Hispanic College Fund

Hispanic College Fund, Inc. (HCF) is a nonprofit organization aiming to prepare Hispanic young people to become professionals in the future. It serves primarily high school and college students. It was founded in 1993 by a group of Hispanic business leaders and is based in Washington, D.C.[1] The current CEO is Carlos E. Santiago who replaced Joe Petrone[2] in August 2010.[3]

Funding and collaboration

HCF is currently funded through personal and corporate contributions from companies in America including Estée Lauder Companies, The Ford Motor Company Fund, General Dynamics, Marriott International,[4] Lockheed Martin, Verizon[5] and Sodexo. It has collaborated with Google to offer $10,000 scholarships to eligible students to visit Google headquarters.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rosales, F. Arturo (2006). Dictionary of Latino Civil Rights History. Arte Público Press. p. 213. ISBN 1611920396. Retrieved June 15, 2015. Hispanic College Fund.
  2. ^ "Hispanic College Fund Makes Students' Dreams Their Realities". 25 (2). Hispanic Engineer & IT. Autumn 2010: 6. Retrieved 15 June 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "UWM leader resigns for post in Washington". jsonline.com. August 16, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has promised up to $500,000 annually to the Hispanic college fund and the United Negro College fund". Diverse Issues in Higher Education. May 31, 2007. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "Verizon Awards Hispanic College Fund $180,000 to Help Prepare Latino Youth for 21st Century Workforce". Education Letter. November 2, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "12 Scholarships for Hispanic Students Interested in STEM". usnews.com. December 15, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2015.