HBCU Livingstone College Receives $3M Donation

The gift came from an anonymous donor who has been supporting Livingstone throughout the last fiscal year.

Livingstone College has received a substantial anonymous donation from a long-time donor. The private Christian HBCU in Salisbury, North Carolina, will enter its spring semester with a $3 million boost.

As reported by HBCU Gameday, Livingstone President Dr. Anthony J. Davis announced in a faculty speech, “Over the vacation — over the paid time off — I received notification that Livingstone College will kick off this academic year with another anonymous gift from our anonymous donor to the tune of $3 million.”

He added, “We don’t receive philanthropy at this level because of a president who gets up and makes an eloquent speech. This happens because all of you have been committed to this miracle approach. It’s because of the work that you’re doing, and it’s making us [Livingstone] the fastest-growing HBCU in North Carolina.”

The donation money will be used for renovation projects on Livingstone’s campus, including several residence halls and cafeteria services.

The donation came from a source that has previously supported the HBCU. The college reportedly received $23 million from the donor over the fiscal year, mostly through a $10 million donation in July.

Davis credited the donations partly for Livingstone’s success in the past year. The university has a 13% growth rate and is one of only five private HBCUs in North Carolina.

Davis explained that the impressive growth puts Livingstone in the spotlight now.

He said, “Which means that the world is watching. The world wants to know. — ‘Wait a minute, Livingstone? They’re getting philanthropic contributions like Morehouse and Spelman. We are. It’s because of the work that you’re doing.”

He added, “When we talk about slow control growth, it’s about capacity. We could not function above 1,200 students right now, physically on campus. So right now we’re at 941. We’re almost close to capacity.”