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198 College Hill Road
Clinton NY 13323

Alumni Relations
alumni@hamilton.edu
866-729-0314
315-859-4648 (fax)

Annual Giving
giving@hamilton.edu
866-729-0315

Annual Giving

Why Give?

Hamilton's tradition of alumni generosity — this desire to give back in gratitude for all the College has made possible in our own lives — is a central and defining characteristic of who we are as graduates of Hamilton.


Why is my annual fund gift important?

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The College's educational mission is intimately connected with the world at large. Your contributions to Hamilton positively impact our society for generations to come and  sustains the College's ability to transform the lives of students.

Unrestricted Annual Fund gifts are especially valuable because they allow Hamilton to address immediate priorities and enhance programs not covered by the endowment or other sources of income. Without your generosity the lives of Hamilton students are diminished. With it almost anything is possible.
 

How will my gift make a difference?

Annual gifts support the operating budget of the College and are put to use immediately. Their impact is magnified - a gift of $100 is equal to the revenue from a $2000 endowment. Gifts provide critical resources for scholarships, faculty salaries, academic programs, student services, athletic programs as well as co-curricular programming … and much more. The 2012-13 Annual Fund goal of $6.6 million equals the income from an endowment total of  $132 million — more than the total endowment of many small colleges!

Related:

Your gifts to the Annual Fund, which totaled $6,425,520 million in 2011-12, contributed the equivalent of:

  • The income from a $132 million endowment
  • 35% of the faculty portion of employee salary and benefits
  • 27% of the physical plant cost
  • 23% of all student scholarship aid
     

By making an Annual Fund gift  a donor is choosing to take an active role in the life of the College

  • Your gift directly supports financial aid
  • Every alumni gift counts toward increasing our participation rate
  • Each gift has an immediate impact
     

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