'Pivotal moment': MacKenzie Scott makes $38M donation to Alabama HBCU

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Source: USA Today

Updated Oct. 29, 2025, 11:28 a.m. ET


Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a monumental donation to another historically Black college or university (HBCU), which the school is touting as a "defining moment."

In a social media post on Monday, Oct. 27, Alabama State University President Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr. confirmed that Scott, the former wife of billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos, gifted the school $38 million.

"I am filled with immense gratitude and proud to announce that Alabama State University has received the largest single donation in its 158-year history," Ross said in the statement.

The public four-year institution known for its black and gold colors is based in Montgomery. It has notable alumni from the likes of civil rights activist Ralph Abernathy, comedian Rickey Smiley and former NFL player Reggie Barlow. Grammy-winning rapper 2 Chainz also attended for a time on an athletic scholarship.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/29/mackenzie-scott-alabama-state-university-donation/86960403007/

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Alabama State University is honored to receive a $38 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest single gift in our institution’s history.
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7:20 PM · Oct 27, 2025

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1. How wonderful..wish others would follow this example of generosity. She's been doing this for a while now

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2. If I had a net worth of 33.6 billion dollars,

I would definitely follow her example and make donations of 0.1% of my wealth.

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3. She has already given away more than half ($19 billion) of that so far

MacKenzie Scott’s latest $60 million donation is a sign philanthropists are trying to fill the void from Trump’s cuts to FEMA

By Sydney Lake Associate Editor

October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM EDT


Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is once again giving away millions. On Tuesday, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) announced it had received a $60 million gift from Scott and her organization, Yield Giving, which has donated more than $19 billion to thousands of organizations.

The gift to CDP, which supports recovery from natural disasters in struggling communities lacking in resources, comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)—an organization Americans rely on for help during and after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and floods.

“All sectors of society—public, private, and social—share responsibility for helping communities thrive after a disaster,” CDP president and CEO Patricia McIlreavy told Fortune. “Philanthropy plays a critical role in providing communities with resources to rebuild stronger, but it cannot—and should not—replace government and its essential responsibilities.”

The Trump administration has canceled or suspended key disaster mitigation grant programs, reduced federal disaster spending, shifting more financial and operational responsibility to state and local governments. For example, the administration ended the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, which had promised billions of dollars to help state and local governments reduce disaster risk. President Donald Trump has also suggested FEMA could eventually be dismantled or drastically reduced.

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4. I'd be living a dream just giving away needed money and still have more than enough left.

I like that her choices are for the betterment of people and not a stone monument or a free membership somewhere.

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5. Awesome!!! So glad to hear this. Thanks for posting, BumRushDaShow.

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6. The evil lord bezos sure lost/gave up a real one

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7. She probably found out he was buddies with Jeffery Epstein.

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9. that's exactly what got another mega billionaire's wife

to divorce Bill Gates...........She said she had warned him for FIVE YEARS, about consorting with Epstein, and he ignored her......

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8. They did not have a pre-nuptial so he was very careful now with cleavaged Botoxed one

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11. Jesse Duquette came up with the perfect nickname for that creep.

Can’t wait for the pitchfork party that awaits Latex Luthor once he lays off upwards of 600,000 Amazon employees and replaces them with A.I.

— Jesse Duquette (@jesseduquette.bsky.social) 2025-10-28T22:15:07.450Z

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12. That's pretty good

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10. I love Mackenzie!

She is awesome and what she is doing is beyond awesome.

ETA: I love MacKenzie almost as much as I love BRDS!!!!