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- EIN 52-6053597
- mail@blackstudentfund.org
- (202) 387-1414
- 3636 16th St Nw 4th Fl Washington DC 20010 USA
- http://www.blackstudentfund.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Black Led, Civil Rights, Education, Intergroup & Race Relations, Race, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
Mission: The Black Student Fund was established in 1963 to desegregate the independent schools of metropolitan Washington, DC and make them accessible to black children, irrespective of economic status. To that end, the Fund has built a multidimensional set of programs that support its mission and influence changes within the schools and the community as a whole. In addition to providing scholarships and essential support services to low-income black children, grades K through 12, our comprehensive programs include outreach and referral services featuring an Annual School Fair; summer school programs; and, through our Institute for Equity, Race & Education, we conduct courses in cross-racial communication for school faculty and administrators.
Programs: The Black Student Fund works in conjunction with 44 independent schools in metropolitan Washington, DC to provide tuition scholarships to area black children, many from low-income families. In addition to financial aid, the Fund provides students and their families with essential support services such as food, clothing and health care, allowing students to focus on their education and academic goals. BSF grant recipients also receive college counseling and, if needed, tutoring and crisis intervention.The Fund serves as a clearinghouse for information on educational options. BSF direct services reach over 10,000 persons annually. We respond to an average of 500 phone calls per week, our Web site receives nearly 30,000 "hits" per month and our Annual School Fair attracts over 5,000 attendants. Our Teacher Recruitment Program has increased the number of black faculty within the participating schools by 150%. Each year the BSF conducts a nation-wide search for African American teachers interested in employment in the independent schools.The BSF Institute for Equity, Race & Education provides an extensive series of courses in cross-racial communications to participating schoolteachers and administrators. Over 300 faculty members have participated in Institute classes that offer pragmatic approaches for educators to expand their knowledge and techniques in teaching, administration, admissions and curriculum design from a culturally and racially broadened perspective.