Dec 16, 2020 TRAVERSE CITY â A northern Michigan charity will be the beneficiary of one of the wealthiest women in the world's pledge to donate the majority of her fortune during her lifetime. Philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott selected Goodwill Northern Michigan to receive an unsolicited, unrestricted, one-time gift of $5 million. The funds will play a pivotal role in the nonprofit's future work in food insecurity and goal to make area homelessness "a rare, brief, and one-time experience," Goodwill Northern Michigan Executive Director Dan Buron said in a Wednesday morning press statement. "This gift is a great opportunity for northern Michigan, and a great responsibility for our organization."