Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Good Giving!
About my favorite philanthropist these days is MacKenzie Scott, who received a bazillion dollars in a divorce settlement with Jeff Bezos (the founder of Amazon) and who is giving it away. But not only is she giving it away, but in a particular way-- she focuses on small, local non-profits that work directly with people or on causes that help those who need help.
Yesterday, she gave away $640,000,000 to 361 small non-profits, including these in my area:
- $2 million to Appetite for Change, which increases access to healthy foods in north Minneapolis
- $1 million to Dream of Wild Health, a Native-led Minneapolis nonprofit that provides culturally specific food and related programs
- $2 million to ISAIAH, a faith-based, nonpartisan coalition in St. Paul
- $2 million to OutFront Minnesota, a St. Paul-based LGBTQ advocacy organization
- $2 million to WellShare International in Minneapolis, which provides public health programs in Tanzania and Minnesota
- $2 million to Gender Justice in St. Paul, a legal and policy advocacy organization
- $2 million to Build Wealth Minnesota in Minneapolis, which offers financial literacy classes and loan assistance for homeowners
- $3 million to Twin Cities Rise in north Minneapolis, which helps low-income Minnesotans with job training and career coaching
- $2 million to All Square in Minneapolis, a criminal justice reform and re-entry program
