Catawba College Receives a $200 Million Donation. Again.

A small liberal arts college in North Carolina just received a donation of $200 million—for the second time in three years. Back in 2021, Catawba College received a historic $200 million donation from an anonymous donor, more than tripling the college’s endowment. A third of the gift was set aside to support the university’s programs in environmental education, while the remaining two-thirds went toward strategic initiatives, student scholarships, faculty development, student success and more.

Now history is repeating itself. The college announced another anonymous gift of the same amount on Monday; again, a third will be put toward environmental education programs as well as larger sustainability efforts on campus. This time, the remainder will be unrestricted.