About Us
Mission
The 2LT Richard W. Collins III Foundation’s mission is to invest in the education and empowerment of promising young Americans who’ve proven themselves to be outstanding citizens and are committed to working toward a hate-free, more just society for all.
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Dawn Collins
Co-Founder and President
Richard Collins, Jr.
Co-Founder
Nadia Aziz
Board Member
Dr. Mark A. Brown
Board Member
Dr. Delecia Eller
Board Member
Kim Godfrey
Board Member
Mike Godfrey
Board Member
Eartha Govan
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Board Member
Denise Hinton
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Board Member
Board of Directors
Accomplishments
In the past year alone, funding the Foundation secured from the state provided 826 college scholarships to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) students, with 235 recipients commissioned into the United States Army. Additionally, 46 cadets participated in a one-day Outward Bound experience, while others took on a challenging 5-day trek on the Appalachian Trail. The Foundation also mobilized over 300 volunteers to support Strength 2 Love 2 Farm in addressing food apartheid in Baltimore and hosted more than 400 participants in a workshop on healing from racial trauma and a symposium on racial and social justice in sports.
Richard's Story
Richard' commissioning as a 2nd Lieutenant on May 18, 2017 should have been just the first step on his path to making an impact on this country. But all too soon the pride his parents felt on that day turned to grief when Richard was murdered in a senseless act of hate just days later on May 20, 2017. Stabbed by a white man on the University of Maryland campus days before his college graduation ceremony, his life was stolen just as his potential was being realized.
