MacKenzie Scott surprises Grand Prairie ISD with $16 million gift
schools, which has spearheaded initiatives to propel and support students from low-income families.
GPISD Superintendent Linda Ellis thought the no-strings-attached money was a scam when she first received an email hinting at the donation about two weeks ago. She shrugged it off until a follow-up phone call in which Scott’s name was brought up. “I’ve never dreamed a public school could get this kind of a gift,” Ellis said. “It’s too good to be true. But it’s true, and it’s gonna be great for years to come for our children and community.”
Scott, author and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated about $12 billion to more than 1,200 groups — including
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