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UNCF

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for Black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private historically black colleges and universities. UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944, by Frederick D. Patterson (then president of what became Tuskegee University), Mary McLeod Bethune…

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Founded
April 25, 1944; 82 years ago (1944-04-25)
Headquarters
1805 7th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001
Abbreviation
UNCF
Employees
281 (2017)
Endowment
$154 million (2023)
Expenses
$171 million (2023)

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Scholarships

History

Fundraising and the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars

The UNCF motto

UNCF member institutions

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UNCF

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Triples84
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015625
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UNCF

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related to Scholarships · 23
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related to Fundraising and the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars · 19
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related to history · 14
UNCF → American, As, Black, HBCUs, In, MacKenzie Scott, Mary McLeod Bethune, Negro, Patterson, The, Trent, Tuskegee Institute President Frederick, United Negro College Fund, William
related to The UNCF motto · 11
UNCF → Ad Council, And, Forest Long, How, In, Rubicam, The, This, United States Dan Quayle, Vice President, Young
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Employees · 1
UNCF → 281 (2017)
Endowment · 1
UNCF → $154 million (2023)
Expenses · 1
UNCF → $171 million (2023)
Founded · 1
UNCF → April 25, 1944; 82 years ago (1944-04-25)

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college million scholarships students black united fund president colleges negro general member institutions historically universities 25 frederick patterson mary mcleod

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UNCFAbbreviationUNCF1.00infobox
UNCFCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
UNCFEmployees281 (2017)1.00infobox
UNCFEndowment$154 million (2023)1.00infobox
UNCFExpenses$171 million (2023)1.00infobox
UNCFFoundedApril 25, 1944; 82 years ago (1944-04-25)1.00infobox
UNCFFounderFrederick D. Patterson Mary McLeod Bethune1.00infobox
UNCFHeadquarters1805 7th Street NW Washington, D.C. 200011.00infobox
UNCFLegal status501(c)(3)1.00infobox
UNCFPresident, Chief Executive OfficerMichael Lomax1.00infobox
UNCFPurposeUNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally-recognized pipeline of under-represented students who, because of UNCF support, become highly-qualified college graduates and…1.00infobox
UNCFRegion servedUnited States1.00infobox
UNCFRevenue$350 million (2023)1.00infobox
UNCFTax ID no.13-16242411.00infobox
UNCFTypeEducational1.00infobox
UNCFVolunteers2,584 (2017)1.00infobox
UNCFWebsiteuncf.org1.00infobox

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