Thurgood Marshall College Fund Explained

Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	Charles Merinoff
Leader Title2:	President & CEO
Leader Name2:	Harry L. Williams
Founded:	1987
Founder:	N. Joyce Payne
Abbreviation:	TMCF
Type:	Educational non-profit
Headquarters:	901 F Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, D.C., US
Region Served:	United States
Membership:	47 member-schools
Main Organ:	Board of Directors
Website:	www.tmcf.org

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is an American non-profit organization that supports and represents nearly 300,000 students attending its 47 member-schools that include public historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), medical schools, and law schools. The organization is named after the Supreme Court's first African-American Justice, Thurgood Marshall.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The organization was established in 1987, under the leadership of Dr. N. Joyce Payne in cooperation with Miller Brewing Company, Sony Music, the NBA, Reebok and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities to institutionally support public HBCUs. It underwent a name change in 2006 from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.^[4]

TMCF has championed higher education at public historically black colleges and universities (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.^[5]

Its mission differs from that of the United Negro College Fund, 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.^[6]

TMCF was granted $50 million in 2015 by Apple,^[7] $26.5 million in 2017 by the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries,^[8] and $6 million by The Boeing Company in 2018.^{[9] [10]}

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.^{[11] [12]}

Leadership

• Harry L. Williams became president and CEO in 2018.^[13]
• 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.

Member schools listing^[14]

Member-School Breakdown:^[15]

• 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

Students!Parent institution!Sporting affiliations

Alabama A&M University	HBCU	Normal	Alabama	1875	data-sort-value=48000000	$48.0 million (2019)	6,172 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Alabama State University	HBCU	Montgomery	Alabama	1867	data-sort-value=94500000	$94.5 million (2019)	4,190 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Albany State University	HBCU	Albany	Georgia	1903	data-sort-value=3210000	$3.21 million (2019)	6,122 (Spring 2021)	University System of Georgia	NCAA Division II, SIAC
Alcorn State University	HBCU	Lorman	Mississippi	1871	data-sort-value=20200000	$20.2 million (2019)	3,523 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Bluefield State University	HBCU	Bluefield	West Virginia	1895	data-sort-value=3510000	$3.51 million (2019)	1,241 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division II, CIAA
Bowie State University	HBCU	Bowie	Maryland	1865	data-sort-value=10500000	$10.5 million (2019)	6,171 (Fall 2019)	University System of Maryland	NCAA Division II, CIAA
Central State University	HBCU	Wilberforce	Ohio	1887	data-sort-value=5930000	$5.93 million (2019)	2,033 (Fall 2019)	University System of Ohio	NCAA Division II, SIAC
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science	HBGI	Los Angeles	California	1966	data-sort-value=94300000	$94.3 million (2019)	748 (Fall 2019)	Western Association of Schools and Colleges	n/a
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	HBCU	Cheyney	Pennsylvania	1837	data-sort-value=1470000	$1.47 million (2019)	627 (2020–21)	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education	Independent
Chicago State University	PBI	Chicago	Illinois	1867	data-sort-value=5160000	$5.16 million (2019)	2,620 (Fall 2021)		NCAA Division I, Independent
Coppin State University	HBCU	Baltimore	Maryland	1900	data-sort-value=11900000	$11.9 million (2019)	2,724 (2019–20)	University System of Maryland	NCAA Division I, FCS - MEAC
Delaware State University	HBCU	Dover	Delaware	1891	data-sort-value=22300000	$22.3 million (2019)	5,649		NCAA Division I, FCS - MEAC
Elizabeth City State University	HBCU	Elizabeth City	North Carolina	1891	data-sort-value=12300000	$12.3 million (2019)	2,054	University of North Carolina System	NCAA Division II, CIAA
Fayetteville State University	HBCU	Fayetteville	North Carolina	1867	data-sort-value=24800000	$24.8 million (2020)	6,551 (Fall 2019)	University of North Carolina System	NCAA Division II, CIAA
Florida A&M University	HBCU	Tallahassee	Florida	1887	data-sort-value=95600000	$95.6 million (2020)	9,179 (Fall 2020)	State University System of Florida	NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Florida A&M University College of Law	LAW	Tallahassee	Florida	1949		529	Florida A&M University	n/a
Fort Valley State University	HBCU	Fort Valley	Georgia	1895	data-sort-value=6660000	$6.66 million (2019)	2,306 (Fall 2020)	University System of Georgia	NCAA Division II, SIAC
Grambling State University	HBCU	Grambling	Louisiana	1901	data-sort-value=7250000	$7.25 million (2019)	5,232 (Fall 2019)	University of Louisiana System	NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Harris–Stowe State University	HBCU		Missouri	1857	data-sort-value=1400000	$1.4 million (2019)	1,630 (Fall 2019)		NAIA, AMC
Howard University	HBCU	Washington	District of Columbia	1867	data-sort-value=712400000	$712.4 million (2020)	12,065 (Fall 2021)		NCAA Division I, FCS – MEAC
Howard University College of Medicine	MED	Washington	District of Columbia	1868			Howard University	n/a
Howard University School of Law	LAW	Washington	District of Columbia	1869		407	Howard University	n/a
Jackson State University	HBCU	Jackson	Mississippi	1877	data-sort-value=60000000	$60 million (2019)	7,020 (fall 2019)		NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Kentucky State University	HBCU	Frankfort	Kentucky	1886	data-sort-value=18500000	$18.5 million (2019)	2,220 (Fall 2020)		NCAA Division II, SIAC
Langston University	HBCU	Langston	Oklahoma	1897	data-sort-value=50800000	$50.8 million (2019)	2,190 (Fall 2019)	Oklahoma State System, OSU/A&M Board of Regents	NAIA, RRAC
Lincoln University	HBCU	Jefferson City	Missouri	1866	data-sort-value=1650000	$1.65 million (2019)	2,436 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division II, MIAA
Lincoln University	HBCU	Chester County	Pennsylvania	1854	data-sort-value=44100000	$44.1 million (2019)	2,241 (2019)		NCAA Division II, CIAA
Medgar Evers College	PBI	New York	New York	1970	data-sort-value=528000	$528k (2019)	7,156	City University of New York	NCAA Division III, CUNYAC
Mississippi Valley State University	HBCU	Mississippi Valley State	Mississippi	1950	data-sort-value=2690000	$2.69 million (2019)	2,147 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Morgan State University	HBCU	Baltimore	Maryland	1867	data-sort-value=41400000	$41.4 million (2020)	7,763 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division I, FCS – MEAC
Norfolk State University	HBCU	Norfolk	Virginia	1935	data-sort-value=24500000	$24.5 million (2019)	5,616 (Fall 2019)	Virginia High-Tech Partnership	NCAA Division I, FCS – MEAC
North Carolina A&T State University	HBCU	Greensboro	North Carolina	1891	data-sort-value=178000000	$178 million (2022)	13,322 (Fall 2021)	University of North Carolina System	NCAA Division I, FCS – CAA
North Carolina Central University	HBCU	Durham	North Carolina	1910	data-sort-value=39500000	$39.5 million (2019)	8,207 (Fall 2018)	University of North Carolina System	NCAA Division I, FCS – MEAC
North Carolina Central University School of Law	LAW	Durham	North Carolina	1939		364 (full-time), 212 (part-time)	North Carolina Central University	n/a
Prairie View A&M University	HBCU	Prairie View	Texas	1876	data-sort-value=84300000	$84.3 million (2019)	9,350 (Fall 2021)	Texas A&M University System	NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Savannah State University	HBCU	Savannah	Georgia	1890	data-sort-value=9050000	$9.05 million (2019)	3,688 (Fall 2019)	University System of Georgia	NCAA Division II, SIAC
South Carolina State University	HBCU	Orangeburg	South Carolina	1896	data-sort-value=10800000	$10.8 million (2019)	2,479 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division I, FCS – MEAC
Southern University	HBCU	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	1880	data-sort-value=9580000	$9.58 million (2019)	7,091 (Fall 2019)	Southern University System	NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Southern University Law Center	LAW	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	1947	data-sort-value=2000000	$2.0 million (2019)	669 (Fall 2019)	Southern University	n/a
Southern University at New Orleans	HBCU	New Orleans	Louisiana	1956	data-sort-value=3090000	$3.09 million (2019)	2,309 (Fall 2019)	Southern University System	NAIA, GCAC
Southern University at Shreveport	JUCO	Shreveport	Louisiana	1967	data-sort-value=896000	$896k (2019)	2,932 (Fall 2019)	Southern University System	NJCAA, LCCAC
Tennessee State University	HBCU	Nashville	Tennessee	1912	data-sort-value=63000000	$63.0 million (2020)	8,081 (Fall 2020)		NCAA Division I, FCS – OVC
Texas Southern University	HBCU	Houston	Texas	1927	data-sort-value=58000000	$58.0 million (2019)	7,524 (Fall 2021)		NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
Thurgood Marshall School of Law	LAW	Houston	Texas	1946		600	Texas Southern University	n/a
Tuskegee University	HBCU	Tuskegee	Alabama	1881	data-sort-value=129000000	$129.0 million (2019)	2,877 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division II, SIAC
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	HBCU	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	1873	data-sort-value=3810000	$3.81 million (2019)	2,498 (Fall 2019)	University of Arkansas System	NCAA Division I, FCS – SWAC
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	HBCU	Princess Anne	Maryland	1886	data-sort-value=29700000	$29.7 million (2019)	2,886 (Fall 2019)	University System of Maryland	NCAA Division I, FCS – MEAC
University of the District of Columbia	HBCU	Washington	District of Columbia	1851	data-sort-value=49500000	$49.5 million (2019)	4,199 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division II, ECC
David A. Clarke School of Law	LAW	Washington	District of Columbia	1986		253 (Fall 2019)	University of the District of Columbia	n/a
University of the Virgin Islands	HBCU		United States Virgin Islands	1962	data-sort-value=66900000	$66.9 million (2020)	2,084 (Fall 2019)		NAIA, GCAC
Virginia State University	HBCU	Petersburg	Virginia	1882	data-sort-value=56100000	$56.1 million (2020)	4,365 (Fall 2019)	Virginia High-Tech Partnership	NCAA Division II, CIAA
West Virginia State University	HBCU	Institute	West Virginia	1891	data-sort-value=14300000	$14.3 million (2019)	4,120 (Fall 2019)		NCAA Division II, MEC
Winston-Salem State University	HBCU	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	1892	data-sort-value=35300000	$35.3 million (2019)	5,121 (Fall 2019)	University of North Carolina System	NCAA Division II, CIAA
York College	PBI	Jamaica, Queens	New York	1966	data-sort-value=2000000	$2.0 million (2019)	8,337 (Fall 2019)	City University of New York	NCAA Division III, CUNYAC

TMCF Partners^[16]

Scholarships

• Wells Fargo
• Hershey
• Lowe's
• Molson Coors
• Honda
• Charles Koch Foundation
• Coca-Cola
• NHL
• NBA
• Costco Wholesale
• Apple
• Altria
• McDonald's
• Medtronic Foundation
• VISA
• Mondelez International
• Cheniere
• T-Mobile

K-12 Initiatives

• Wells Fargo
• Molson Coors
• Amgen
• DuPont

Student Leadership and Talent Sourcing

• Wells Fargo
• Walmart
• Molson Coors
• Hershey
• Koch Industries Inc
• Medtronic
• Apple
• United Airlines
• Microsoft
• Merrill Lynch
• Amazon
• Gallup
• John Deere
• Kellogg's
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• Ally
• Marines

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Ally
• Apple
• John Deere
• Wells Fargo

Higher Education Research

• Walton Family Foundation
• Koch
• Charles Koch Foundation

Board of directors

• Breakthru Beverage Group
• NHL
• Boeing
• Wells Fargo
• Sidley Austin LLP
• Costco Wholesale
• Walmart
• John Deere
• GCM Grosvenor
• Central State University
• United Airlines
• Molson Coors
• JPMorgan Chase
• Altria
• Lincoln University
• NBA
• K&L Gates
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• Hershey
• ManpowerGroup
• Honda

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Mega List of Scholarships You Should Apply for | Class of 2021-2022. 2021-06-17. 2021-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613031359/https://collegesofdistinction.com/advice/the-mega-list-of-scholarships-you-should-apply-for-class-of-2021-2022/. live.
2. Web site: Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Citi Foundation Announce Partnership to Provide Career Readiness Support to HBCU Students. 15 June 2021. 19 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201434/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/15/2247277/27082/en/Thurgood-Marshall-College-Fund-Citi-Foundation-Announce-Partnership-to-Provide-Career-Readiness-Support-to-HBCU-Students.html. live.
3. Web site: Business Roundtable Partners with Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Invest in HBCU Students. 2021-07-11. 2021-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711185335/https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/business-roundtable-thurgood-marshall-college-fund-invest-hbcu-students/. live.
4. Web site: What is the Thurgood Marshall College Fund? - Best Value Schools. 21 July 2020. 17 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200322/https://www.bestvalueschools.com/faq/what-is-the-thurgood-marshall-college-fund/. live.
5. Web site: Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). 16 March 2020. 17 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200241/https://www.charities.org/charities/thurgood-marshall-college-fund-tmcf. live.
6. Web site: Thurgood Marshall College Fund and United Negro College Fund Partner with Testing for America to Help Safely Reopen HBCUs. 2021-06-19. 2021-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202424/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thurgood-marshall-college-fund-and-united-negro-college-fund-partner-with-testing-for-america-to-help-safely-reopen-hbcus-301101241.html. live.
7. News: Lev-Ram . Michal . March 10, 2015 . Apple commits more than $50 million to diversity efforts . . 30 January 2019 . en . 7 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190107130533/http://fortune.com/2015/03/10/apple-50-million-diversity/ . live .
8. News: White Goode . Robin . January 12, 2017 . Charles Koch Gives $25.6 Million to Thurgood Marshall College Fund . . 30 January 2019 . en-US . 1 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074553/https://www.blackenterprise.com/koch-foundation-gives-25-6-million-thurgood-marshall-college-fund/ . live .
9. Boeing: Boeing invests $6 million in Thurgood Marshall College Fund . . June 5, 2018 . 30 January 2019 . 21 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221154549/http://www.boeing.com/features/2018/06/thurgood-marshall-fund-06-18.page . live .
10. Web site: Thurgood Marshall College Fund Serves as Critical Driver in Corporate America DEI Efforts. 2021-07-11. 2021-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711185233/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/thurgood-marshall-college-fund-serves-164400919.html. live.
11. Web site: Member Thurgood Marshall College Fund Merges with Opportunity Funding Corporation as First Step in New Growth Strategy. August 2013. 2021-06-19. 2021-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202347/https://www.charities.org/news/member-thurgood-marshall-college-fund-merges-opportunity-funding-corporation-first-step-new. live.
12. Web site: Thurgood Marshall College Fund . Tmcf.org . 2022-02-20 . 2022-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220214203323/https://www.tmcf.org/ . live .
13. News: Taylor . Johnny C. Jr. . 11 December 2017 . I'm Passing the TMCF Baton to DSU President Dr. Harry L. Williams . . 2018-11-28 . 2017-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211212642/http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/dec/11/im-passing-tmcf-baton-dsu-president-dr-harry-l-wil/ . live .
14. Web site: Member-Schools . 2022-02-27 . Thurgood Marshall College Fund . en-US.
15. Web site: Member-Schools Breakdown .
16. Web site: Our Partners . 2022-02-27 . Thurgood Marshall College Fund . en-US.