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Los Angeles Times: MacKenzie Scott donates $640 million, with $137 million goingto California nonprofits

MARCH 20,2024

When a nonprofit serving Los Angeles’ homeless and foster youth applied last year for aslice of billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s latest round of giving, the grouphoped to get $1 million. Instead, the team at Youth Emerging Stronger learned this week it was one of almost300 community groups nationwide to be awarded $2 million. Read more

Achievable Health Receives $2 Million Grant from Mackenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call Initiative

March 19, 2024 – Achievable Health (formerly The Achievable Foundation), a model nonprofit community health center that provides high quality, integrated health care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other vulnerable populations, receives a $2 million gift from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call, a game-changing initiative. This marks the largest gift received in Achievable Health’s 11-year history and is double the amount of the grant request submitted. The gift also gives a big boost to the organization’s hopes to expand their health center. Read more