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# MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to The Trevor Project's queer crisis hotline
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/mackenzie-scott-donates-45-million-to-the-trevor-projects-queer-crisis-hotline/
- Published: 2026-01-14T13:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-14T13:58:00.000Z
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: North America

Philanthropist **MacKenzie Scott** has made a landmark donation of **US $45 million** to **The Trevor Project**, the West Hollywood-based organisation providing crisis support for LGBTQ+ youth. This is the largest single gift in the charity’s 27-year history.

The donation comes at a critical time, following the withdrawal of approximately US $25 million in federal funding for LGBTQ-specific support via the **988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline**. The “Press 3” option, which connected callers with LGBTQ-trained counsellors, was discontinued in mid-2025\. In response, The Trevor Project launched its own independent LGBTQ-focused hotline to ensure continued support amid rising demand.

**Jaymes Black**, Chief Executive of The Trevor Project, described Scott’s gift as “transformational” and a powerful step toward building sustainable capacity, while stressing that “the work is far from finished.”

LGBTQ+ youth remain disproportionately affected by mental health challenges, being four times more likely to attempt suicide than their non-LGBTQ peers. An estimated **1.8 million** LGBTQ+ young people in the US seriously consider suicide each year.

The Trevor Project plans to use the funds to strengthen its 24/7 crisis-support infrastructure, invest in technology, expand research and advocacy, and build long-term sustainability beyond federal grants.

Scott, who previously donated US $6 million to the organisation in 2020, has given roughly US $26 billion to thousands of non-profits since 2019 through her philanthropic foundation, **Yield Giving**.