
During the past few years, MacKenzie Scott has quietly been building her $26 billion philanthropic playbook. It’s largely included donations to organizations focused on DEI, education, social equity, environmental justice, housing, and food security.
But Scott has also helped organizations that’ve faced federal funding cuts from the Trump administration several times. Some of the key areas affected by proposed or enacted federal funding cuts include science and health research, education, environment and energy, public health and safety, community programs, and foreign aid.