Immigration and refugee service gets $15M from MacKenzie Scott
A Baltimore faith-based nonprofit organization that serves refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants is receiving its largest contribution from an individual donor ever. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service on Monday announced it received a $15 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Over the last seven months, Scott has given almost $2 billion to 343 organizations "supporting the voices and opportunities of people from underserved communities," Scott said in an online post. The organization said the donation comes on the heels of an evacuation of people from Afghanistan and Ukraine as well as record arrivals of asylum-seeking children and families at the U.S. southern border.
