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

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Source: Fortune

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.

Read more: https://fortune.com/2025/10/29/mackenzie-scott-60-million-gift-disaster-relief-fema-trump-cuts/

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

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She's been doling out money in response to 45's cuts and the regular M$M is not reporting on all of it.

[DoBW]

1. amazing

posted 8hr ago

I fully believe that MacKenzie Scott does this to spite her (racist, male) billionaire peers.

If the people ever rally to eat the rich, let her be spared.

— Blerd Beats (@blerdbeats.blacksky.app) 2025-10-29T15:10:33.394Z

posted 5d ago

MacKenzie Scott makes historic, million donation to University of Maryland Eastern Shore

— Baltimore Banner (@thebaltimorebanner.com) 2025-10-24T20:08:01.389Z

12d ago

In a World of Bezos, Zucks, and Musks....BE A MACKENZIE SCOTT..💙💙💙

— Biggie (@biggienotsmalls.bsky.social) 2025-10-17T21:44:59.355Z

[Cirsium]

2. one in a thousand

If one in a thousand wealthy people give (a relatively small) portion of their wealth to charity, that is still 1/1000th of what is needed.

[Silent Type]

3. Every time I see a post about Scott's donations, I post, "Thank Gawd for billionaires' X-wives."

[Javaman]

4. grifter nation.

and away we go back to the 1880's