The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund is a philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for black students and general scholarship funds for 54 schools.[1]
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The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund was established in 1987 to carry on Justice Thurgood Marshall's legacy of ensuring equal access to higher education by supporting exceptional scholars attending America's public historically black colleges and universities.
The Fund was renamed the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in 2006. It is a 501(c) 3, tax-exempt organization and has a “Four Star” rating by Charity Navigator.[2]
The Miller Brewing Company has been a donor to the fund for decades. During many telecasts of the NBA on CBS and later the NBA on NBC, the announcers would announce that Miller would donate $5,000 to the fund.
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