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UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, is an American organization that funds for black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private historically black colleges and universities. UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944, by Frederick D. Patterson (then president of what became Tuskegee University), Mary McLeod Bethune, and others. UNCF is headquartered at 1805 7th Street, NW in Washington, D.C." Contact Us ". United Negro College Fund. Accessed October 8, 2013. In 2005, UNCF supported approximately 65,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities with approximately $113 million in grants and scholarships. About 60% of these students are the first in their families to attend college, and 62% have annual family incomes of less than $25,000. UNCF also administers over 450 named scholarships.

UNCF's president and chief executive officer is . Past presidents of the UNCF included William H. Gray and .

Scholarships
Though founded to address funding inequities in education resources for African Americans, UNCF-administered scholarships are open to all ethnicities; the great majority of recipients are still African-American. It provides scholarships to students attending its member colleges as well as to those going elsewhere.

Graduates of UNCF member institutions and scholarships have included many Black people in the fields of business, politics, health care and the arts. Some prominent UNCF alumni include: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader in the civil rights movement; , former U.S. Secretary of Labor; movie director ; actor Samuel L. Jackson; , the U.S. Air Force’s first black four-star general; and Dr. , a former U.S. Surgeon General and director of the Centers for Disease Control.

History
In 1944 William J. Trent, a long-time activist for education for black people, joined with Tuskegee Institute President Frederick D. Patterson and Mary McLeod Bethune to found the UNCF, a nonprofit that united college presidents to raise money collectively through an "appeal to the national conscience". As the first executive director from the organization's start in 1944 until 1964, Trent raised $78 million for historically Black colleges so they could become "strong citadels of learning, carriers of the American dream, seedbeds of social evolution and revolution". Wharton Alumni Magazine, Spring 2007 In 2008, reflecting shifting attitudes toward the word in its name, the UNCF shifted from using its full name to using only its initials, releasing a new logo with the initials alone and featuring their slogan more prominently.

Fundraising and the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars
The UNCF has received charitable donations for its scholarship programs. One of the more high-profile donations made was by then-senator and future U.S. President John F. Kennedy who donated the money from the for his book Profiles in Courage to the Fund. Another significant donation was made in 1990 by , who donated $50 million to the fund. B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library

Beginning in 1980, singer began the "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" to benefit the UNCF. The annual event, now known as "An Evening of Stars", consists of stories of successful African-American students who have graduated or benefited from one of the many historically black colleges and universities and who received support from the UNCF. The telethon featured comedy and musical performances from various artists in support of the UNCF's and Rawls' efforts. The event has raised over $200 million in 27 shows for the fund through 2006.

In January 2004, Rawls was honored by the United Negro College Fund for his more than 25 years of charity work with the organization. Instead of Rawls' hosting and performing, he was given the seat of honor and celebrated by his performing colleagues, including , The O'Jays, , Ashanti, and several others. Before his death in January 2006, Rawls' last performance was a taping for the 2006 telethon that honored Wonder, months before entering the hospital after being diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year.

In addition to the telethon, there are a number of other fundraising activities, including the "Walk for Education" held annually in Los Angeles, California, which includes a five kilometer walk/run. In Houston, , the Cypresswood Golf Club hosts an annual golf tournament in April.

In 2014, Koch Industries Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation made a $25 million grant to UNCF. In protest of the Kochs, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a major labor union, ended its yearly $50,000–60,000 support for UNCF.

In 2015, the donated $50 million to UNCF to establish the Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) for HBCUs.

In June 2020, founder donated $120 million to the UNCF to be used as scholarship funds for students enrolled at UNCF institutions. His donation was the largest in UNCF history.

In 2024, the Lilly Endowment added to its 2015 gift and awarded a $100 million unrestricted grant to UNCF's $1 billion capital campaign.UNCF News (January 11, 2024). UNCF Receives $100 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Support Capital Campaign. Retrieved May 19, 2025.

The UNCF motto
In 1972, the UNCF adopted as its the maxim "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." This maxim has become one of the most widely recognized slogans in history. The motto was notably mangled in a 1989 address to the organization by then–Vice President of the United States , who stated: "And you take the U.N.C.F. model that what a waste it is to lose one's mind or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is."Dowd, Maureen. "The Education of Dan Quayle". The New York Times. June 25, 1989. The motto, which has been used in numerous award-winning UNCF ad campaigns, was created by Forest Long, of the advertising agency Young & Rubicam, in partnership with the .See the UNCF website.

A lesser-known slogan the UNCF also uses, in reference to its intended beneficiaries, points out that they're "not asking for a handout, just a hand."Gasman, Marybeth (2007). Envisioning Black Colleges: A History of the United Negro College Fund (page 192). Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

UNCF member institutions
Alabama

Arkansas
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/philander-smith-college

Florida
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/bethune-cookman-university
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/edward-waters-college
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/florida-memorial-university

Georgia
  • Clark Atlanta University,
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/interdenominational-theological-center
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/morehouse-college

Louisiana
  • Dillard University,
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/xavier-university

Mississippi

North Carolina
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/johnson-c-smith-university
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/livingstone-college
  • Saint Augustine' Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/saint-augustines-university

Ohio
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/wilberforce-university

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia
  • Https://uncf.org/member-colleges/virginia-union-university

Member HBCUs (tabular)
The member HCBUs include (tabular):
+ !Name !City !State !Established !Endowment !Students !Religious affiliation !Sporting affiliations
Columbia1870$0.31 million817African Methodist Episcopal ChurchNCAA Division II, SIAC
Columbia1870$21.6 million2,040American Baptist Churches USANCAA Division II, SIAC
Greensboro1873$13.7 million311United Methodist Churchunaffiliated
Bethune–Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach1904$28.9 million2,901United Methodist ChurchNCAA Division I FCS, SWAC
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg1869$28.6 million2,070United Methodist ChurchNCAA Division II, CIAA
Clark Atlanta UniversityGeorgia1865$72.5 million3,920United Methodist ChurchNCAA Division II, SIAC
Dillard University1869$94.2 million1,225United Church of Christ,
United Methodist Church		NAIA, HBCUAC
Edward Waters CollegeJacksonville1866$1.68 million3,085African Methodist Episcopal ChurchNCAA Division II, SIAC
Nashville1866$25.5 million874United Church of ChristNAIA, HBCUAC
Florida Memorial UniversityMiami GardensFlorida1879$4.0 million1,097American Baptist Churches USANAIA, TSC
Huston–Tillotson UniversityAustin1875$10.9 million1,121United Methodist Church,
United Church of Christ		NAIA, RRAC
Interdenominational Theological CenterGeorgia1958$7.68 million265n/an/a
Jarvis Christian CollegeHawkins1912$10.7 million867Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)NAIA, RRAC
Johnson C. Smith UniversityCharlotte1867$69.0 million1,494Presbyterian Church (USA)NCAA Division II, CIAA
Jackson1882$4.9 million1,267Christian Methodist Episcopal ChurchNCAA Division II, SIAC
LeMoyne–Owen CollegeMemphis1968$52 million835United Church of ChristNCAA Division II, SIAC
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury1879$4.97 million1,122African Methodist Episcopal Zion ChurchNCAA Division II, CIAA
Birmingham1898$23.3 million1,456NCAA Division II, SIAC
Morehouse CollegeGeorgia1867$156.0 million2,238n/aNCAA Division II, SIAC
Sumter1908$10.3 million600Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South CarolinaNAIA – Independent
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville1896$19.7 million1,526Seventh-day Adventist ChurchUSCAA Division I
AugustaGeorgia1882$12.1 million448United Methodist Church,
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Philander Smith CollegeLittle Rock1877$9.28 million996United Methodist ChurchNAIA, HBCUAC
Holly Springs1866$37.0 million738United Methodist ChurchNAIA, HBCUAC
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh1867$20.6 million899Episcopal ChurchNCAA Division II, CIAA
Raleigh1865$10.9 million1,291National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.,
American Baptist Churches, USA		NCAA Division II, CIAA
Georgia1881$390.0 million2,120n/an/a
Tuscaloosa1876$19.1 million861Presbyterian Church (USA)NAIA, HBCUAC
Talladega CollegeTalladega1867$2.59 million1,239United Church of ChristNAIA, HBCUAC
Tyler1894$5.43 million940Christian Methodist Episcopal ChurchNAIA – RRAC, SAC
Tougaloo1869$17.6 million716United Church of Christ,
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)		NAIA, HBCUAC
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee1881$129.0 million2,876n/aNCAA Division II, SIAC
Virginia Union UniversityRichmond1865$33.4 million1,451American Baptist Churches USANCAA Division II, CIAA
Denmark1897$8.06 million510Episcopal ChurchNAIA – HBCUAC
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce1856$6.71 million566African Methodist Episcopal ChurchNAIA – HBCUAC
Marshall1879$6.17 million712United Methodist ChurchNAIA, HBCUAC
Xavier University of Louisiana1925$171.0 million3,325 (Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament)NAIA, RRAC

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