The $65 million MacKenzie Scott award represents a testament to the LISC model and our success driving impact in local communities. This gift also presents a unique opportunity for our local partners to recommit to our work, leveraging increasing national capacity for deeper local impact.
LISC Massachusetts plans to continue supporting key community work in and around Boston, however, it recognizes the urgent community development and equity needs across the state.
MacKenzie Scott, the prolific philanthropist, announced that she is donating $65 million to LISC, the largest contribution in our organization’s 45-year history. This is Scott’s second grant to LISC, which builds on a $40 million gift in 2020 that was used to seed programs that narrow gaps in health, wealth and opportunity, particularly for communities …