Black Student Fund

The Black Student Fund is a nonprofit organization that advocates for educational policy to increase access and admission opportunities for African American and underserved students. 1

At-A-Glance

Founded:

1964

Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 52-6053597
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $48,328 Revenue: $284,622 Expenses: $301,911

The Black Student Fund is a nonprofit organization that advocates for educational policy to increase access and admission opportunities for African American and underserved students. 1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $48,328 $284,622 $301,911 View
2024 $51,018 $307,091 $314,602 View
2023 $45,372 $216,438 $399,047 View
2022 $212,837 $448,097 $347,224 View
2021 $98,859 $422,990 $322,362 View
2020 $10,391 $196,337 $203,481 View

Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 1

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Leroy Nesbitt JrExecutive Director$61,000

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $3,501,643
  • Number of Grants: 365
  • Number of Funders: 93

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$50,0002024 The Mc Cutchen FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$50,0002023 The Mc Cutchen FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$40,0002022 The Mc Cutchen FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$30,0002021 The Mc Cutchen FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$30,0002020 The Mc Cutchen FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$27,6992021 Jack Kent Cooke FoundationSUPPORT YOUTH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
$20,0002022 Cornelia T. Bailey Charitable TrustNO GIRL HAS EVER WRITTEN ENOUGH PROGRAM
$17,0002024 National School Choice Awareness Foundation IncSUPPORT EDUCATION AWARENESS EVENTS
$15,0002023 National School Choice Awareness Foundation IncSUPPORT EDUCATION AWARENESS EVENTS
$15,0002022 Glenn W. Bailey FoundationCONCHITA POOLE MATH CIRCLE
$13,3752025 National School Choice Awareness Foundation IncSUPPORT EDUCATION AWARENESS EVENTS
$13,0002025 T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE
$12,0002024 T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE
$11,0002024 Mars Hq Regional FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$11,0002023 T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncSPECIAL PROJECT
$11,0002023 Mars Hq Regional FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$11,0002022 Mars Hq Regional FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$10,0002025 Tanaka Memorial Foundation IncTO SUPPORT the Tanaka Scholars scholarship grant, tanaka scholars enrichment programs, and the BSF/LSF school fair.
$10,0002024 Tanaka Memorial Foundation IncTO SUPPORT the Tanaka Scholars scholarship grant, tanaka scholars STEM enrichment programs, and the BSF/LSF school fair.
$10,0002023 Tanaka Memorial Foundation IncTO SUPPORT the Tanaka Scholars scholarship grant, tanaka scholars STEM enrichment programs, and the BSF/LSF school fair.
$10,0002022 Tanaka Memorial Foundation IncTO SUPPORT the Tanaka Scholars scholarship grant, tanaka scholars STEM enrichment programs, and the BSF/LSF school fair.
$10,0002022 T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncSPECIAL PROJECT
$10,0002021 Mars Hq Regional FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$10,0002021 Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation CorporationSTEM-UDC PROJECT
$10,0002021 Tanaka Memorial Foundation IncTO SUPPORT the BSF/LSF School Fair, the Summer Program for BSF scholars, and scholarship aid.

References

1. “About Us.” Black Student Fund, Accessed November 21, 2022. https://blackstudentfund.org/about-us/