MacKenzie Scott

First Responders Children’s Foundation Invites Children of First Responders To Apply for Scholarships

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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The program awards scholarships to children of first responders who are pursuing post-secondary education at college, trade school or post-graduate programs.

Key Points: 
  • The program awards scholarships to children of first responders who are pursuing post-secondary education at college, trade school or post-graduate programs.
  • The Scholarship Program, now in its 22nd year, provides financial assistance to children whose parent serves or has served as a first responder.
  • Scholarships are awarded based on financial need, academic merit and achievements such as demonstrated leadership and volunteer activities benefiting the community.
  • The families of these brave heroes deserve our support, and we owe it to them to provide scholarships so that their children can reach their full potential,” said Jillian Crane, President and CEO of First Responders Children's Foundation.

Education Design Lab Receives Transformational MacKenzie Scott Investment

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Education Design Lab announced today that it has received a $6 million unrestricted grant from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Foundation. This contribution represents the single largest unrestricted grant received by the Lab to date and is a testament to its decade-long commitment to innovation, equity, access, and affordability at the intersection of learning and work.

Key Points: 
  • National nonprofit Education Design Lab will use the new funds to accelerate the transformation of the learn-and-work system, unlocking affordable and accessible pathways to career opportunities for New Majority Learners.
  • WASHINGTON, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Education Design Lab announced today that it has received a $6 million unrestricted grant from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Foundation.
  • "On behalf of our community of partners who have supported and labored with us in this work for the past decade, the Lab is honored and grateful to receive this generous gift from MacKenzie Scott.
  • Over the last decade, Education Design Lab has worked with over 1,200 institutions and organizations and more than 1,000 employers to design, implement, and scale innovative and equitable approaches to work-based learning.

Children of Promise, NYC Receives $2 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Last week, Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC), the only nonprofit in New York City with an afterschool program serving children of incarcerated parents, received a $2 million grant from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call.

Key Points: 
  • BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Last week, Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC), the only nonprofit in New York City with an afterschool program serving children of incarcerated parents, received a $2 million grant from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call.
  • "I am deeply grateful to MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving for recognizing and honoring our mission to support the holistic well-being of children with incarcerated parents," said Sharon Content, founder and president of CPNC.
  • The organization serves 350 children aged 6-18 annually in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and the South Bronx as an official NYC Department of Education Learning Lab.
  • More information on the Yield Giving Open Call and other initiatives can be found at www.leverforchange.org .

FAMILIES FORWARD LEARNING CENTER RECEIVES HISTORIC $2 MILLION GIFT FROM MACKENZIE SCOTT'S YIELD GIVING

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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PASADENA, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving announced Families Forward Learning Center as one of the Yield Giving Open Call's awardees working with people experiencing the greatest need in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • PASADENA, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving announced Families Forward Learning Center as one of the Yield Giving Open Call's awardees working with people experiencing the greatest need in the United States.
  • Families Forward Learning Center received $2 million.
  • Families Forward Learning Center is a pioneer in Two-Generation Early Childhood Education that provides free education and social services to low-income families with children from birth to five years old in Pasadena and surrounding communities.
  • In March 2023, Yield Giving launched an Open Call for community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to enable individuals and families to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being through foundational resources.

$2m Mackenzie Scott Grant Awarded to Cleveland's Birthing Beautiful Communities, Supporting Medical Equity for Black Mothers Regionally

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Birthing Beautiful Communities is Northeast Ohio's only community-based doula program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Black mothers, babies, and families.

Key Points: 
  • Birthing Beautiful Communities is Northeast Ohio's only community-based doula program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Black mothers, babies, and families.
  • Since 2014, BBC has worked to address and improve systemic and community structures that contribute to poor birth outcomes through culture, education, advocacy, support, and engagement.
  • "We're overjoyed and deeply grateful for this transformative gift from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call.
  • "We are excited that our partnership with Yield Giving has resonated with so many organizations," said Cecilia Conrad, CEO of Lever for Change.

Care Resource Receives $9 Million Landmark Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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MIAMI, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Care Resource Community Health Centers, Inc. announces a significant $9 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott through her charitable organization, Yield Giving.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Care Resource Community Health Centers, Inc. announces a significant $9 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott through her charitable organization, Yield Giving.
  • This generous unsolicited gift stands as an endorsement of the health center's commitment to providing comprehensive primary care, preventive care, treatment, and support services for under-resourced communities in South Florida.
  • Expressing gratitude for this transformative gift, CEO Rick Siclari stated, "This gift is a testament to Care Resource's ability to tackle some of the community's most pressing challenges that far exceed the resources available in South Florida.
  • This landmark gift from MacKenzie Scott and Yield Giving underscores the profound impact that strategic philanthropy can have on healthcare organizations like Care Resource, providing them with the resources needed to make lasting and positive impacts in their communities.

Habitat for Humanity International unveils new name for its community development financial institution

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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ATLANTA, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past seven years, Habitat for Humanity International's community development financial institution has helped address critical barriers to affordable homeownership in majority-minority communities across the country. Today, the global housing nonprofit announced a name change for the CDFI, from Habitat Mortgage Solutions to Habitat Capital, a shift that better reflects its growth and offerings.

Key Points: 
  • Habitat's community development financial institution, Habitat Mortgage Solutions, becomes Habitat Capital
    ATLANTA, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past seven years, Habitat for Humanity International's community development financial institution has helped address critical barriers to affordable homeownership in majority-minority communities across the country.
  • Habitat Capital offers a range of financial products, services and tools designed to facilitate increased production of affordable housing.
  • As of December 2023, Habitat Capital had issued $5.4 million in loans to support various projects undertaken by Habitat affiliates.
  • Habitat Capital will be instrumental in this mission, using its profound expertise in finance and capital investment to develop financially sustainable solutions.

Kura Labs Accelerates Growth With Donation From MacKenzie Scott

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kura Labs, a leading cloud infrastructure computing training and job placement non-profit academy for underserved communities, today announced a donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

Key Points: 
  • Kura Labs will use this funding to incorporate AI Infrastructure Engineering and Cybersecurity into its highly successful advanced training across Cloud infrastructure, DevOps/SRE, and DataOps/Data Engineering.
  • Additionally, this donation will support Kura Labs' enterprise partnerships expansion and advanced training across academic institutions including community colleges, four year colleges and universities, vocational schools, and high schools.
  • Kura Labs will work to grow its Fortune 1000 employer network that already includes NASDAQ, Morgan Stanley, Draft Kings, Bloomberg, and S&P Global.
  • "Securing this donation is a testament to the remarkable opportunity that Kura Labs has created for individuals that are traditionally locked out of the innovation economy, by generating millions in new wages in such a short period of time," said Sheldon Gilbert, Founder and CEO of Kura Labs.

Prominent philanthropists invest $23 Million in School-Based Health Alliance to advance health equity

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the healthcare access crisis for America's young people, Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company, and MacKenzie Scott are donating a combined $23 million to a national nonprofit organization that works to expand healthcare services in schools, particularly those that serve families with the lowest incomes.

Key Points: 
  • "We are grateful for MacKenzie Scott's and Pivotal Venture's confidence in our organization," said Robert Boyd, President and CEO of the School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA), the national voice for school-based health care.
  • Children in low-income households are significantly more likely to have missed or delayed preventative health care appointments and also less likely to receive needed mental health services.
  • Schools and community health organizations partner to offer care that includes, but is not limited to, primary care, mental health, oral health, and vision services.
  • School-based health care coordination involves communicating and sharing information among all those concerned with a student's health needs and care.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Awards Capital Link with $3M Grant to Support the Nation’s Community Health Centers

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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Capital Link is honored to announce it has received an unrestricted grant of $3 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott .

Key Points: 
  • Capital Link is honored to announce it has received an unrestricted grant of $3 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott .
  • This generous and transformative award will allow Capital Link to catalyze the impact of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs or community health centers) and advance their missions of providing essential health care—regardless of ability to pay—to patients in the country’s most vulnerable communities.
  • “We are incredibly honored for this recognition from MacKenzie Scott and her foundation, and the tremendous opportunities it presents to expand our work in strengthening community health centers and the underserved communities they serve,” said Becky Regan, Capital Link CEO.
  • We look forward to continuing to partner with the Mass League and NACHC to establish new and innovative avenues of support and initiatives for health centers.”