UNCF Celebrates 75 Years of Investing in Better Futures at the Milwaukee Mayor’s Masked Ball

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Milwaukee Mayor’s Masked Ball Raises Over $300,000 For UNCF

During an extraordinary night, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) locally celebrated its 75th anniversary March 16 at its Milwaukee UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball. Raising $300,000 for deserving students and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the event commemorated the founding of the organization by Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) president Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson with backing from corporate leaders led by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Coca Cola President Robert W. Woodruff.

Nearly 300 civic, business and community leaders attended the signature fundraiser, including the honorable Mayor Tom Barrett, city of Milwaukee; mistress of ceremonies and anchorwoman Amanda Porterfield; and the evening’s entertainment vocalist Sandy Redd.

Chaired by Dr. Joan Prince, U.S. Ambassador Emeritus, United Nations, and Celia J. Shaugnessy, chief human resources officer, Ascension Wisconsin, the event also featured a live auction. Benefitting HBCUs and students alike, events like the Milwaukee Mayor’s Masked Ball helped UNCF provide nearly than $470,000 in scholarships to students from Wisconsin last year.

UNCF Raises More Than $500,000 for HBCUs and Deserving Students at New York “A Mind Is…” Gala

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UNCF Celebrated Its 75th Anniversary Raising Over $500,000

NEW YORK — UNCF (United Negro College Fund) celebrated its 75th anniversary just a few days ago in the Big Apple. While always a significant player in the organization’s fundraising efforts, New York City has also had a unique tie to UNCF—75 years ago, the organization was founded and incorporated there with the help of many noted business leaders and philanthropists of the time. The March 21 event honoring supportive New York corporations and philanthropists, including long time UNCF advocate and education changemaker former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, raised more than a half a million dollars to invest in UNCF’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the deserving students that attend them.

Edward Lewis, co-founder of Essence magazine, served as honorary co-chair, during which Bloomberg accepted the UNCF Lifetime Achievement Award for being a long-time advocate of UNCF. The UNCF Shirley Chisholm Award was presented to CUNY Trustee Dr. Una S.T. Clarke by her daughter, U.S. Rep Yvette Clark (D-NY). For its continuous support over the years, Delta Air Lines was honored with the UNCF Corporate Partner Award.

“There are millions of Americans who, over 75 years, have invested in UNCF and better futures for our students, and through that success, for all of us,” said Dr. Michael L. Lomax, president and CEO of UNCF. “Tonight, we raised the resources our HBCUs need to do their invaluable work. Tonight, we fund scholarships that narrow the gap between college costs and family resources. And together, we change the narrative of our HBCUs, which help strengthen and elevate a new generation of young, black and gifted students.”