Press Release

Thurgood Marshall College Fund CEO Impact Award event in New York City raised $500,000

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and its Board of Directors recently hosted a CEO Impact Awards event in New York City in front of a capacity crowd to honor the influence and actions of outstanding role models to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The event raised $500,000.

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s partnership with CNA Insurance and Guidewire Software is a win for students

College and high school students have benefited nearly five years now through a partnership between Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), CNA Insurance (CNA) and Guidewire Software (Guidewire).  

Thurgood Marshall College Fund receives $25 million grant from Lilly Endowment for HBCU capacity building

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has received a substantial grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to increase capacity at the organization and for the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are its member schools.

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund to announce $25M grant

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will host a press conference on Friday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. ET at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania to announce a substantial grant program forthcoming for its member schools. The event will also be livestreamed on the TMCF YouTube channel. 

Starburst and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Launch SEISMIC: A Groundbreaking Defense Technology Accelerator for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Innovators

Global aerospace and defense startup accelerator and innovation services leader Starburst and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), America’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black college community, today announced the launch of SEISMIC (Startup & Entrepreneurship Initiative Supporting Minority Institutions & Communities), a new initiative designed to empower defense technology entrepreneurs from minority serving institutions (MSIs).

Five Thurgood Marshall College Fund member schools prepare to compete in the Honda Battle of the Bands

The first Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) hosted on the West Coast will feature five of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) member schools on Saturday, Feb. 1 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.