Legacy Society Planned Gift
For more information contact Amina Anderson, President of the Black United Fund of Oregon, 503-282-7973.
Below is a list of the Black United Fund of Oregon's current corporate donors.
President's Society, $10,000+
Nike
US Bank
PacifiCorp
Washington Mutual Bank
Founder's Society, $5,000+
Bank of America
Wells Fargo
PGE
NW Natural
Kaiser Permanente
Benefactor $2,500+
Pepsi
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
By establishing an endowment fund at the Black United Fund of Oregon people are able to better serve minority and low-income communities; participate in our professionally managed investment program; utilize the Black United Fund1s resources and expertise in providing background information and screening for grants and scholarship awards to organizations, students, or other interest areas.
The Black United Fund administers five types of endowment funds that enable donors to establish a fund that best meets their charitable giving objectives: Discretionary, Field of Interest, Advised, Designated and Scholarship.
For more information contact
Amina Anderson, President of the Black United Fund of Oregon, 503-282-7973.
Alberta Project
The Alberta Project will be a hub for community development by bringing together minority businesses and nonprofit organizations. It will contribute to a broader understanding of our state's diversity by housing an African-American cultural center.
Click here to learn more or donate to the Alberta Project.
ACCESS - Achieving College Competency and Educational Success for Students
The purpose of the ACCESS program is to guide youth toward responsible citizenship by ensuring educational success and access to higher education.
The Black United Fund of Oregon established its scholarship fund in 1994. This fund awards scholarships to "at risk" students who are selected based on their academic standing, financial need, school participation, community service activity, oral and written performance.
The ACCESS program enables individuals and organizations to establish a named scholarship fund or to contribute an unrestricted gift to the ACCESS Fund. Gifts of any size can be made to the general scholarship fund, but in general gift of $5000 or more is required to establish a named scholarship fund.
The following named funds have been established:
The Ron Herndon Scholarship: five $1,500 scholarships awarded each year
The Willamette University Partnership Scholarship: two $15,000 scholarships awarded each year
Portland State University Scholarship: five $1,500 scholarships awarded each year
University of Portland Scholarship: three $12,000 renewable scholarships awarded each year
Dr. Ethel Simon-McWilliams Scholarship: one $2,500 renewable scholarship awarded each year to an 11th grade (Junior) student, who will be mentored/assisted during Senior year
Please contact Karen Powell, Director of Operations, if you'd like to establish an ACCESS Scholarship fund, or for additional information regarding the ACCESS Program, call (503) 282-7973.
