MacKenzie Scott’s gifts come with no strings—but the four biggest donors to democracy programs put $189 million into institutes bearing their names

From Fortune 4 Nov 2026, 08:01 UTC 1 min read

The four largest gifts to democracy programs from 2021 to 2025 created or expanded university institutes named for Leonard Schaeffer, the Rooneys, the Karshes, and the Kinders, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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