At a time when all colleges and their students face unprecedented challenges from COVID-19,
a terrible recession and the ongoing legacy of racism, it’s critical that HBCUs and PBIs, the bedrock of African American higher education, are strong.”
Higher-education institutions, especially HBCUs, faced a seemingly insurmountable task during the pandemic to continue educating students and keep their doors open.
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Direct mail and online fundraising performed extraordinarily well in FY 2021. UNCF’s Direct Response Program generated $18.9 million in revenue, nearly 2.5 times the revenue in the previous fiscal year.
During a historic day, UNCF conducted its first-ever National Virtual Walk for Education online in Fiscal Year 2021.
In 2021, UNCF launched its Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) to increase engagement, knowledge-sharing and collaboration among presidents and board members at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs).
In a series of appropriations bills, UNCF’s engagement helped direct $5 billion in federal funds to HBCUs, tribal colleges and universities and minority serving institutions.
Entering his 10th year at the helm of Dillard, President Kimbrough has led the university to unprecedented growth.
in scholarships is awarded annually
Historically Black colleges and universities belong to the UNCF network of member institutions. UNCF provides these colleges and universities with a range of support that enables them to keep their academic programs strong and their tuitions affordable.
Students received scholarships during fiscal year 2021 across the United States from UNCF.
Fundraising events were conducted during fiscal year 2021 to help UNCF support its mission of getting as many students to and through college as possible.
UNCF local offices are located throughout the United States, which help provide organizational fundraising support, mission awareness and HBCU representation in local communities across the country.
UNCF has an impressive track record of impacting minority education and improving graduation rates for students, while making a meaningful difference in the lives of selected scholars.”
College students who receive UNCF scholarships outperform the national population of students journeying to and through college.
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Through a partnership in 2021, UNCF and Activision Blizzard, established programs that connect students to skills- building activities that will equip and empower them to design video games to play on X-Box, and other systems, and compete in the tech/gaming workforce.
UNCF has an impressive track record of impacting minority education and improving graduation rates for students, while making a meaningful difference in the lives of selected scholars.”
Tony Signore’s lifelong passion for education and equality, inspired by the great Frederick Douglass, has resulted in a personal and professional commitment to support HBCU students across the country.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic sent billions around the world scrambling into quarantine, D-Nice emerged. The Los Angeles Times described the celebrity DJ “as perhaps the hottest name in pop culture, a majordomo of a music universe that is reconstituting itself online in performances livestreamed on social media platforms.”
Mr. Butler not only embraced and enhanced my artistic abilities, he always brought a humor to his classroom that treated his students not as random kids but as peers who also sought his wisdom as a mentor.”
Vincent J. Butler is described as “…that one teacher a student can only dream about having,” by Roseann Palumbo Montemarano, one of Butler’s former students. This sentiment is widely shared among the alumni of Morristown High School (“MHS”) in Morristown, NJ.
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$5 M gift from 3M to UNCF.Support more than 100 students on STEM-related studies at HBCUs.
This partnership with Alaska Airlines takes education and equity to the skies as we help students achieve their dreams of a better future.
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 80,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major United States market.
Named in honor of Georgia State Rep. Calvin Smyre, the Synovus/Calvin Smyre Scholarship Fund will provide one scholarship annually to a student enrolled at Smyre’s beloved alma mater Fort Valley State University, an HBCU in Fort Valley, GA.
“Since our founding in 1944, UNCF has had two major constituent groups—our historically Black colleges and universities and our students. We are more determined and more committed than ever, believing as we do, in the power of our cause and our shared belief that ‘a mind is a terrible thing to waste®,’ but a wonderful thing to invest in.”
—Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF
The men and women who guide the actions of the organization are a diverse group of people, and with their help, the organization ensures as many students as possible make it to and through college successfully.
UNCF envisions a nation where all Americans have equal access to a college education that prepares them for rich intellectual lives, competitive and fulfilling careers, engaged citizenship and service to our nation.
UNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of underrepresented students who, because of UNCF support, become highly qualified college graduates and to ensure that our network of member institutions is a respected model of best practices in moving students to and through
college.
UNCF’s North Star is to increase the total annual number of African American college graduates by focusing on activities that ensure more students are college-ready, enroll in college and persist to graduation.
THIS IS DONE THROUGH
A THREE-PILLAR STRATEGY:
• Positioning member institutions as a viable college option for students and investing in institutional capacity to improve student outcomes.
• Creating transformational support programs to ensure that students are enrolling and persisting through college completion.
• Building awareness of educational attainment and cultivating college-going behaviors within the African American community.
