Campaign 1 · Spring 2027

The Capstone HBCU Tour:
Help 20 Seniors Take Their Final Step.

20 hand-selected seniors · 16 HBCUs · February 14–20, 2027

UCHS scholar at Hampton University during the HBCU Tour

Family & Friends Giving

Your scholar earned this seat. This isn’t a field trip — it’s the final step before they choose where their future begins. Sixteen HBCU campuses in seven days, February 14–20, 2027. Every gift toward their participation brings them closer to committing to a college that’s the right fit, not just the closest one. Give toward their total cost, or choose from the specific need below to make a donation.

Cover My Scholar’s Full Trip

$500

Cost toward one scholar’s total participation.

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Workshop & Readiness Fees

$250

Funds pre-tour prep sessions — FAFSA, HBCU selection, and application guidance.

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Send-Off Breakfast / Close-Out Celebration

$125

Meals and send-off event costs, including snacks for travel.

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Tour T-Shirt

$30

One scholar’s official tour shirt.

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Give What You Can

Give what you can to support any scholar attending The Capstone HBCU Tour.

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Corporate & Community Sponsorship

The Capstone HBCU Tour is United Charter High Schools’ most selective HBCU experience — reserved for 20 top-performing seniors already college-bound and deciding. Every sponsor receives a post-tour Scholar Report: how many applied, how many were accepted, how many committed and enrolled. This is sponsorship you can measure.

1 Available

Capstone Title Partner

$20,000

Funds the full 20-scholar delegation. “Presented By” co-branding, executive speaking role, and media features.

Sponsor
4 Available

Legacy Partner

$5,000

Funds lodging & meals for the delegation. Prominent logo placement + social spotlight.

Sponsor
20 Available

Scholar Sponsor

$1,500

Sponsors one scholar’s full participation. Logo on the tour shirt & network site.

Sponsor
20 Available

Capstone Friend

$1,000

Supports pre-tour workshops & send-off. Name listing + digital recognition.

Sponsor
A UCHS mentor speaks with two scholars during an HBCU Tour event UCHS scholars at Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

Ways to Give

Every gift — online or by mail — goes directly to scholar programming for the Capstone HBCU Tour.

Give Online with Zeffy

100% of your gift reaches our scholars — Zeffy charges zero platform fees. Choose your designation at checkout. Your receipt will arrive from an @unitedcharter.org email address.

Please note: At checkout, Zeffy automatically suggests an optional contribution for its operating costs, set as a percentage of your gift. This tip is entirely optional — you can change it to $0 before completing your donation, and your full gift will still go to our scholars. To change the automatic contribution during checkout, simply click on the Help Keep Zeffy Free dropdown, click “other” and then change your Zeffy contribution to $0.
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Give by ACH or Check

Make a gift of any amount by ACH through Zeffy. For gifts of $1,000 or more, you may also select the check payment option through Zeffy.

Checks in any amount can also be mailed directly to our office. Please make checks payable to United Charter High Schools and include “HBCU Capstone” in the memo line.

Mail checks to:
United Charter High Schools
ATTN: Tracy Kebatta
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 950
New York, NY 10115

Questions? Call 212-870-2010 or email donate@unitedcharter.org.

United Charter High Schools is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 46-2339783). Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Please keep your email donation receipt as your official record.

Also this spring: The Legacy & Leadership HBCU Tour — 46 scholars, 1,010 miles.

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Everything I’ve learned here makes me feel ready for college.”

Proud UCHS Graduate..

Still accepting applications for 2026–27

Grades 9–11