{"id":15613,"date":"2025-10-24T12:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/?p=15613"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:48:35","slug":"mackenzie-scott-donates-38-million-to-the-university-of-maryland-eastern-shore-underscoring-confidence-in-president-andersons-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/mackenzie-scott-donates-38-million-to-the-university-of-maryland-eastern-shore-underscoring-confidence-in-president-andersons-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"MacKenzie Scott Donates $38 Million to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Underscoring Confidence in President Anderson\u2019s Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $38 million to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The donation is the largest single gift in the institution\u2019s history.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

PRINCESS ANNE, MD (Oct. 25, 2025)\u2013 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) today announced a $38 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott<\/strong> \u2013 the largest single gift in the institution\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gift, along with Scott\u2019s $20 million to UMES five years ago<\/a>, brings her total giving to the Historically Black, 1890 Land Grant university to $58 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott\u2019s latest unrestricted investment is a powerful endorsement of UMES\u2019s momentum and a clear show of support for the vision and leadership of President Heidi M. Anderson<\/strong>, whose student-centered agenda has driven record gains in student completion, research activity, and regional partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis gift is a resounding vote of confidence in UMES and in the strategic direction President Anderson has set,\u201d said University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Jay A. Perman<\/strong>. \u201cMacKenzie Scott\u2019s generosity will deepen the university\u2019s capacity to serve students, strengthen communities across the Eastern Shore, and expand UMES\u2019s national impact as a high-value, high-quality HBCU.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling the gift “nothing short of transformational,\u201d President Anderson added that: \u201cMacKenzie Scott\u2019s support affirms our mission and our progress. It recognizes the hard work of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni \u2013 and it validates the lofty goals we\u2019ve set together: removing financial barriers to completion, elevating research that solves real problems, and ensuring UMES graduates launch into great careers and lives of purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strategic priorities powered by the gift<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UMES will steward the $38 million to advance high-impact priorities that sustain long-term excellence and student opportunity, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n