Santa Barbara City College recently revealed that it used a portion of a $20 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott without proper authorization.
The Santa Barbara City College Foundation said it used some of the funds toward its Promise Program, which is a program run by the foundation that provides tuition assistance, books and other supplies for local high school students.
Approximately $10.5 million of Scott’s gift was used toward the program from 2021 to 2024, Bobbi Abram, CEO of the SBCC Foundation, told SFGATE in an email. Those funds were used without approval from the foundation’s board, college officials or the board of trustees, Abrams said in a news release…