Scott Donates $137M to Nearly 80 California Nonprofits in Latest Round of Massive Charitable Giving
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Mackenzie Scott donated about $137 million to nearly 80 California-based non-profit organizations as part of $640 million in overall donations to 341 charities nationwide.
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The California organizations focus on areas like youth development, vocational training, civic engagement, and support for disadvantaged groups.
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Scott researched the organizations privately but also partnered with Lever for Change to analyze over 6,000 applicants after an open call.
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What started as plans to donate $1 million each to 250 groups ended up being $2 million each to 279 groups and $1 million to the rest.
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Scott has pledged to donate half her $36.5 billion net worth and has already donated $17.3 billion to over 2,300 non-profits.