In July and December, billionaire MacKenzie Scott announced nearly $6 billion in gifts to colleges and various nonprofit and charitable organizations. She did not specify how much each college or university received, but many schools have disclosed the sums. The total earmarked for higher education exceeds $800 million.
Here’s what we know about these historic gifts, with the sums rendered in millions of dollars. Sectors include historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) and Tribal colleges and universities serving Native Americans. Some schools without official minority-serving designations are marked as public.
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