During the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF’s) 26th annual awards gala, Wells Fargo announced a new $3.3 million financial investment to the organization, making the financial institution the largest corporate funder of TMCF. The black-tie gala, held in Washington, DC, concluded the scholar leadership development conference for nearly 500 American students who attend publicly-supported Historical and Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). From both the TMCF Leadership Institute and Gala, TMCF raised more than $4.1 million to further the dreams of college students.

 

“Wells Fargo’s newly expanded partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is a reflection of our longstanding commitment to the invaluable work it does in the community,” says Tim Hanlon, head of Strategic Philanthropy and Partnerships for Wells Fargo. “No other organization has the potential to help so many students at the nation’s 47 publicly-supported historically black colleges, universities, and law schools. One of our core company values is helping build strong communities, and education is the lifeblood of that strength.”

 

Wells Fargo’s gift will support capacity building efforts for TMCF’s 47 member-schools and the nearly 300,000 students on these campuses.

 

“We are extremely grateful to Wells Fargo, a long-standing partner of TMCF,” says TMCF president and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. “Our gala theme is ‘Developing Minds, Delivering Dreams’ and this generous gift from Wells Fargo will go a long way in ensuring that TMCF furthers its mission to doing just that.”

 

Throughout the year, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund hosts various fundraising events and efforts to continue building its scholarship and internship programs as well as to offer leadership development programs like the TMCF Leadership Institute.