Philanthropist gives big to 3 Montana tribal colleges
Philanthropist donates millions to 3 Montana tribal colleges
By: MTN News
and last updated 2020-12-18 21:58:38-05
Three Montana tribal colleges will receive substantial, no-strings-attached donations from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Chief Dull Knife College in Lame Deer will receive $1 million, while Blackfeet Community College in Browning and Salish Kootenai College in Pablo were also among the list of recipients.
Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the company s first accountant, has called coronavirus pandemic a wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already struggling. She s pledged to give away $4 billion in recent months to various causes to help the underprivileged, including a $1 million grant to the Billings YWCA.