Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More. Gabrielle Fitzgerald, founder and CEO of The Panorama Group, has researched Scott's giving and provided advice and support for nonprofits who have received Scott's gifts.
She said she sees a growing focus in Scott's giving on issues of poverty. On the list of its big, beautiful, original definitions? To devote resources for a useful purpose.
To endow with rights. To clothe. In , she also gave repeat gifts to several organizations β something of a new development in her giving, which has set a high bar for how much and how fast megadonors can give. Grantees say that when Scott's team notifies them of grants, they say not to expect additional support. So it was a surprise for Shaun Donovan, CEO of the affordable housing organization Enterprise Community Partners, when he got the news of a second, major donation.
About organizations have not disclosed the amount of funding they've received from Scott. This year was already a standout in Scott's giving because it was the first time that she awarded grants through an application process. Previously, organizations have said they've responded to questions from an anonymous donor who turned out to be Scott or just received an email or cold call without any application at all. The fact that her grants are unrestricted, meaning that nonprofits can use them however they want to further their charitable purpose, is part of what makes them so valuable, Donovan said.
Five years into her philanthropic blitz, he said it's now possible to see her impact across whole sectors. Open in Our App.
