UNCF, formerly known as the United Negro College Fund, will be the beneficiary of the Inaugural Purple Ball after the actor Louis Gossett Jr. and his foundation pulled their support of the event.

Mr. Gossett’s nonprofit organization the Eracism Foundation was supposed to play host to the ball, which organizers said was created to honor bipartisanship and diversity. According to The Washington Post, Mr. Gossett had complained that the membership of the ball’s entertainment and host committee, which includes the actors Ashley Judd, Kate Walsh, and Ed Harris, was not diverse enough.

The switch should provide a sizable benefit to UNCF. Tickets for the ball range from $500 to $5,000, and 600 people are confirmed to attend, the Washington City Paper reported. —Kathryn Masterson