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MacKenzie Scott Discloses $7.1 Billion in 2025 Gifts, Her Largest Year of Giving

She described unrestricted awards to roughly 186 groups delivered without applications or reporting requirements.

Overview

  • Her 2025 donations bring total giving since 2019 to $26.3 billion, according to her Yield Giving essay.
  • More than a dozen HBCUs reported a combined $783 million this year, with UNCF receiving $70 million and Native Forward Scholars Fund $50 million.
  • Cal State University, Northridge announced a new $63 million gift, raising Scott’s total support to the campus to more than $103 million.
  • A 2023 Center for Effective Philanthropy study found most grantees managed the large, unrestricted funds without operational strain or donor withdrawal.
  • Reports cite differing estimates of her wealth, with Forbes at about $33 billion and Bloomberg near $40 billion, reflecting valuation variance.