Events

The 2025 UNCF “A Mind Is…” Gala New York will recognize outstanding partners who are helping to advance educational opportunities for the young people we serve.

This premiere event promises to be an enlightening and enjoyable time for our guests while raising funds for our HBCUs, celebrating their impact, and assisting the students who attend them in obtaining their college degrees.

We hope you won’t miss this celebration that helps UNCF invest in our HBCUs and better futures for our students. Thank you for considering this opportunity and believing with us that “A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but a wonderful thing to invest in.” ®

The UNCF New Orleans Mayor’s Masked Ball is a premier fundraising gala and major social event, focusing on raising public awareness and large donations to support deserving students across Louisiana.

This highly anticipated event brings together individuals, small businesses, corporate sponsors, celebrities, dignitaries, civic leaders, public officials, and alumni who support UNCF’s mission of investing in better futures for us all by getting students to and through college.

UNCF has been dedicated to creating opportunities for deserving students for 80 years. The ball is an event used to support the mission by raising the necessary resources to support underserved students with their financial barriers and educational aspirations to get to and through college.

We encourage your investment in UNCF so together we can continue to invest in and build future generation of students who will lead this nation and contribute to our economy and “explore life outside the box.”

The 2025 Hampton Roads UNCF Mayors’ Masked Ball is a premier fundraising gala and a major social event, focusing on raising public awareness and large corporate and individual donations to support deserving students through UNCF. Hosted by a diverse group of corporate sponsors and local businesses, it involves celebrities, dignitaries, civic leaders, volunteers, public officials, alumni and others who support UNCF’s mission of investing in better futures for us all by getting students to and through college.

Thank you for considering this opportunity and for remembering that “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”®

The Columbus UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball is a premier fundraising gala and major social event focusing on raising awareness of the need and benefits of a college education, the students UNCF serves and the contributions of historically Black colleges and universities. Hosted by a diverse group of corporate sponsors, local businesses and professional organizations, the Columbus UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball is an evening of celebration attended by national celebrities, civic leaders, alumni, dignitaries, volunteers and friends of UNCF. This must-attend event is full of fun, fashion, glitz and glamour, and supports UNCF’s mission of investing in Better Futures® for the young men and women we serve and by helping them move to and through college.

FEATURING:

• VIP Masked Reception
• Masked Awards
• Live Entertainment

“A mind is a terrible thing to waste,”® so let’s enjoy an afternoon filled with networking, fun, prizes and most importantly reach our fundraising goals to support deserving college students. Our goal for this year is to raise $50,000 and have 300 plus bowlers to help further our students’ dreams to attend one of UNCF’s 37-member colleges and universities!

The UNCF Bowl-a-thon is a broad-based community fund raising event in which you can recruit individuals, family members, friends and co-workers to participate in this non-competitive bowling to raise the much-needed funds to support our UNCF students. The only competition is for the prizes, which go to a team and/or individual based upon the amount of funds raised.

$50 registration fee per participant. Minimum of $125 to be raised per team member. At least four members per team, no more than six. Great prizes for top fundraising team and individuals!

The 2nd Annual UNCF Tampa Bay Mayor’s Masked Ball is a premier fundraising gala and major social event focusing on raising awareness of the need and benefits of college education, the students UNCF serves, and the contributions of historically black colleges and universities. Hosted by a diverse group of corporate sponsors, local businesses, and professional organizations, the 2nd Annual UNCF Tampa Bay Mayor’s Masked Ball is an evening of celebration attended by civic leaders, alumni, dignitaries, volunteers, and friends of UNCF.

This must-attend event is full of fun, fashion, and glamour, and supports UNCF’s mission of investing in Better Futures® for the young men and women we serve by helping them move to and through college.

Hosted by UNCF Orlando

Join us as we celebrate UNCF Milwaukee Mayor’s Masked Ball 10th year anniversary! It is one of Milwaukee’s premier fundraising and social events of the year. Hosted by The Honorable Mayor Cavalier Johnson, this nonprofit gala is supported by corporations, civic leaders, dignitaries, public officials, alumni, and greater Milwaukee. Get ready for an evening of celebration and support for UNCF! The annual Masked Ball is a formal black-tie benefit with a seated dinner, silent auction, live entertainment and so much more!

UNCF – the United Negro College Fund – seeks your sponsorship support for the 2025 DMV (DC, MD and Northern VA) Leaders’ Breakfast. Net proceeds from this fundraising event will support UNCF’s mission: 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 member colleges graduate more of their African American students than other private colleges or public universities, and their low tuition rates are less than half those charged by other private colleges. Because college graduates earn higher incomes than non-graduates, your sponsorship will be an investment in the future teachers, business leaders, engineers, physicians and other professionals who will graduate from UNCF member colleges to become productive participants in their communities and in the U.S. economy.

Join leaders representing business, civic, academic, faith-based and non-profit sectors within the DMV area in a discussion with some of the top African Americans in U. S. National Security, on why national security is important to our future.

In renewed partnership, the City of Chicago and Mayor Brandon Johnson proudly recognizes the vital educational assistance work of UNCF.