American Indian College Fund Receives $5,000 Grant from Master Key Consulting

Dec 13, 2011 | Blog

American Indian College Fund Receives $5,000 Grant from Master Key Consulting

December 13, 2011

Master Key Consulting, a leader in grants management support, software testing, and technology systems training, granted $5,000 to the American Indian College Fund towards the Master Key Consulting Tribal College Endowed Scholarship Program. The program provides scholarship assistance in perpetuity to students attending our nation’s tribal colleges and universities. Since the endowment’s establishment in 2005, it has grown to $40,000.

Jonathan K. Wilber, President and Chief Executive Officer of Master Key Consulting said, “Master Key is proud of our partnership with the American Indian College Fund. We are excited each time we receive the biographies of the students that our gifts are supporting. A gift to the American Indian College Fund reaches the people we want to reach. Our company employs a number of tribal college graduates and our endowment with the American Indian College Fund is one way we can give our thanks to the colleges.”

“The American Indian College Fund is delighted to partner with Master Key Consulting towards providing scholarship assistance to American Indian students with financial need,” said Richard B. Williams, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. “Master Key Consulting is making a lasting investment in talented individuals with financial need who will go on to serve their communities and serve as role models for other Native Americans.”

About Master Key Consulting
Key Ideas. Key Solutions. Simple strategies that have helped Master Key Consulting grow to become one of Maryland’s largest American Indian-owned companies and one of the federal government’s largest government-wide acquisition contract suppliers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Master Key Consulting supports nine federal agencies in 11 states and the District of Columbia with a wide variety of professional and IT consulting services. The company’s grants management services, software testing services, IT support services and customized training programs are delivered by the company’s 130 employees according to a set of key principles and quality standards that make Master Key Consulting a premier federal contractor. For more information please visit masterkeyconsulting.com

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