WACO, Texas — Waco Habitat for Humanity received $1 million from American author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, according to a news release on Tuesday.
Scott is better known as the ex-wife of Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos.
The donation will help further the habitat's vision of offering lower income families safe and affordable homes at zero-interest mortgage.
“This gift is an incredible blessing for Waco Habitat for Humanity. It seemed almost too good to be true when Ms. Scott’s team contacted me about the donation,” said John Alexander, Executive Director of Waco Habitat for Humanity. “Our goal is to leverage the funds with local donations so that we can make affordable housing available for more families in our community. Our biggest challenge right now is finding affordable lots where we can build homes. This gift will help us to meet that challenge.”
The $1 million donation is part of a total $436 million given to Habitat for Humanity International and 83 U.S. Habitat affiliate organizations.