MacKenzie Scott's $30M gift spurs Housing Trust Silicon Valley's 10-year plan

MacKenzie Scott donated $30 million to Housing Trust Silicon Valley in October 2024, the largest individual gift in the nonprofit's history, and the organization unveiled a 10-year plan in September 2025 to deploy the funds. The unrestricted donation from Scott's Yield Giving fund aims to expand affordable housing across the 14-county Bay Area. The plan focuses on five initiatives, including growing the revolving loan fund, expanding homeownership assistance, and piloting new financing tools for developers. Housing Trust has already invested over $690 million since 2000, creating more than 28,700 homes. Scott gave roughly $2 billion in 2024, bringing her five-year philanthropic total to over $19 billion.