St. Louis Planned Parenthood receives $9 million gift from billionaire donor

Billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott has donated $9 million to Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, the largest one-time donation the organization has ever received.

Scott’s donation is part of a $275 million dollar gift to Planned Parenthood’s national office and 21 affiliates across the country. She is also making donations to dozens of other charities.

Scott has focused on giving to nonprofits that “have a strong record of serving under-supported needs,” she wrote in an online post.

Planned Parenthood officials said the unprecedented donation came at a vital time.

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