More lifetime earnings
The HBCU class of 2021 is projected to earn 57% more over their working lives than they would without those degrees or certificates.
Source: UNCF, 2024HBCU Scholarships + Workforce Development
Backing HBCU scholars. Building career pathways.
DBSF provides HBCU scholarships and college-success preparation for first-year scholars. Our workforce-development programs serve Los Angeles County young adults ages 17–24 through financial literacy, job training, professional branding, and internship opportunities.
Who we are
Rooted in culture. Built through community.
The Dominique Brown Scholarship Foundation expands access through HBCU scholarships for first-year students and workforce development for Los Angeles County young adults ages 17–24.
We believe HBCUs are powerful engines of culture, leadership, and economic mobility. We also believe every young adult deserves practical tools, trusted relationships, and access to career opportunities—whether or not they attend an HBCU.
Education
Opportunity
Empowerment
Impact
Why this work matters
Investing in education and careers changes what is possible.
DBSF supports HBCU scholars through scholarships and the Launch Pad workshop. The Launch Your Future program helps Los Angeles County young adults ages 17–24 prepare for careers, while Launch Your Brand supports both HBCU scholarship recipients and Launch Your Future participants.
LA County young people
Nearly 12% of young people ages 16–24 in Los Angeles County are neither working nor in school—underscoring the need for practical career pathways.
Source: A Portrait of Los Angeles County 2026Education + experience
Seventy-three percent of graduates who completed a paid internship secured a first job that required their degree, compared with 44% who did not complete an internship.
Source: Strada Education Foundation, 2025
Your gift becomes momentum.
Help an HBCU scholar enter college prepared or help a Los Angeles County young adult build skills, professional presence, and career experience.
DBSF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions may be tax-deductible as allowed by law.DBSF in motion
Culture, community, and opportunity.
Our cornerstone
HBCU Scholarships
DBSF invests in first-year students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Every scholarship recipient also completes Launch Pad, our required one-day college-success workshop.
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Stronger startCommunity for the journey
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Our 10-Year Impact Goals
100
HBCU scholars
400
young adults prepared for careers in Los Angeles
Our HBCU community
GraduateFisk University
Current scholarHampton University
Current scholarHoward University
Current scholarMorehouse College
Three programs. One purpose.
Support for college and careers.
Launch Pad is required for DBSF HBCU scholars. Launch Your Future serves Los Angeles County young adults ages 17–24. Launch Your Brand supports both HBCU scholarship recipients and Launch Your Future participants.
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Scholarship requirement
Launch Pad
Required for DBSF HBCU scholars
Every scholarship recipient completes this one-day college-readiness workshop on time management, financial literacy, and wellness before beginning their journey.
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Six-week program
Launch Your Future
For Los Angeles County young adults ages 17–24
Financial literacy, job training, and internship opportunities designed to remove barriers and build a stronger route to economic mobility.
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Branding experience
Launch Your Brand
For HBCU scholarship recipients and Launch Your Future participants
Professional headshots plus brand-building support for LinkedIn, résumés, applications, internships, and the next important introduction.
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Choose the goal that feels closest. We’ll point you to the best DBSF starting place.
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Impact, news & scholar resources
Building toward measurable impact.
We are documenting the outcomes behind the stories. The first DBSF Impact Report is currently in progress and will be shared here when complete.
In progress
DBSF Impact Report
Scholarship, program, and community outcomes
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Ways to support DBSF
Help launch what’s next.
Your support can remove a financial barrier, open a workplace door, or help a scholar enter a room with confidence.
Every contribution helps education become a pathway to mobility.
Dominique Brown Scholarship Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Your support advances scholarships, college readiness, and career opportunity.
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