Oakland Educational Nonprofit Receives Surprise $3M Donation From MacKenzie Scott

Oakland Reach was the beneficiary of Scott, who promised to give away half her fortune after divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Posted Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 11:48 am PT

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – A nonprofit that is helping students in Oakland received a huge donation they never saw coming.

Lakisha Young, founder of Oakland Reach, said she found the $3 million surprise in her email inbox.

“All of a sudden, a few weeks ago, we get the email, and I was like, *screaming*” Young told KPIX 5.

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