LeMoyne-Owen College Receives $5M From MacKenzie Scott Donation

MacKenzie Scott donation to benefit LeMoyne-Owen College, officials say

Scott’s donation is part of a larger campaign by the United Negro College Fund to raise $370 million to fund a pooled endowment for each of the country’s 37 HBCUs.

LeMoyne-Owen College receives $5M from MacKenzie Scott donation

A Memphis college received a big boost thanks to a donation from one of the richest women in the world.

LeMoyne-Owen College to Benefit from MacKenzie Scott’s Landmark $70 Million Gift to UNCF – The Tennessee Tribune

MEMPHIS, TENN. — LeMoyne-Owen College, a proud member of UNCF (United Negro College Fund), announced that it will benefit from a landmark $70 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to UNCF. The gift will be invested in the UNCF Members Pooled Endowment Fund, a groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen the long-term financial health of all 37 private UNCF-member historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Through this i…