Others said it was a result of limited connections between philanthropists and HBCU leaders. Some study participants blamed systemic racism for the underfunding. “However, we were surprised by the data that indicated the enormity of the disparate funding between Ivy League colleges and HBCUs.” “We were not surprised by the findings because philanthropy generally funds Black-led nonprofit organizations disproportionately less than other similarly situated organizations,” said Susan Taylor Batten, ABFE’s president and CEO. Between 20, foundation support of HBCUs declined 30%, even before inflation is taken into account. “Shining a light on the issue of underfunding is important and necessary.The study - conducted by the philanthropic research group Candid and ABFE, a nonprofit that advocates for investments in Black communities - found that the eight Ivy League schools received $5.5 billion from foundations compared to $45 million for the 99 HBCUs in 2019. “I think understanding the context for the historic disinvestment sheds new light on this new funding and also calls into question whether that new funding is going to be sustained or is just a blip followed by declines,” she said. Candid had been interested in researching donations to HBCUs for five years, but could not find a partner to help finance the work. Grace Sato, Candid’s director of research, said the interest in HBCUs in 2020 allowed her organization to work on the study released Tuesday. That $249 million in donations does not include the $550 million that philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave to 22 HBCUs that year, including $50 million to Prairie View A&M University in Texas. Preliminary estimates showed a 453% increase in foundation funding to HBCUs in that year. Those arguments may have become more convincing in the racial reckoning that followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. Studies show that Black HBCU graduates earn $900,000 more in their lifetimes than Black graduates from predominantly white institutions or Black workers without college degrees. In any case, the disparity is even more problematic, experts say, because HBCUs have proven themselves so effective in educating Black students.Īccording to the UNCF, the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships and other educational support to Black students, HBCUs account for 80% of Black judges, 50% of Black doctors, and 50% of Black lawyers.
The study - conducted by the philanthropic research group Candid and ABFE, a nonprofit that advocates for investments in Black communities – found that the eight Ivy League schools received $5.5 billion from foundations compared to $45 million for the 99 HBCUs in 2019. The average historically Black college and university received 178 times less funding from foundations than the average Ivy League school in 2019, according to a new report on the underfunding of HBCUs released Tuesday.
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