Current events motivated men and women to make charitable giving a priority, but the changes were greater for men — and that means they are catching up to women in their interest in supporting good causes.
Liberty Media Chairman John Malone Gives $25 Million to Medical Center
Plus, a community college in Long Beach, Calif., landed $30 million from the billionaire MacKenzie Scott, and her former in-laws, Jacklyn and Miguel Bezos, gave $12 million to a private school for financial aid.
MacKenzie Scott Gives $2.7 Billion in Another Round of Big Gifts to Small Charities
Scott urged other donors to keep pouring money into organizations and leaders making a difference, noting that too many groups receive too little to accomplish their essential missions.
2 Anonymous Donors Pledge $550 Million to Western Michigan U.
Plus, four universities, an art museum in Israel, and an Ohio medical center received big gifts.
Houston Ballet’s Charity Ball Offers a Blueprint for Pandemic-Era Hybrid Events
The March 6 program, which included small parties at private homes in addition to a virtual program, raised $850,000 for the dance company.
UVA Lands $50 Million From Billionaire Alums Bruce and Martha Karsh
Plus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received $45 million from Pampered Chef founder Doris Kelley Christopher.
$10 Million Gift to Boost Economic Opportunities for Chicagoans Harmed by Discrimination
Plus, investor Fred Alger gives Mich. war memorial million for a new cultural center.
MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Giving Reverberates Way Beyond the Direct Beneficiaries
Many nonprofits that received money are giving some of it to local chapters or smaller groups they support, extending the impact of Scott’s giving even closer to the grass roots.
Gifts From MacKenzie Scott Put Overlooked Colleges and Universities in the Spotlight
MacKenzie Scott gave one of her largest publicized gifts — $50 million — to Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black state university in Texas.
Does MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Approach Signal a New Era?
It’s too early to tell whether MacKenzie Scott’s approach to giving will create a sea change in how other ultrawealthy donors give or what they support.