Mission
To unite a coalition of Historically Black Colleges, Community Colleges, and Universities to collaboratively harness research, expertise, and programs that create meaningful economic and workforce opportunities.
Public Charity
HBCU CARES
HBCU CARES is a Public Charity headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $854K revenue, $604K expenses, $787K total assets. IRS filings disclose 6 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $86K.
EIN: 853199841
Birmingham, AL
Community & Neighborhood Development
NTEE: S20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$854K
Total Expenses$604K
Total Assets$787K
Grants Given6
Grant Total$86K
Filing Years2023–2025
Where $100 goes at Hbcu Cares
How Hbcu Cares divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.
$69
Programs
the work itself
$31
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $69 for programs
$46
All other program costs incurred to carry out its mission
$12
Innovators Fellowship & Legacy Launchpad is an entrepreneurship and innovation accelerator program designed to support students and recent alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Historically…
$10
State Agency Talent Pipeline
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
Alabama A & M University
To provide assistance and support
$26,000
To provide assistance and support
$25,000
Pitch Competition
$15,000
To provide assistance and support
$7,000
To provide assistance and support
$7,000
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Executive Director
Brittany Holloman
Vice Chair
Julian Grant
Secretary & Treasurer
Marsha Morgan
Chair
Perry Jones
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $854K | $604K | $787K |
| 2024 | $464K | $352K | $536K |
| 2023 | $429K | $5K | $424K |
Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $429K to $854K (+99%), with total assets most recently reported at $787K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL.
AL
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.