ECSU Awarded $42M From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

ECSU awarded $42M from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Elizabeth City State University Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove Sr. announced Friday that ECSU has received $42 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

MacKenzie Scott Donates $42 Million to Elizabeth City State University in Historic Gift

Elizabeth City State University announced on Friday that it received a $42 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This is one of the biggest donations the school has ever received. The announcement was made by the school’s Chancellor, S. Keith Hargrove Sr., who delivered the keynote speech at the Founders Day Convocation. This is the biggest amount a historically black college or university funded by MacKenzie Scott has ever recei…

MacKenzie Scott Elizabeth City State University $42 million

The MacKenzie Scott Elizabeth City State University donation is making national headlines after the billionaire philanthropist awarded a transformative $42 million gift to the North Carolina HBCU. The announcement came during the university’s Founders Day Convocation and represents one of the most significant financial contributions in the institution’s history. MacKenzie Scott has become one of […] The post MacKenzie Scott Makes Another Major I…

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott dropped another bag on an HBCU

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott dropped another huge bag on an HBCU. Elizabeth City State University Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove, Sr., announced the school received a $42 million donation from Scott during the school’s Founders Day Convocation on Friday. The gift marks the largest per-student award among Scott’s recent HBCU contributions—nearly triple the amount ECSU received from her in 2020. “I want to express our deepest gratitude…

MacKenzie Scott donates largest per-student multi-million HBCU gift

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifted another HBCU a big amount, this time it was Elizabth City State University. The NC HBCU received a $42 million gift from the billionaire philanthropist during its Founders Day Convocation.The announcement came from Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove Sr. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where the university was also celebrating 135 years of service and impact. The gift from Mackenzie Scott marks a his…