MacKenzie Scott’s Gifts Aid Military Families, Advance Equity, and Provide Help in Ukraine
The Chronicle has identified the nonprofits that received a total of $1.4 billion in her latest round of giving.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
David and Diana Sun Give $50 Million to Calif. Hospital
Plus, Massachusetts General Hospital, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and three universities land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The money will help build low-cost housing, increase Black homeownership, and step up the group’s advocacy to make it easier for Americans to afford homes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Airbnb Co-Founders Pledge $10 Million for Their Charity’s Ukraine Efforts
Plus, MIT lands $100 million from the Chan brothers, and five universities and the Rhode Island Foundation all received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott Gives Boys & Girls Clubs of America $281 Million
The charity’s national office will receive $25 million. The remainder will be divided among 62 local Boys & Girls Clubs, chosen by Scott and her advisers.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Give to Help Ukrainian Refugees
Plus, the billionaire novelist MacKenzie Scott gave $10 million to help refugee children continue their education, Barnard College landed $55 million to prepare women for STEM careers, and three other nonprofits received large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Montana Governor Gianforte and Wife Give $50 Million to State U.
Plus, LA Clippers owners Steve and Connie Ballmer Commit $425 million for children’s behavioral and mental health, and three other universities and Mercy Ships all land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott’s Latest Round of Giving Totals $443.5 Million So Far
When MacKenzie Scott announced her fourth round of big gifts to charity in December, she left it up to the nonprofits to decide whether to publicize the news and reveal how much she gave them. Since her December announcement, about two dozen groups have done so.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Connie and Steve Ballmer Pledge $425 Million for Children’s Mental Health
The University of Oregon alumna and her husband, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team and former Microsoft CEO, donated money to enable the institution to lead a response to a long-simmering crisis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
U. of California at Irvine Receives Nearly $60 Million Bequest for Depression Research
Plus, two other universities, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and a health system for children all landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor