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Prairie View A&M one of two Texas A&M system schools receiving donation from Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife

December 17, 2020 by Willy1550

Prairie View A&M in Waller County is getting a big donation from the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

MacKenzie Scott is giving the school $50 million. Of that, $10 million will establish a fund for juniors and seniors who have unpaid balances due to the pandemic, and the rest goes to the schools endowment.

PVAMU is one of two schools in the Texas A&M system getting donations, with the other being Texas A&M International, who will receive $40 million. No word on how their donation will be used.

According to Scott, 384 recipients are receiving a combined $4 billion. Recipients include HBCU’s, food banks, United Way chapters, YMCA’s and YWCA’s, and Meals on Wheels programs.

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