Memphis nonprofits score $3 million from MacKenzie Scott’s charity
BRIDGES USA and Literacy Mid-South are among the 361 nonprofits elected to receive donations by Yield Giving, the charity established by billionaire philanthropist and Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Two Memphis nonprofits are among 361 community-led, community-focused organizations who received funding from billionaire philanthropist and Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott.
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Literacy Mid-South Bridges USA MacKenzie Scott PhilanthropyAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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