In a surprise announcement, billionaire MacKenzie Scott and her husband, Dan Jewett, announced June 15 that they were donating more than $2.74 billion to 286 different organizations throughout the country including a $40 million donation to California State University–Fullerton (CSUF). Scott’s fortune has been estimated by Forbes to be approximately $60 billion, with a four…
Cal State Fullerton Receives Historic $40 Million Donation
June 16, 2021
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Billionaire Philanthropist Eli Broad Dies at 87
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