The donation is the largest single individual gift in Jewish Vocational Service’s history.
A Boston workforce development nonprofit announced on Thursday that it received its largest single individual gift in its history — $7 million — from philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott.
The unrestricted donation was given to Jewish Vocational Service, an adult education and workforce development provider in Greater Boston.
“This extraordinary gift is a profound endorsement of the long-term impact we aim to make at JVS,” Kira Khazatsky, CEO of JVS Boston, said in a statement. “This investment ensures we can continue our mission for generations to come.”
JVS Boston has an annual operating budget of $30 million, Khazatsky told Boston.com in a statement. She said the investment will allow JVS Boston to respond to the “ever-changing needs of the Massachusetts workforce.”
JVS Boston, founded in 1938 during the Great Depression to assist Jewish immigrants who were trying to join the American workforce, said the gift will allow the organization to “strategically plan for the future while also advancing its immediate priorities.”