan to guide the use of the donated funds, with the organization committed to serving vulnerable members of the community.
United Way Suncoast gets $20 million gift from MacKenzie Scott
United Way Suncoast, which serves a five-county area that includes Sarasota and Manatee, is receiving $20 million, the largest gift in its history, from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, officials announced Wednesday.
Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced in a Medium.com post Tuesday that she has given nearly $4.2 billion to 384 organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., in the last four months. This year, she has donated $6 billion to different nonprofits.
Easterseals Southwest Florida, based in Sarasota, and Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee are also among the organizations receiving contributions from Scott, but she did not state the specific amounts in her post.
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