
FILE - In this March 4, 2018, file photo, MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Scott, the billionaire philanthropist known for her impromptu multi-billion dollar donations to charities and racial equity causes, announced Tuesday, June 15, 2021, that she has given $2.7 billion to 286 organizations.
Main Idea: MacKenzie Scott gave major donations to Kennedy-King College and the University of Illinois-Chicago, marking the largest single gifts each school has ever received.
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MacKenzie Scott’s gifts can help Kennedy-King College and UIC fund students, training, and programs that may improve job chances and community services.
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