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Stop donating to Harvard and the Ivy League. There’s a better option that MacKenzie Scott already figured out
By Ed Smith-LewisMay 2, 2026
MacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and community colleges
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MacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and community colleges
By Sydney LakeApril 16, 2026
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated again—a week after gifting millions to a college, she’s just given $70 million to Meals on Wheels America
By Emma BurleighApril 13, 2026
MacKenzie Scott’s latest donation takes her HBCU giving to well over $1 billion
Success
MacKenzie Scott’s latest donation takes her HBCU giving to well over $1 billion
By Sydney LakeApril 7, 2026
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Commentary
AI is the most important civil and human rights issue of our time — HBCUs need to be in the driver’s seat
By Chris Hyams and Meme StylesMarch 11, 2026
Mackenzie Scott, wearing a red dress, smiles.
Success
MacKenzie Scott’s close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put Scott on the path to give more than $1 billion to HBCUs
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 1, 2026
MacKenzie Scott
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott extends her philanthropy with a $17 million gift to Oklahoma’s oldest public community college, where most students rely on aid 
By Jessica CoacciNovember 24, 2025
Mackenzie Scott at at Gala on January 6, 2018.
Success
MacKenzie Scott makes more ‘life-changing,’ record-breaking gifts to historically Black colleges and universities—totaling more than $400 million
By Sydney LakeNovember 13, 2025
Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett
Success
Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over
By Emma BurleighNovember 6, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott gifts $80 million to Howard University, marking one of the school’s largest donations in its 158-year history
By Sydney LakeNovember 3, 2025
Arthur Blank
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Home Depot founder Arthur Blank donates $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities via foundation
By Michael Warren and The Associated PressOctober 13, 2025
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation
By Ashley LutzOctober 10, 2025
Mackenzie Scott
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MacKenzie Scott is making another huge donation with no strings attached—this time it’s $70 million to historically Black colleges and universities
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 23, 2025
Larry Robinson
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Florida HBCU’s record $237 million donation from hemp mogul is worthless, investigator confirms
By James Pollard and The Associated PressAugust 8, 2024
Michael Bloomberg’s charity is giving $600 million to endowments of 4 historically Black medical schools
Leadership
Michael Bloomberg’s charity is giving $600 million to endowments of 4 historically Black medical schools
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressAugust 6, 2024
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Egg companies made $1.22 billion in profit off a $6 carton — now they’re buying their way out of a price-fixing case with 53 million donated eggsplaceholder alt text
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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Even as Elon Musk calls philanthropy ‘very hard,’ everyday Americans gave a record $617 billion—despite feeling the squeeze over the cost of livingplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJuly 4, 2026
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By Nick LichtenbergJuly 3, 2026
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