Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $740 million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) this year.

Most recently, Scott donated $40 million to Norfolk State University in Virginia, $63 million to Prairie View A&M University in Texas and $50 million to Bowie State University in Maryland, according to the universities. Scott first donated to these institutions – and others – in 2020. Her second round of donations to these three educational institutions prove to be the largest they've received throughout their respective histories.

In September, Scott donated $70 million to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), a nonprofit that provides scholarships to Black students. The donation will be invested in the UNCF Members Pooled Endowment Fund, which specifically provides funding to its member universities.

"This extraordinary gift is a powerful vote of confidence in HBCUs and in the work of UNCF," said Michael Lomax, UNCF president and CEO. "It provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity for our member institutions to build permanent assets that will support students and campuses for decades to come."

Scott, the former wife of tech billionaire Jeff Bezos, pledged after the pair divorced in 2019 that she would donate the majority of her wealth to charity.

"There’s no question in my mind that anyone’s personal wealth is the product of a collective effort, and of social structures which present opportunities to some people, and obstacles to countless others," Scott wrote in a 2020 blog post.

Which HBCUs has MacKenzie Scott donated to so far?

The chart below shows which HBCUs Scott has donated to since 2020.

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SOURCES Howard University; Prairie View A&M University; North Carolina A&T State University; Morgan State University; Norfolk State University; Winston-Salem State University; Virginia State University; Bowie State University; United Negro College Fund; Alcorn State University; Spelman College; University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Clark Atlanta University; Alabama State University; Hampton University; Voorhees University; Claflin University; Delaware State University; Lincoln University; Morehouse College; Tuskegee University; Xavier University of Louisiana; Elizabeth City State University; Tougaloo College; Dillard University

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