Audit shows a strong financial position for Thurgood Marshall College Fund

July 19, 2024

Its fiscal year 2023 audit shows Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) improved its financial position. TMCF’s fiscal year begins Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31. 

“I’m proud of our CFO Aisha T. Brown, the finance team and all TMCF staff for ensuring a smooth audit in FY23,” Dr. Harry L. Williams, president & CEO of TMCF, said. “Our financial position is of utmost importance for building support to advance our mission of ensuring student success and preparing the next generation of workforce talent.” 
Total assets in FY23 were more than $123 million, a $7.1 million increase from the previous year. Total liabilities also improved, decreasing from $5.6 million to $5.4 million. 

“Making this information available and accessible to the public is an important way for TMCF to provide transparency and build support from our current and prospective partners,” Brown said. “It’s a community, year-long effort to prepare for an annual audit and I’m thankful for the great TMCF team that worked with Rogers & Company.”  

Other highlights from the FY23 audit include:  

  • Total operating revenue (grants, contributions, fees and income) reached $85.5 million, up from $76.6 million in FY22

  • Total expenses for FY23 were $80.3 million  

  • Funds available for general expenditures were $108.5 million, up from $106.4 million in FY22

  • Fair value of investments increased $3.9 million from FY22 to FY23, with a total fair value of $47.4 million in 2023

  • Net assets with donor restrictions were up $15.6 million from the prior year, reaching $79.5 million in FY23

  • Donor-restricted endowment funds reached $2.05 million, up nearly $500,000 from the previous fiscal year

For additional TMCF financial information including audited financial statements, 990 tax forms and annual reports, visit https://www.tmcf.org/about-us/finance/financials/ 

Related News

Thurgood Marshall College Fund board chair shared financial expertise with national media outlets

The chair for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors recently shared her deep expertise in finance with Bloomberg and MS NOW.  Racquel Oden, chair of the TMCF board and HSBC’s head of international wealth and premier banking, and head of global private banking, spoke about corporate earnings driving the market on Bloomberg’s […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund SOAR program set to begin on 16 campuses 

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) SOAR (Seeking, Observing and Achieving Results) program expanded to 16 campuses this summer, with activities beginning on the last day of May and continuing through July. SOAR began in 2024 on the campuses of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).   The SOAR program provides high school juniors and […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund president spoke at Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) was well represented at the recent Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit in Atlanta.   Dr. Harry L. Williams, president & CEO of TMCF, was a panelist at the conference for a session about AI, entry-level jobs and the new frontier of jobs.  Other panelists included Cristina Mancini, CEO of Black Girls […]