Three Central California colleges receive donations from MacKenzie Scott
Mackenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has made a larger donation and recipients include three campuses in Central California. On Tuesday, Scott and her new husband announced a $ 2.7 billion donation to 286 different organizations.
The list includes UC Merced, West Hills College Lemoore, and Porterville College.
UC Merced states that the $ 20 million it receives is the largest charitable donation in campus history.
Porterville College states that it has received $ 7 million used to educate underserved students and communities.
Scott is one of the wealthiest women in the world and has become known for his multi-billion dollar donations to charity and racial equality issues. Since divorcing Bezos last July, Scott has donated a total of $ 8.5.