The Colgate Fund

To make a gift to the Colgate Fund, click here, call 800-668-4428, or mail a check made out to Colgate University to:

Colgate University
P.O. Box 313
Canajoharie, NY 13317

The Colgate Fund is a crucial economic resource that supports the university's most urgent needs. Gifts of all sizes pool together to provide the university the ability to make long-term strategic plans and the flexibility to respond in real time to innovative opportunities that arise during the course of any academic year. The Colgate Fund augments income from the university’s endowment and underwrites countless campus initiatives. Out of the total support raised for The Colgate Fund on an annual basis, 25% supports Financial Aid and 50% supports academic programs. Last fiscal year, alumni, parents, students, and friends of the university contributed $6,000,000 toward the Colgate Fund. When you make a gift to the Colgate Fund, you make a gift in support of everything at Colgate.

No. The Colgate Fund was previously called the Unrestricted Annual Fund and has long been one of Colgate's highest priorities because the university is able to direct the money in this fund to any area of campus where it is needed most.

The Colgate Fund supports everything at Colgate, including academics, financial aid, the arts, athletics, student research, and more. Your gift to the Colgate Fund supports all the areas of campus that cumulatively define the Colgate experience.

Yes! Gifts of all sizes support the university and help provide opportunities for our talented, ambitious students. The average annual gift to Colgate is $100. Furthermore, the percentage of alumni who make a gift of any size is an important metric in determining the health of a university and the engagement of its alumni body. College rankings such as the U.S. News & World Report use the percentage of alumni who give to help determine Colgate's place in national rankings.

Yes, gifts to any designation — including the Colgate Fund — contribute to Presidents' Club membership. To determine your Presidents' Club giving level, visit colgate.edu/presidentsclub.

Yes. You can make multiple gifts in a year, or split a single gift between multiple designations, including the Colgate Fund. Thank you for your support!

Colgate's fiscal year runs July 1-June 30. Fiscal year 2016 began on July 1, 2015, and will end on June 30, 2016.