Huston-Tillotson University receives $150 million in largest donation ever to an HBCU

Austin -- The Moody Foundation is giving Huston-Tillotson University $150 million to upgrade campus buildings and provide more student scholarships. It’s the largest financial gift the Moody Foundation has ever given and the most money ever donated to a single historically Black college or university in the country.

The donation coincides with the university’s 150-year anniversary.

“Because we are celebrating our sesquicentennial, 150 years, it is high time that we recalibrate and improve our campus,” Huston-Tillotson University President and CEO Melva K. Wallace said.

The Moody Foundation has donated to Huston-Tillotson in the past. Last year, it gave the university just under $1 million to install air conditioning in the gym and some classrooms.

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