Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Doles Out More Gifts

In recent weeks, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has poured another round of funds into underresourced higher ed institutions.

Last week, the College of the Muscogee Nation, a tribal institution in Oklahoma, received $8 million from Scott, after she made other gifts to institutions and organizations that support Native American students.

Two other Oklahoma institutions, Northern Oklahoma College and Northeastern State University, announced $17 million gifts earlier that week. For Northern Oklahoma College, the contribution marked the largest in its history. Fort Peck Community College in Montana also received its largest gift ever at $11 million.

Dillard University joined a growing number of historically Black colleges and universities benefiting from Scott’s philanthropic largess. The $19 million gift was the largest in the HBCU’s history, according to a news release last Wednesday. Xavier University of Louisiana also received a whopping $38 million last month.