Third Oklahoma college receives multimillion gift from MacKenzie Scott
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s string of donations to institutions of higher education in Oklahoma continued with an $8 million donation to a tribal college.
Muscogee Nation College She announced Scott’s gift on her Facebook page on Friday, November 28. This is Scott’s third big giveaway in eight days in Oklahoma. The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donated $17 million to Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa and Enid, then did the same to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah earlier this week.
MacKenzie Scott seen in Beverly Hills, California in 2018.
Muscogee Nation College in Okmulgee says $8 million came from YieldingAn organization founded by Scott that describes its purpose as “sharing the financial wealth created by the labor of countless people.”
The college said the gift will be used “to secure financial investments and expand the educational legacy of the Muscogee Nation” for future students. This gift will also support our ongoing efforts to empower students, strengthen academic programs, and expand pathways to educational and cultural advancement. “We express our sincere gratitude to Yield Giving and MacKenzie Scott for their investment in our vision and community.”
The college started offering courses in 2004 and gained land-grant institution status in 2014. It offers associate degrees in gaming, tribal services, criminal justice, natural resources and Native American Studies, with an emphasis in Mvskoke language or Mvskoke studies, according to its website.
scott Commitment made in 2019 to give most of his wealthWhich Bloomberg estimates It will be approximately 39.9 billion dollars. Issued since mid-October approximately 800 million dollars to more than a dozen colleges and universities, including Northern, Northeast State and Muscogee Nation College.
Much of his recent giving has focused on Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges. In addition to the Muscogee Nation college, Scott donated $10 million to the College of the Menominee Nation in Wisconsin and $5 million to Little Priest Tribal College in Nebraska.
There are 38 tribal colleges across the country, according to the Muscogee Nation College website.
This article was first published in The Oklahoman: College of the Muscogee Nation receives $8 million from MacKenzie Scott
