Overview
- Forbes reports Scott’s higher-education donations this year now exceed $1 billion following the latest announcements.
- This week’s recipients include record gifts of $50 million each to CSU East Bay and CUNY’s Lehman College, plus $38 million to Texas A&M–Kingsville and $17 million to Seminole State College.
- Recent tribal college awards include $10 million to the College of the Menominee Nation, $9 million to Bay Mills Community College, $8 million to Blackfeet Community College, and a newly reported $7 million to Nebraska Indian Community College.
- Seventeen HBCUs have recently received more than $750 million combined, including $80 million for Howard University and $63 million each for North Carolina A&T and Prairie View A&M.
- Beyond campuses, major unrestricted sums include $70 million to UNCF, $50 million to the Native Forward Scholars Fund, and $42 million to 10,000 Degrees, with institutions citing plans to expand aid, endowments, programs, and facilities.