MacKenzie Scott's donations have placed her philanthropy under fresh scrutiny, after public disclosures showed she has given roughly $26 billion (£19.7 billion) to more than 2,700 non-profits since 2019. The question now is not whether the money is reaching charities, but whether such fast, large-scale giving leaves enough room for oversight.
That flexibility has been especially visible in her recent support for historically Black colleges and universities. UNCF said it received a $70 million (£53 million) gift to support its $1 billion (£757 million) capital campaign, a donation intended to strengthen long-term endowments for its 37 member HBCUs.
