Editorial: Year ends on tone of generosity
Cheers
Everyone wants to be remembered with a little something during the holidays, and Northeast Florida nonprofits are no exception.
And this year, we’re on the radar of philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, who gave away $4 billion to 384 nonprofits across the nation.
Three of them are in Northeast Florida:
United Way of Northeast Florida received $20 million
Goodwill Industries of North Florida received $10 million
YMCA of Florida s First Coast, which declined to disclose the amount of its grant.
Goodwill CEO David Rey called the gift a “game changer.”
All three of these nonprofits provide critical to services in the area, and they, like all nonprofits have been hard-hit by the coronavirus. These gifts will allow them to address many needs both short term and long term.