StartupsFortuneabout 2 hours ago
MacKenzie Scott's $1,000 Loan Inspires $37B Giving
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MacKenzie Scott has donated $26 billion through Yield Giving since 2020, including over $7 billion in 2025. A college roommate's $1,000 loan kept Scott enrolled; that roommate, Jeannie Ringo Tarkenton, later founded Funding U, providing $80 million in loans to about 8,000 students.
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