Historically Black, Livingstone College in North Carolina, continues to benefit from anonymous donors. The school announced Wednesday that they received a $1 million anonymous donation, — the fourth consecutive anonymous donation of $1 million.

President Anthony J. Davis announced the donation last Friday, April 19 to members of the Salisbury-Rowan community and several of the college’s faculty and staff. Livingstone says that the donor has been a consistent and dedicated supporter of the college’s mission and vision.

Proceeds from this donation will be used to support a campus residence hall refurbishment project. This donation follows the college’s Innovation Lounge Grant award during the 2024 Retool Your School Program, which is sponsored by Home Depot.

Retool Your School is a multitiered project designed to provide grants to HBCU campuses to be used for campus improvement projects that promote sustainability and long-term benefits to the campus and students. That particular grant will allow Livingstone to enhance existing spaces on the campus where students can gather to collaborate. 

This announcement also comes less than three weeks before Livingstone College’s May graduation, which will feature its first cohort of graduates through the college’s MBA program.

Livingstone — a private historically Black college — provides business, liberal arts, STEAM, teacher education, and workforce development programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds. The college promotes lifelong learning and the development of students‘ potential for leadership and service to a global community through a Christian-based environment suitable for holistic learning.