Friend,

With just hours until 2025 comes to an end at 11:59 p.m. tonight, students are counting on your help to enter 2026 with the support they need to start the new semester strong.

But providing that support starts by closing the 12% gap to our critical $250,000 year-end goal before the clock strikes midnight. Make your tax-deductible donation while there’s still time.

In 2026, we're expecting new cuts to federal student aid—so for UNCF’s many scholarship recipients whose families earn less than $43,000 a year, 2026’s looming Pell Grant reductions, lower loan limits and lifetime loan caps could put a college degree out of reach. 

With your generous support toward our $250,000 year-end goal, we can prepare for and respond to these critical funding gaps. And when it comes to the exceptional students counting on your help now, any amount you give before midnight will make a profound difference in their ability to focus on their successful futures:

So as our year-end deadline draws closer with every second, please don’t wait until it’s too late. Give now to help us ensure that more students can depend on UNCF to realize their full potential in the new year—because “A mind is a terrible thing to waste."^®

Thank you for investing in better futures—for our talented students and for us all!

UNCF

P.S. If you have already made a gift to UNCF this season, please accept our sincere gratitude and appreciation. Your gift changes real lives. Happy holidays!