MacKenzie Scott donates $20 million to Champlain Housing Trust, a historic boost for affordable housing in Vermont

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s wealthiest women, has donated $20 million to the Burlington-based Champlain Housing Trust — the largest gift in the nonprofit’s 40-year history. The massive donation, made through Scott’s Yield Giving fund, will be used to provide housing and strengthen community in northwestern Vermont, the trust said in announcing the news Wednesday morning. “We are extremely grateful to Ms. Scott for the confidence she and her team have placed in our efforts to address the region’s housing crisis, the work we do in supporting people...