United Negro College Fund INC EIN 13-1624241

United Negro College Fund INC

EIN  13-1624241 Higher education institution Washington, DC Founded 1944
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Provides scholarships to minority students and financial support to historically Black colleges and universities to ensure equal access to higher education.
Leadership
Dr Michael L Lomax · President & CEO · $1.3M
Money in and out
$158.9M revenue, $183.5M expenses
Bottom line
-15% operating surplus

Provides scholarships to minority students and financial support to historically Black colleges and universities to ensure equal access to higher education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $158.9M in revenue, $183.5M in expenses, and $835.8M in net assets.Pt I

Financial scale & money flow · FY2025
Total revenue
$158.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$183.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$835.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$24.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.13
Operating surplus
-15%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▼ -169% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
23%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▲ +14% vs prior filing year
Program spending
79%
of expenses reach program services▼ -6% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$158.9M
FY2025▼ -37%
Expenses
$183.5M
FY2025▼ -6%
Total assets
$892.4M
FY2025▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$56.6M
FY2025▼ -16%
Total revenue
$158.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$183.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$835.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$24.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$892.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 331
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 431
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $139.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Direct program expenditures related to disbursements of scholarships and costs for evaluating eligibility for scholarships and expenses associated with providing technical assistance to member schools and other INSTITUTIONS.THE work of uncf's growing portfolio of scholarship programs is unrivaled and includes a variety of scholarship…

$99.4Mprogram expense
02

Distributions to member institutions of uncf.

$24.0Mprogram expense
03

The gates millennium scholars program (GMSP) covers cost of education to support undergraduate programs for outstanding students of color with significant financial need, and the costs through doctoral degrees in seven target disciplines for students selected as gates millennium scholars.

$16.2Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUnited Negro College Fund INC
EINHdr · item D13-1624241
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.uncf.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1944
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B820)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a31
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b31
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$1,304,933Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chief Development Officer
$710,668Pt VII · Sec A
$579,321Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Principal Gifts & Strategy
$499,745Pt VII · Sec A
EVP, People & Culture
$418,495Pt VII · Sec A
EVP, Scholarships & Programs
$417,250Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Public Policy & Gov. Affairs
$354,002Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, CIO, Enterprise Technology
$331,944Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Michael L Lomax’s $1.3M as President & CEO is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dr Michael L Lomax$1,304,933$924,674$853,098$906,391$1,023,706
Mr Maurice Jenkins$710,668$434,425$805,688$380,846
Mr Early Reese$579,321$765,813$547,727$618,626$479,328
Ms Lajuan Lyles$418,495$396,114$392,779$511,952$294,358
Mr Marc a Barnes$499,745$300,035
Mr Maurice E Jenkins JR$457,936
Mr Lawrence Griffith JR$417,250$395,182$346,477$381,471$305,791
Mr Lodriguez Murray$354,002$335,106$321,088$361,014$242,488

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$134.7M · 85%
Investment income$24.2M · 15%
Contributions & grants85%$134.7M
Investment income15%$24.2M
Program service revenue$16K
Total revenueLn 12$158.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.13
Program services79%$144.4M
Management & general9%$15.7M
Fundraising13%$23.4M
Total functional expensesLn 25$183.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$269.6M
Total assetsLn 16$892.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$56.6M
Total net assetsLn 32$835.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed17.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $711.7M · Operating expenses/yr $183.5M
46.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $144.4M · Total expenses $183.5M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $15.7M · Total expenses $183.5M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $23.4M · Total expenses $183.5M
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $21.0M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $237.8M
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $134.7M · Total revenue $158.9M
85%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $158.9M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $16K · Total revenue $158.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $24.2M · Total revenue $158.9M
+15%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $16K · Total expenses $183.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $158.9M · Prior year $250.9M
-37%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $223.8M · FY2024 $158.9M
-8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $835.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $158.9M · Expenses $183.5M
-15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $892.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $835.8M · Total assets $892.4M
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $211.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $230.9M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $892.4M
50%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dr Michael L Lomax · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $1.3M · Total expenses $183.5M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $42.0M · Total expenses $183.5M
23%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $24K · Gross raised $575K
4%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 17%
Revenue growth -37%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 221 grants · $440.0M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,397,625
Hispanic Scholarship FundCA · FY2024$3,839,937
Spelman CollegeGA · FY2024$3,600,671
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,599,581
Morehouse CollegeGA · FY2024$3,141,793
Clark Atlanta University INCGA · FY2024$2,968,505
Benedict CollegeSC · FY2024$2,120,774
Xavier University of LouisianaLA · FY2024$2,054,597
Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL · FY2024$1,671,342
Tuskegee UniversityAL · FY2024$1,459,412
Talladega CollegeAL · FY2024$1,220,001
Fisk UniversityTN · FY2024$1,210,030
Dillard UniversityLA · FY2024$1,201,234
Oakwood University INCAL · FY2024$1,186,312
Huston-Tillotson UniversityTX · FY2024$1,186,178
Claflin UniversitySC · FY2024$1,159,052
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$158.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$250.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$361.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$223.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$223.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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