During this season of giving two MS HBCUs receive hefty donations from philanthropist
During this season of giving two MS HBCUs receive hefty donations from philanthropist
Mackenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and one of the richest person’s in the world is sharing her more than $60 billion fortune. According to
The Washington Post Scott’s gifts to HBCU’s and other colleges surpasses $800 million.
Tougaloo College and Alcorn State University are two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in Mississippi that are recipients of these gifts.
Tougaloo College received a generous donation of $6 million from Scott. “This is an incredibly exciting time for Tougaloo College,’’ said President Carmen J. Walters.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues season of giving, gifts $9 million to Mississippi Food Network Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues season of giving, gifts $9 million to Mississippi Food Network (Source: AP/Facebook) By WLBT Digital | December 17, 2020 at 4:46 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 9:01 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is continuing her season of giving, this time gifting $9 million to the Mississippi Food Network.
She has also gifted both Alcorn State University and Tougaloo College with multi-million dollar donations this week.
“MacKenzie Scott’s investment in Mississippi is a vote of confidence in the work we are all doing together to end hunger in our great state,” said Mississippi Food Network CEO Charles Beady. This is the largest donation the organization has ever received.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues season of giving, gifts $9 million to Mississippi Food Network Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues season of giving, gifts $9 million to Mississippi Food Network (Source: AP/Facebook) By WLBT Digital | December 17, 2020 at 4:46 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 9:01 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is continuing her season of giving, this time gifting $9 million to the Mississippi Food Network.
She has also gifted both Alcorn State University and Tougaloo College with multi-million dollar donations this week.
“MacKenzie Scott’s investment in Mississippi is a vote of confidence in the work we are all doing together to end hunger in our great state,” said Mississippi Food Network CEO Charles Beady. This is the largest donation the organization has ever received.
Alcorn State University received the largest gift from a single donor in its history.
MacKenzie Scott, an author and philanthropist, made a $25 million donation to the university, the school announced on Tuesday.
âThis gift is truly transformational and we are humbled by Ms. Scottâs generosity,â Alcorn President Felecia M. Nave said in a release.
The gift doubles the size of Alcornâs endowment and allows the university to enhance its academic offerings.
Scott announced this week that she gave $4.1 billion to 384 organizations in all 50 states, just four months after donating $1.7 billion to 116 organizations.
Scott also donated to Tougaloo College and the Mississippi Food Network, according to a list she released this week. It is unclear how much those entities received.