United Negro College Fund

Cause Area

  • Education & Literacy
  • Race & Ethnicity

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9-25 Alling Street, 2nd FloorNewark, NJ 07102 United States
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UNCF Mission

Our mission is to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUS). Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has grown to become the nation's oldest and most successful african american higher education assistance organization.

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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is the nation?s largest, oldest, most successful and most comprehensive minority higher education assistance organization. UNCF provides operating funds and technology enhancement services for 39 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), scholarships and internships for students at about 900 institutions and faculty and administrative professional training.

Over 60 years, the United Negro College Fund has raised more than $2 billion to help a total of more than 350,000 students attend college and has distributed more funds to help minorities attend school than any entity outside of the government.

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