Thurgood Marshall College Fund

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 41-1750692 Website

The mission of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is three-fold: Partner with our member-schools to increase access, retention and graduation rates of students attending their schools, identify and prepare students attending member-schools who have significant leadership potential, and create a pipeline for employers of highly qualified member-schools, students and alumni.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$143.3M

+15.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.7M

-83.6% YoY

Grant Count

37

-2.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$72K

-83.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$27M$54M$81M$108M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$143,339,390$124,287,734$131,416,499
Revenue$88,255,911$77,840,126$69,437,783
Expenses$65,707,834$71,051,129$71,118,629
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,329,218$1,143,422$-1,778,248
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$8M$16M$24M$33M15 grants202032 grants202148 grants202238 grants202337 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Delaware State Universit…$675KHoward University$430KAlabama A&M University$141KAlabama State University…$141KFayetteville State Unive…$141KTexas Southern Universit…$141KVirginia State University$141KLawson State Community C…$71KHampton University$50KNorth Carolina A&T Unive…$50K

Grant Size Distribution

170 grants across all recorded years

114<$50K17$50–100K13$100–250K12$250–500K5$500K–1M1$1–5M8$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Dr Harry Lee WilliamsPresident & CEO$793KAisha T BrownChief Finance & Operations O…$400KDavid Kyle SheppardChief Business and Legal Off…$335KGeorge SpencerChief Development Officer$290KJason HundleyExecutive VP of Finance & Ops$255KTamara Mathis ThompsonChief Programs Officer$226KChristopher BrownExec. Director & Research Sc…$220KMartinique Lashawn T…Sr. VP of Programs$216KDakota DomanExecutive Director TM2$186KTamaria Kai PerrySVP of Strategic Growth & In…$186KClara Ross StampsChief Marketing Officer$153K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Racquel OdenChair1
Ciara AnfieldDirector1
Terry ArnoldDirector1
Gary BettmanDirector1
Cynthia BowmanDirector1
Greg Carter IIDirector1
Theodore Colbert IIIDirector1
Byna ElliottDirector1
Robert EngelDirector1
Myron FrazierDirector1
Yvette HunsickerDirector1
Jeffrey HurdDirector1
Sandra HurseDirector1
Collis JonesDirector1
Gregory JonesDirector1
Sean LeeDirector1
Lane McBrideDirector1
April Payne-McMillianDirector1
Charles MerinoffDirector1
Machell MimsDirector1
Mark NelsonDirector1
Michelle NettlesDirector1
David OsswaldDirector1
Melonie ParkerDirector1
Josh PettyDirector1
Dr Quinton Ross JrDirector1
Chris ScaliaDirector1
Paul Sweeney Jr EsqDirector1
Byron TaylorDirector1
Toni Townes-WhitleyDirector1
Kevin WallingDirector1
Alicia WestDirector1
Tatia WilliamsDirector1
Dr Harry Lee WilliamsPresident & CEO40$793,000
Tamara Mathis ThompsonChief Programs Officer40$225,616
George SpencerChief Development Officer40$289,800
David Kyle SheppardChief Business and Legal Officer40$335,350
Aisha T BrownChief Finance & Operations Officer40$399,832
Clara Ross StampsChief Marketing Officer40$152,789
Jason HundleyExecutive VP of Finance & Ops40$254,500
Christopher BrownExec. Director & Research Scientist40$219,808
Martinique Lashawn TaylorSr. VP of Programs40$216,000
Dakota DomanExecutive Director TM240$185,980
Tamaria Kai PerrySVP of Strategic Growth & Initiatives40$185,885

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

AlbanyAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBaton RougeBirminghamBowieCheneyColumbiaDaytona BeachDoverDurhamElizabeth CityFayettevilleFrankfortGreensboroHamptonHoustonInsituteInstitute

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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