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( vi ) The Miner Fund.
( vi ) The Steward Missionary Foundation.
( viii ) The Daniel Hand Fund.
( ix ) The John Slater Fund.
( x ) The Phelps-Stokes Fund.
In addition to this, there are general Funds such as the Carnegie Corporation Julius Rosenwald Fund and the Rockfeller Foundation which also help the Negroes. The amounts distributed by these funds is not known. But they must be amounting to millions.
Compare the amount spent by Religious organizations on the education of the Negroes. Here are some interesting [1] figures.
Annual Permanent Value of Expenditure fund for Negro school plants, Education etc. (In Dollars) (In Dollars) (In Dollars)
American Baptist Home Mission 116,247 1,597,700 3,594,251 Board American Church Institute for 185,100 450,000 3,000,000 Negroes (Episcopal) American Missionary Association 368,057 3,228,421 3,200,000 Church of Christ (Disciples) 91,072 .... 500,000 United Christian Missionary Society Lutheran Evangelical Synodical 74,900 .... 175,000 Conference of North America Board Colored Mission Methodist Episcopal Church 259,264 1,962,729 5,000,000 B o a r d o f E d u c a t i o n . Institutions for Negroes Methodist Episcopal Church 104,975 360,000 Woman’s Home Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church in the 405,327 1,994,032 3,560,000 U.S.A. Division of Missions for Colored People United Presbyterian Church 98,000 645,000 1,000,000 Board of of Mission for Freemen
It is estimated that the total amount spent for the religious and philanthropic organizations between 1865 and 1930 comes to 135,000,000 dollars on the advancement of the Negroes. Of this amount, 85,000,000 dollars have been contributed by the Whites.
What is the measure of service and sacrifice of the Hindus for the elevation of the Untouchables. The only organization the Hindus can
1 This Table is prepared from the list given in the ‘Negro Year Book’ 1931-32. p. 213.