Walla Walla Community College to receive $15 million gift from MacKenzie Scott By Eric Degerman on December 16, 2020
Novelist/philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, reportedly the wealthiest woman in the world, has donated $15 million to the Walla Walla Community College Foundation, the school announced on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Walla Walla Community College)
WALLA WALLA, Wash. News of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s gift to the Walla Walla Community College Foundation reverberated throughout the region on Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, the magnitude of that donation became clear when the foundation announced that Scott who describes herself modestly as “mom, writer, advocate” after divorcing Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos pledged $15 million to the two-year college.