Overview
- The 2025 tally marks a sharp increase from the $2.6 billion she reported in 2024 and $2.1 billion in 2023.
- Research tracked roughly $783 million for more than a dozen HBCUs, with UNCF confirming $70 million and Native Forward receiving $50 million.
- Cal State University, Northridge announced a new $63 million gift, taking Scott’s total support to the campus above $103 million.
- Recipients are typically notified by intermediaries, and grants carry no reporting requirements or program restrictions.
- A 2023 Center for Effective Philanthropy study found grantees generally absorbed the influx well, and nonprofits such as 10,000 Degrees cited transformative awards like a $42 million gift.