Goodwill Industries of Kansas has announced a $5 million donation from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. It is the largest donation ever received by the state’s Goodwill organization.
The gift was announced earlier in the week in a post by Scott that recognized 384 other national organizations that would be receiving donations. Scott announced a total of $4.2 billion in donations. Scott, who was previously married to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, announced last summer that she will be using her middle name as her new last name and she will be funding a variety of causes.
Goodwill Industries President and CEO Emily Compton said the organization is humbled to receive the gift, and she said the mission is especially crucial during this time when thousands of Kansans are struggling to find jobs. Goodwill’s board of directors and leaders have not determined how the funds will be used, but they will be looking at boosting the organizations mission services.
