MacKenzie Scott awarded the United Negro College Fund with a $70 million gift towards strengthening historically Black colleges and universities. ABC News' Alex Presha reports.
Since divorcing from Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott has donated over $19 billion of her wealth—but this is one of her largest single donations ever.
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott (the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos), known for her philanthropic donations, has made one of her largest single gifts, donating $70 million to the United Negro College Fund.
The gift is one of Scott's largest single donations ever and among the first to be publicly disclosed in 2025.
The president of Clark Atlanta University said the funds will be "game-changing" for students.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $70 million to the United Negro College Fund last week. The funds will be distributed to private historically Black colleges and universities that are UNCF ...
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott donates $70 million to the United Negro College Fund, strengthening historically Black colleges and universities in one of her largest gifts of 2025.
Oh, really? MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist and author, has committed $70 million to the United Negro College Fund, one of her largest single gifts to date. The donation arrives as UNCF ...
MacKenzie Scott’s latest gift gives UNCF’s $1 billion campaign a powerful lift toward long-term stability for HBCUs.
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