{"id":23361,"date":"2026-05-20T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/?p=23361"},"modified":"2026-05-20T07:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:34:22","slug":"the-strength-of-many-colgates-collective-generosity-exceeds-5-9m-for-the-colgate-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/2026\/05\/20\/the-strength-of-many-colgates-collective-generosity-exceeds-5-9m-for-the-colgate-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strength of Many: Colgate\u2019s Collective Generosity Exceeds $5.9M for the Colgate Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As of Dec. 31, 2025, Colgate University has raised more than $5.9 million for the Colgate Fund since the start of Fiscal Year 2026. This milestone places the University more than halfway toward its $10.4 million goal for the 2026 fiscal year (July 1, 2025\u2013June 30, 2026), ensuring robust support for the unrestricted-use funding that impacts every student and program on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This achievement was driven by the successful conclusion of the Colgate Year-End Challenge. The challenge, which ran from Dec. 16\u201331, mobilized the Colgate community to support the University\u2019s liberal arts and sciences tradition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am deeply grateful to our challengers who joined me and to the thousands of donors who rose to meet them.<\/p>President Brian W. Casey<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>

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The initiative began with a $1.5 million commitment from a dedicated group of leadership-level donors. In a call to maximize the impact of these leadership gifts, the University challenged the broader community to double that amount. More than 3,800 alumni, families, and friends responded \u2014 far exceeding expectations \u2014 to raise a record-breaking total of $4.6 million for the Colgate Fund during the challenge period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am deeply grateful to our challengers who joined me and to the thousands of donors who rose to meet them,\u201d says President Brian W. Casey. \u201cThis generosity directly supports our faculty and ensures that a Colgate education remains a meaningful foundation for our students\u2019 lives.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The effort centered on supporting fundamentals of the Colgate experience: the close collaboration between scholars and the long-term professional trajectory of graduates. By highlighting student-faculty research and the achievements of notable alumni, the challenge underscored the enduring value of a liberal arts and sciences foundation \u2014 one that equips graduates with the tools for leadership and complex problem solving in an evolving global environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kim Harris, vice president for advancement, notes the strategic importance of the timing and the target. \u201cThe year-end period is a dynamic moment for the Colgate Fund. By heeding this call, our community has provided the flexible, immediate-use support necessary to sustain our most vital programs. Gifts of all sizes contributed to the effort, and it is a resounding vote of confidence in Colgate\u2019s future and in support of the Campaign for the Third Century<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the primary source of unrestricted support, the Colgate Fund enables the University to address its most pressing needs, ranging from financial aid and student life to classroom innovation and campus stewardship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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