Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Wow! MacKenzie Scott Gifts $20 Million to Fresno Unified's New Foundation
GV-Wire-1
By gvwire
Published 3 years ago on
October 5, 2022

Share

 

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has turbocharged Fresno Unified’s new foundation with a $20 million donation.

Her contribution was announced at a Wednesday morning news conference by district Superintendent Bob Nelson.

Prior to the news conference, Nelson acknowledged the huge gift to EdSource.

“I’m rarely at a loss for words, but this might be one of those times,” Nelson told the publication.

Scott is the former spouse of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. She previously gifted $20 million to UC Merced and $7 million to Porterville College.

The foundation is charged with raising funds for student scholarships, classroom projects, and even to support bond measure campaigns,

The district recently announced that Amazon had made a $30,000 donation, which it described as “the largest single donation ever for Fresno Unified scholarship.”

For more details about Scott’s past giving and the donation to Fresno Unified, click on this EdSource link.

 

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

UP NEXT

Do Americans Support Trump’s Use of Marines in LA? The Numbers Might Shock You

Russian Attacks Kill 3 and Wound 64 as Drones Hit Kharkiv and Other Parts of Ukraine

1 hour ago

World’s Most Popular TikTok Star Khaby Lame Leaves the US After Being Detained by ICE

1 hour ago

Water Scarcity Is Forcing Tough Decisions. This Legislation Can Keep Our Family Farm Afloat

My family is proud of our farm in Kerman. At VF&B Farms, we’ve grown just about everything over the years — cotton, tomatoes, almonds, s...

30 minutes ago

30 minutes ago

Water Scarcity Is Forcing Tough Decisions. This Legislation Can Keep Our Family Farm Afloat

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, applauds for those affected by the Los Angeles area wildfires as she gives the State of the State address in the House of Representatives at the state Capitol with Speaker of the House Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, left, and Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, flanking the governor on Jan. 13, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP File)
31 minutes ago

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Teaching Antisemitism in Arizona’s Public Schools

Brian Wilson obit
55 minutes ago

Brian Wilson, Summer’s Poet Laureate of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82

1 hour ago

Russian Attacks Kill 3 and Wound 64 as Drones Hit Kharkiv and Other Parts of Ukraine

1 hour ago

World’s Most Popular TikTok Star Khaby Lame Leaves the US After Being Detained by ICE

1 hour ago

Elon Musk Backs Off From Feud With Trump, Saying He Regrets Social Media Posts That ‘Went Too Far’

1 hour ago

US Stocks Drift Near Their Record Following an Encouraging Inflation Update

1 hour ago

Trump Hails Favorable Federal Appeals Court Ruling on His Sweeping Tariff Policy as a ‘Great’ Win

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend