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Annual Fund

How we used the Annual Fund last year

Everyone—students, faculty, staff, alums, parents and the community— benefits from annual giving. Annual Fund gifts meet a range of needs and touch every student. Last year, Annual Fund contributions totaled $3.1 million, with nearly 6,000 donors. Here’s how we used those contributions:

What is the Annual Fund?

The Annual Fund is an essential element of Campaign for the Colleges. Just as new and renovated construction provides an environment for learning and endowment perpetuates the best teaching and scholarship, a strong annual fund underwrites the Colleges’ distinctive liberal arts education …for generations to come. In fact, no gifts to the Colleges have more immediate impact on today’s students than those made every year to the Annual Fund. To support the Annual Fund, please contact Skylar Beaver at (315) 781-4068, e-mail her at beaver@hws.edu, or Make an Online Gift Today.

Who supports the Annual Fund?

Every gift makes a tremendous difference to Hobart and William Smith. Alumni and alumnae participation helps create the participation rate that is used as a benchmark in the college rankings. The Colleges are especially proud of the support our parents and families make to The Parents Fund. Many Hobart and William Smith parents have made gifts for 10 years or more. Students also contribute a collective Senior Gift during their final year at the Colleges.

How can my gift have an impact?

Annual gifts support the Colleges’ budget where funds are needed most. During the Campaign for the Colleges, you will have the opportunity to designate your annual gifts in any of seven important areas:

  • Colleges’ Greatest Needs
  • Scholarship Support
  • Campus Heritage
  • Student Life
  • Faculty Resources
  • Technology
  • HWS Goes Green

... every gift matters

  • All gifts to the Annual Fund are counted as gifts to Campaign for the Colleges.
  • All gifts from alumnae to the Annual Fund will also be credited as gifts to the William Smith Centennial Fund.
  • Gifts made by Reunion classes will count toward their cumulative class contributions.

Giving Societies

Named giving societies give special recognition to donors:

  • Purple and Green Society $250 to $499
  • Pulteney Society $500 to $999
  • Hill and Quad Society $1,000 to $1,999
  • The Emerson Society

 

Support HWS

Make a Gift

If you have any questions about giving to the Annual Fund, please contact Skylar Beaver '08 at (315) 781-4068 or beaver@hws.edu

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