Tyler Perry has helped make a young woman’s dreams come true by covering the remainder of her graduate school tuition to attend Harvard University.

Janay DuBerry, a recent graduate of Tuskegee University, shared the joyous news in a recent Instagram post, thanking the 56-year-old filmmaker and actor for believing in her.

Reflecting on the “long journey,” DuBerry wrote: “After years of writing, building, networking, and earning my degree at Tuskegee University, I was accepted into Harvard.

“Harvard gave me generous financial aid, but I still faced a significant financial gap and did not know how I would make this dream a reality. But God made a way,” she continued. “Thank you, Tyler Perry, for hearing my story, believing in my gifts as a writer and educator, and covering the remaining cost of my Harvard education.”

DuBerry shared that Perry’s generosity “has opened the door for me to continue my education, strengthen my voice as a writer and educator, and move closer to the forthcoming books and educational work I have been building.”

Hailing the Madea star as a “true light in the Black community,” she concluded: “I love you, and I am overwhelmed, humbled, and grateful beyond words. Thank you for investing in my purpose and helping make this dream a reality.”

In an earlier post, she revealed that Perry’s aid has allowed her to “enter this next chapter with greater stability and peace of mind.”

DuBerry graduated with an English degree from Tuskegee University in May. On Monday, she shared that it was her first day at Harvard as part of its Master of Education program.

Besides his years-long acting career, Perry is an active philanthropist who regularly donates funds to address food insecurity, elderly housing protection, disaster relief, and education.

In 2006, he founded The Perry Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at transforming “tragedy into triumph by seeding individual potential, supporting communities, and harvesting sustainable change,” according to the website.

Its focus is on supporting education, agriculture, technology, global sustainability, health, human rights, and arts and culture.

To date, The Perry Foundation, has contributed to aid efforts for victims of Haiti’s 2010 earthquakes, Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria and Texas’ Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Hurricane Dorian, which devastated The Bahamas in 2019.

Perry is also currently facing two separate multi-million dollar lawsuits from actors accusing him of sexual assault and battery. The Madea star has vehemently denied all allegations through his legal team, declaring both lawsuits a “scam.”