YMCA of Greater Boston receives $18m from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Itâs the largest donation in the organizationâs history, and one of several from her totaling at least $49m in New England.
By Anissa Gardizy Globe Staff,Updated December 18, 2020, 1:08 p.m.
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This year, some Boston Public School students learned remotely at the Roxbury YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Greater Boston. The organization announced Dec. 18 that it MacKenzie Scott had given it a $18 million gift, the largest donation in its history.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
James Morton, chief executive of the YMCA of Greater Boston, received a call on Nov. 17 that left him speechless.
Among the recipients of a billionaireâs charitable bonanza this week were two New Hampshire organizations.
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation received $6 million, and the YWCA New Hampshire got $1 million. Goodwill of Northern New England, based in Maine but serving New Hampshire, also received a gift.
The organizations were contacted by MacKenzie Scottâs representatives last week with news of the gifts. Scott announced gifts to 384 nonprofit organizations this week, totaling more than $4 billion.
In a blog post, Scott said the gifts were focused on âorganizations with strong leadership teams and results, with special attention to those operating in communities facing high projected food insecurity, high measures of racial inequity, high local poverty rates, and low access to philanthropic capital.â
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Global Campuses Foundation receives grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to support lifelong educational programming in the Upper Valley for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
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