Hispanic College Fund

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Hispanic College Fund, Inc. (HCF) is a nonprofit organization aiming to prepare Hispanic young people to become professionals in the future. It serves primarily high school and college students. It was founded in 1993 by a group of Hispanic business leaders and is based in Washington, D.C..[1] The current CEO is Carlos E. Santiago who replaced Joe Petrone[2] in August 2010.[3]

Funding and collaboration

HCF is currently funded through personal and corporate contributions from companies in America including Estée Lauder Companies, The Ford Motor Company Fund, General Dynamics, Marriott International,[4] Lockheed Martin, Verizon[5] and Sodexo. It has collaborated with Google to offer $10,000 scholarships to eligible students to visit Google headquarters.[6]

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