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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is an American
non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
that supports and represents nearly 300,000 students attending its 47 member-schools that include public
historically black colleges and universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community. ...
(HBCUs), medical schools, and law schools. The organization is named after the Supreme Court's first
African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...
Justice,
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-A ...
.


History

The organization was established in 1987, under the leadership of Dr. N. Joyce Payne in cooperation with
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,
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, the NBA,
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and the
American Association of State Colleges and Universities The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is an organization of state-supported colleges and universities that offer degree programs leading to bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees. AASCU grew out of the Association o ...
to institutionally support public HBCUs. It underwent a name change in 2006 from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. TMCF has championed higher education at public
historically black colleges and universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community. ...
(HBCUs) and has grown from a small organization providing scholarships for public HBCUs, raising over $300 million to date for programmatic support, capacity building support, and scholarships for its member-schools and the students matriculating on the campuses. Its mission differs from that of the
United Negro College Fund UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, also known as the United Fund, is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private historically black colleges and universities ...
, which supported approximately 65,000 students at 900 colleges and universities with approximately $113 million in grants and scholarships in 2015 alone, while the Thurgood Marshall College fund only supports 47 schools; it is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization, which means it does not pay taxes on its income. TMCF was granted $50 million in 2015 by
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, $26.5 million in 2017 by the
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and
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, and $6 million by
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in 2018.


Acquisitions

In 2013, TMCF acquired the Opportunity Funding Corporation (OFC), merging the two organizations with TMCF becoming the parent organization. Both organizations share a similar mission of providing service to the HBCU community, particularly in the area of talent identification. While continuing its efforts to enhance the entrepreneurship curriculum within public and private HBCUs, OFC will identify the most promising future entrepreneurs and introduce them to potential investors and very successful entrepreneurs.


Leadership

* Harry L. Williams became president and CEO in 2018. * Johnny C. Taylor Jr. was president and CEO from 2010 to 2018. * Johnny Parham became the first executive director in 1994. * Dwayne Ashley served as president and the chief executive officer from 1999 to 2010 and created the Leadership Institute and Member Schools Conference. *
John W. Marshall John William Marshall (born July 6, 1958) served as Secretary of Public Safety in the Cabinet of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine from 2006 to 2010, and Governor Mark Warner from 2002 to 2006, and was the longest-serving member of the Virginia Govern ...
, a son of Thurgood Marshall, served as a consultant and senior advisor to the organization from January 2010 to January 2011.


Member-Schools Listing

Member-School Breakdown: * 47 Member-School Breakdown ** 42 HBCUs: 4-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities *** 6 LAW: HBCU Law Schools *** 1 MED: HBCU Medical School ** 3 PBIs: 4-year Predominantly Black Institutions ** 1 JUCO: Community College ** 1 HBGI: Private Historically Black Graduate Institute


TMCF Partners


Scholarships

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K-12 Initiatives

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* DuPont


Student Leadership and Talent Sourcing

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Higher Education Research

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Board of Directors

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* John Deere *
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* Central State University *
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* Hershey *
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References


External links


Official website
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