Billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott recently donated $15 million to the Mat-Su Health Foundation, which is the largest single donation ever received by the community health organization.
for the needs assessment with foundation staff members. In the summary, the top-ranked goal in terms of importance was “resident economic stability.”
“These funds were unsolicited, we did not ask for them,” Ripley said in an interview Tuesday. “Some folks that were working for MacKenzie Scott reached out in February and asked for a meeting with us.
The assessment report said that in 2021, the foundation provided over $5 million in COVID-19 relief funding — 60% of which was directed to nonprofits. The funding was used for free COVID-19 testing, a free call line for COVID-19 questions, providing thousands of at-home rapid COVID-19 tests, 100 HEPA air filters for organizations within the community, and grants to homeless and food insecure individuals.
“We’re super excited,” Ripley said in an interview Tuesday. “This is a celebration. These assets are going to be deployed in the fastest-growing population in the state. These assets are going to be deployed to improve the health of our citizens and it’s a celebration that we’re on the map, that folks not just in Mat-Su, not just in the state of Alaska but folks across the nation are recognizing the good work and the leadership happening here in Mat-Su.
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