Sponsors/Supporters
A Brief History
Los Angeles was little more than a frontier town in the 1870s, when a group of ublic-spirited citizens with a reverence for learning first sought to establish a university in the region. Although the "city" still lacked paved streets, electric lights, telephones and a reliable fire alarm system, the effort to create an institution of higher education in Southern California, led by members of the region's Methodist Episcopal Conference, found an enthusiastic reception among the more far-sighted residents, who were eager to advance their community.In 1879, three community leaders - Ozro W. Childs, a Protestant horticulturist; former California Governor John G. Downey, an Irish-Catholic businessman; and Isaias W. Hellman, a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist - deeded to the Board of Trustees of the nascent University of Southern California 308 lots, which were located in an area designated "West Los Angeles," near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Exposition Boulevard. A portion of the land, which was located within the original land grant establishing "El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles," was to be reserved for the actual campus. Sales of the remaining lots would create an endowment to provide the seeds of financial support for the institution. More than an act of generosity, the gift of land was an expression of confidence in the future.
African Millennium Foundation
African Millennium Foundation (AMF) is a strategic non-profit and non-governmental organization committed to the social and economic empowerment of the people of Africa, especially women. AMF seeks to target poverty, hunger and disease at its very root by providing African women and children with the necessary tools for achieving self-sufficiency.Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AMF fosters civil society and sustainable development through implementation of microcredit programs and others that fuel community development, thus helping people help themselves. With your support we fund grassroots organizations working to promote health, education, economic development and social change in some of the poorest areas of Africa. AMF works to strengthen civil societies and to empower women and children.
UFSCF
The Urban Financial Services Coalition Foundation is a 501c3 Tax Exempt Corporation. The UFSCF (Foundation) provides support to the Urban Financial Services Coalition Inc. by funding financial, professional development and education programs, as well as community and economic development programs for under-served individuals and communities.UFSCF also supports community organizations and programs, offers scholarships to indivduals, and funding to efforts aimed at promoting minority business, entreprenuership, and economic development programs external to the UFSC organization.
For more information visit UFSC Foundation website - www.ufscfoundation.org
WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL TO:
- University of southern California
- African millennium foundation
- Regiemmanuel gray ltd
- Lette foundation (Germany)
- Urban financial services and coalition
- Global women on a mission
- UCLA black alumni
- Nadine and Marco
- Japan embassy
