MacKenzie Scott Continues HBCU Support With $42M Donation To Elizabeth City State University

MacKenzie Scott is continuing her support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with the donation of $42 million to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU). ECSU Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove Sr. announced the gift on Friday, March 13, 2026, during the university’s Founders Day Convocation, which marked 135 years since its founding in 1891. The institution has long been committed to expanding access and opportunity through its mission to educate, empower, and elevate, according to a press release. “I want to express our deepest gratitude to MacKenzie Scott for this remarkable act of generosity and for her recognition of the critical role that HBCUs

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