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MacKenzie Scott Has Now Given Over $1 Billion to One Area of Higher Education

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08.04.2026

MacKenzie Scott Has Now Given Over $1 Billion to One Area of Higher Education

The milestone underscores a sustained push to direct flexible funding to colleges long overlooked by major philanthropy.

BY LEILA SHERIDAN, NEWS WRITER

MacKenzie Scott. Illustration: Inc.; Photo: Getty Images

MacKenzie Scott is giving away money at a pace that few philanthropists—past or present—have matched.

In 2025 alone, Scott donated an estimated $7.2 billion to 186 organizations, a total that exceeds what several of the most prominent U.S.........

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