2 Kentucky organizations receive record donations
December 16, 2020 GMT
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) Two Kentucky organizations have received record donations from MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College received $15 million and Goodwill of Kentucky received $10 million, news outlets reported.
The donations are part of $4.1 billion Scott has given away in the past four months as part of a giving pledge she announced last year. The donations were announced Tuesday in a Medium post.
Community college President Anton Reece said the donation will help provide more resources for students.
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“This gift is a generational, transformative gift because it gives us the flexibility to really meet individuals in real time in the rural areas of our region, our diverse populations, and lower socioeconomic,” Reece said.
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It s been a long year, but several Kentucky organizations are having a happy holiday season thanks to a massive investment from one of the richest people in the world.
MacKenzie Scott, the activist, philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, had pledged in 2019 to donate most of her fortune. On Tuesday, she announced she was following through giving away more than $4 billion to 384 organizations, she said in a Medium post, and multiple Bluegrass State institutions are on her list of beneficiaries.