Mackenzie Scott has given large, unlimited gifts More than 2,450 non -profit Over the past six years. The 54-year-old donated over $ 2 billion Only in 2024, bringing its total gifts $ 19.2 billion Since 2019.
Now, a new three-year analysis From the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) reveals that scott wire -joined gifts, with an average size of $ 5 million, have had a “transformative effect” into nonprofits helping them expand their impact and become more financially stable.
CEP released the research earlier this month after surveying over 800 organizations receiving donations from Scott from June to July 2024.
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The vast majority of nonprofits, 93%, reported that the Scott grant moderately or significantly strengthened their ability to accomplish their mission. Most, 90%, said the gift strengthened their financial positions, while more than 60% said they used grant to establish credibility with other funders.
Grants have also expanded the nonprofit operating budgets and have helped them to provide more impact on their communities, while also improving the well -being of their employees, the study notes.
Nonprofit Kaboom!, For example, builds playgrounds in areas that are missing. Scott donated $ 14 million to the organization in 2021, and more than doubled its annual operation budget.
After receiving a $ 9 million donation from Scott in 2020, the South Texas Food Bank nearly doubled the food he distributed – 14 million pounds in 2019 to 26 million in 2020. told USA Today That the donation allowed the food bank to distribute about £ 20m of food each year from 2021 to 2024 and provide its staff with 42 people with free health care.
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In general, Scott gifts have enabled 85% of nonprofit recipients to improve or expand their programming and giving 52% greater capacity to respond to the needs of the communities they serve, the study found.
“Few financiers have the resources to give to the level Mackezie Scott is giving, but any financier can learn from her interesting approach,” Phil Buchanan, President of CEP, stated in a press release.
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Non -profit tax registrations also reflected the impact of Scott's contributions. Organizations that received awards from Scott had double the amount of money reserves than comparable non -profit.
Scott chose these nonprofits based on “quiet research”, or a verified verification process that carefully analyzed organizations according to their size, mission and trail records. Some the main areas of focus of grants were human services (44%), education (41%) and health (35%). Gift recipients can share funds as they wish without contribution from Scott.
However, some nonprofits have identified the shortcomings for Scott's access.
More than half (53%) were concerned that other funders could withdraw their support because they would think the recipients did not need additional funds. More than 60% reported being afraid that Grant would create a funding rock, or reduced long -term funds.
No -profit that Scott contributed were, on average, larger than the rate with an average budget of $ 7 million. By National Non -Fitting Council88% of non -profit have a budget less than $ 500,000 a year. Scott also gave gifts more than expected, found a corner. Compared to the average size of grants followed by the center of $ 123,000 among nonprofits as a whole, Scott's contributions ranged from $ 300,000 to $ 80 million.
Scott's wealth stems from the shares in the Amazon she took after Divorce of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos In 2019. Scott Signed the pledge of giving That year, writing that she had “a lot of money to share” and would continue to donate “until the safe is empty.”
By Bloomberg Billionaire IndexScott is worth about $ 40.2 billion and is the 41st richest person in the world.
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