Tag: Mackenzie Scott
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Bezos’ ex-wife donates $22M to Colorado non-profit organizations, including Early Milestones
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Early Milestones Colorado, a statewide organization that works on behalf of children, has received a $2.5 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Early Milestones will use the donation to launch its Impact on Equity fund to support community equity solutions for early childhood. “By…
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Rocky Mountain Prep charter school receives surprise $4.5 million philanthropic gift
Denver’s Rocky Mountain Prep charter school this week received a surprise gift of $4.5 million from one of the world’s leading philanthropists, MacKenzie Scott. Scott, author and former wife of Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos, has donated more than $12 billion of her estimated $35.2 billion fortune to more than 1,200 non-profits since July, 2020, according…
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Girl Scouts of Colorado receives $2.8 million donation
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $2.8 million to Girl Scouts of Colorado, which the organization said will help them equip girls to be leaders. Scott donated $84.5 million overall to Girl Scouts of the USA, choosing 29 out of 111 Girl Scout councils to give money to, according to a news release. Girl Scouts of Colorado…
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Underground Music Festival 2022 hits Denver Friday
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When Youth on Record Executive Director Jami Duffy attended the 2021 Underground Music Showcase on South Broadway in Denver, she was but a visitor. Now Youth on Record is a co-owner with Two Parts. Non-profit organization Youth on Record merged with for-profit marketing agency Two Parts to become UMS LLC. The new organization brings the…
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MacKenzie Scott donates $20M to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $20 million to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, the largest gift from a single donor in the organization’s 106-year history, the organization announced Wednesday. The donation will allow Planned Parenthood to provide high-quality health care, allow transformative technological updates and innovation, and roll out initiatives that promote equity and…
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Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver gets $13.5M from MacKenzie Scott
Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating $13.5 million to Habitat Metro Denver as part of a nationwide gift to Habitat for Humanity affiliates. “This is the largest single donation in our history and will have a momentum-building impact on our work,” said Heather Lafferty, CEO of Habitat Metro Denver. “It is a vote of…
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MacKenzie Scott donates $55 million to Colorado groups as part of $4 billion giving spree
Philanthropist, writer and billionaire MacKenzie Scott donated $15 million to Goodwill of Colorado, the largest gift the 102-year-old nonprofit has ever received, the organization announced Thursday. In the last four months, Scott has donated $4.158 billion to 384 organizations across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., she said in a blog post. In…