Howard University's Medical School Receives $175 Million Gift

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Howard University has received a historic $175M gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, as part of a broader $600M commitment.

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The initiative has provided funding to four of the nation’s historically Black medical schools: Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine will each receive $175M, while Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science will receive $75M.

This significant funding will more than double the endowments of three of the four medical schools.

The distribution of funds was based on current class sizes and expected growth. Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., stated, “This is a transformational gift, not only for its impact on cultivating the next generation of health professionals, but also for its visionary investment in the intergenerational wealth and health of our medical students and the communities they will serve.”

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