MacKenzie Scott gave $2M to nonprofit tied to group that helped build pro-Palestinian UPenn encampment: report
NY Post
MacKenzie Scott donated $2 million to an activist group that reportedly has links to a Philadelphia-based organization that staged a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Pennsylvania.
Bread & Roses Community Fund, a grassroots nonprofit devoted to “racial, social, and economic justice in the Philadelphia region,” was a recipient of a $2 million grant from Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
The gift to the group was among 361 awards totaling $3.86 billion that Scott announced on March 19.
Scott, whose wealth was valued by Bloomberg Billionaires Index at $37.9 billion, making her the 42nd richest person in the world, has pledged to give away most of her fortune to charity.
Weeks after receiving the award, Bread & Roses paid tribute to the Philly Palestine Coalition by bestowing it with the “Victory is Ours Award,” a prize that is given to a local group that has “advanced moments for racial and economic justice.”
News of the ties between Bread & Rose and Philly Palestine Coalition was first reported by the Washington Free Beacon.
