Financial Sustainability

The financial sustainability team provides comprehensive strategic finance support to develop the financial capabilities of HBCUs and PBIs through an intentional and strategic approach that drives long-term financial sustainability.

Aligns financial planning and strategy to institutional and student success priorities.
Identifies and develops KPIs to evaluate the institution’s financial health and support accreditation.
Promotes thought leadership, professional development and sharing through a community of practice for CFOs and other fiscal officers.

For more information on Financial Sustainability at the Institute for Capacity Building, contact Ed Smith-Lewis, Edward.Smith-Lewis@uncf.org.

Innovative Partnerships with Community Development Financial Institutions

CDFIs like Reinvestment Fund are positioned to connect the dots between community partners, financial institutions and policymakers to help drive healthy and equitable communities.

It’s time to uplift Black cities by investing in HBCUs

If HBCUs are to realize their full potential as a driver of economic and community development, their value and impact must be recognized by the capital markets.

The Financial Struggles Facing HBCUs and Students

There is one group of students that is, proportionally, accruing more student debt than others—African American students—and to a greater degree—African American students at HBCUs.

“Financial literacy is the key to preparing students to enter the real world.”

—Dr. Martha López Coleman

Director of Career Pathways Initiative, Wiley College

Photo Credit: Wiley College

References

2021 NACUBO-TIAA Study of Endowments

NACUBO, September 27, 2021 The preeminent analysis of the financial, investment, and governance policies and practices of the nation’s higher education endowments and affiliated foundations.…

NACUBO Tuition Discounting Study

The annual National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Tuition Discounting Study (TDS) measures institutional tuition discount rates and other indicators of institutionally…

How Does a College Pay its Bills?

A podcast discussing the various costs of operating a college, who manages paying the bills, and more in Speaking of College is a podcast that provides…

Six Ways to Transform Outdated and Complex Financial Aid Processes

NACUBO, 2019 Higher education institutions around the world have been experiencing declining enrollment rates for several years. Many industry experts expect this trajectory to continue…

Enterprise Planning Through a Human Capital Lens

NACBUO, 2021 In higher education, people are our most precious resource. The crisis created by the pandemic creates an opportunity to lean into a new…

Improving College Affordability with New Higher Education Business Models

rpk Group, January 2019 Bolstering student success in higher education is both a lofty goal and a multifaceted issue, complicated by ever-present concerns about rising…

Undergrads Depend on Financial Aid: 2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study

Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC), the most comprehensive national study of student financing of postsecondary education in the U.S.

State Funding for Private Institutions State Variation in Funding and Financial Aid for Private Institutions Student Outcomes & Success

his issue brief on state funding for private
institutions provides an overview of how these funds vary across states and how they have changed
over time.

UNCF Emergency Student Aid: A Look at Program Expansion and Increased Impact

The primary study goal is to gain an in-depth understanding of emergency aid efforts and programs on UNCF-member HBCU campuses, including the UNCF-led Campaign for Emergency Student Aid (CESA), and their effectiveness to improve student outcomes and increase graduation rates.

Fewer Resources, More Debt: Loan Debt Burdens Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

This report examines the rates, amounts and distribution of student loan debt among HBCU students relative to their non-HBCU peers and offers analysis that focuses solely on undergraduates attending four-year public and private, non-profit institutions.

HBCUs Make America Strong: The Positive Economic Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The landmark study, commissioned by UNCF’s Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, shows that the economic benefits of HBCUs extend beyond the students they educate. They’re equally important to the regions and communities that HBCUs have served for more than 100 years.

Minority-Serving Institutions Green Report (2010)

ustainability activities already underway at institutions founded to educate America’s historically marginalized groups. It will serve as a campus sustainability guide for students, parents, college administrators and others.

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