Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a non-profit organization, has raised $5.6 million to support students studying in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The organization raised the funds on Monday during its 31st Anniversary Awards Gala attended by over 1,000 civic, corporate, government and education leaders and 400 students.
The Fund also presented Tennessee State University president Glenda Baskin Glover with TMCF’s Educational Leadership Award, while chief executive officer of The Boeing Company Dennis A. Muilenburg was given the CEO of the Year Award.
“The millions raised at our gala highlights precisely why TMCF continues to stand out as the premier higher education organization committed to supporting the students attending our nation’s publicly-supported HBCUs,” College Fund’s president Harry L. Williams said. “This was an awesome evening for the entire Black College and higher education community.”
In 2018 alone, the organization has distributed 3.5 million in scholarships.
The Fund also organized a four-day conference on October 26-30 for students attending HBCUs to develop leadership skills and help them to establish the network with companies and government agencies to help them in their career growth.