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Phelps Stokes Fund  

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  • The nonprofit Phelps Stokes Fund is the is the oldest continuously operating foundation in the United States serving the needs of African Americans, Native Americans, Africans, and the rural and urban poor. As stated on its Web site (), the fund's mission is as follows: [To] address the educational needs of the urban and rural poor of Africa, the African Diaspora, and the United States with particular attention to the needs of people of color and Indians of the Americas. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Education; Phelps Stokes Fund]

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