Dartmouth College Fund
Your DCF gift provides immediate support for undergraduates who need financial aid.
Dartmouth College Fund
What is the Dartmouth College Fund?
The DCF is an annual fund that plays a central role in bringing the most promising students to Dartmouth for a world-class liberal arts education. More than half of our undergraduates rely on some amount of financial aid to come to Dartmouth. Your DCF gift is the most direct way to support all Dartmouth students.
What is annual giving?
Every dollar raised through the Dartmouth College Fund supports the full Dartmouth experience for all students in the fiscal year it is received. Because of the consistent generosity of alumni towards the DCF, annual gifts provide the same opportunities for students as the income earned from a $1B endowed fund.
Your Support Makes the Difference
733 students
are on campus today thanks to the Dartmouth College Fund, and generous alumni like you will keep them here.
$125
was the average gift to the Dartmouth College Fund in 2023.
3,118
members of the 1769 Society provided financial aid packages in the 2023–2024 academic year, averaging $60,000 for 604 students.
$149 million
in financial aid was awarded during the 2023–2024 academic year—and gifts to the Dartmouth College Fund provided nearly half of this amount.
Make Your Gift Today
DCF Giving Societies
Share your passion for Dartmouth as a member of a DCF giving society. The impact of your gift is significant and immediate.
1769 Society
Donors making DCF gifts of $2,500 or more are invited to join the 1769 Society, which honors parents, alumni, and friends for their deep commitment to our students.
Dartmouth Loyal
Dartmouth Loyal recognizes all sustaining donors who have shown their support for Dartmouth students by giving to DCF for three or more consecutive years.
Ripley Society
The Harold C. Ripley ’29 Society, formed in 2009, recognizes alumni who have made a gift to the Dartmouth College Fund every year since graduation.
Stephen F. Mandel ’52 Society
The Stephen F. Mandel ’52 Society recognizes alumni volunteers who provide leadership in raising gifts to Dartmouth through the Dartmouth College Fund.
Volunteer Resources
Learn about the resources available to you as a Dartmouth College Fund volunteer.
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Harold C. Ripley '29 Society
Has made a DCF gift every year since graduation
Rotman Society/Dartmouth Loyal
Has made a DCF gift for three or more consecutive years and/or is a DCF sustaining donor
1769 Society
Invests in the DCF at a leadership level>
Bartlett Tower Society
Has provided for Dartmouth in his or her estate plans
Sustaining Donor
Volunteer
DCF or Gift Planning
Adopted
Deceased
(x) Years of DCF giving
2024 Calendar Images
Download the winning images from student photographers that were chosen for the 2024 Dartmouth College Fund calendar.
VOLT for DCF Volunteers
DCF volunteers can use the Dartmouth VOLT platform to successfully solicit and thank classmates on behalf of the annual fund. You need your Dartmouth NetID and password to login.
Contact Us
The Dartmouth College Fund staff welcomes your questions and comments. We invite you to contact class managing directors, development coordinators and staff members listed below. Not sure who to contact? Email us at dartmouth.college.fund@dartmouth.edu or give us a call at (603)-646-3621.
Our office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
6066 Development Office
Hanover, NH 03755-4400
1940s
Dartmouth College Fund
(603) 646-3621
(603) 646-3621
1950s
Dartmouth College Fund
(603) 646-3621
(603) 646-3621
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-3078
603-646-4042
(603) 646-3206
(603) 646-0060
603-646-4042
1960s
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-2251
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-9124
603-646-4042
(603) 646-3206
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-3206
(603) 646-0060
1970s
(603) 646-2684
603-646-4042
(603) 646-2636
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-2684
603-646-4042
Debbie Brown ’92a
Senior Managing Director, Class Fundraising
(603) 646-3450
(603) 646-3450
(603) 646-3078
(603) 646-2636
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-9124
603-646-4042
(603) 646-2251
(603) 646-3669
Mark Harris ’77a
Senior Managing Director, Class Fundraising
(603) 646-1492
(603) 646-1492
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-3206
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-9124
603-646-4042
1980s
(603) 646-2636
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-2251
(603) 646-3669
Mark Harris ’77a
Senior Managing Director, Class Fundraising
(603) 646-1492
(603) 646-1492
(603) 646-3669
603-646-9048
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-2636
(603) 646-0060
(603) 646-9124
603-646-4042
(603) 646-2251
(603) 646-3669
Mark Harris ’77a
Senior Managing Director, Class Fundraising
(603) 646-1492
(603) 646-1492
(603) 646-3669
1990s
(603) 646-9005
603-646-4042
(603) 646-9124
603-646-4042
Debbie Brown ’92a
Senior Managing Director, Class Fundraising
(603) 646-3450
(603) 646-3450
(603) 646-3078
Mark Harris ’77a
Senior Managing Director, Class Fundraising
(603) 646-1492
(603) 646-1492
(603) 646-3669
603-646-9048
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-2684
603-646-4042
(603) 667-0549
(603) 646-3078
603-646-9048
(603) 646-3669
(603) 646-2684
603-646-4042
2000s
(603) 646-2684
603-646-4042
(603) 646-9005
603-646-4042
(603) 646-2636
(603) 646-0060
(603) 667-0549
(603) 646-3078
603-646-9048
(603) 646-3669
(603) 667-0549
(603) 646-3078
(603) 646-9005
603-646-4042
Jeff Hafner ’02
Director, Young Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy
(603) 646-9068
(603) 646-9068
(603) 646-3287
2010s
Jeff Hafner ’02
Director, Young Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy
(603) 646-9068
(603) 646-9068
(603) 646-3287
(603) 667-0549
(603) 646-3078
(603) 646-9005
603-646-4042
Jeff Hafner ’02
Director, Young Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy
(603) 646-9068
(603) 646-9068
(603) 646-3287
(603) 646-9960
(603) 646-3287
2020s
(603) 646-9960
(603) 646-3287
(603) 646-3650
(603) 646-3287
Other DCF Contacts
Jennifer Atkinson
Director of Centennial Circle of Alumnae
(603) 646-0293
(603) 646-0293
(603) 646-0060
Debbie Brown ’92a
Senior Managing Director, Class Fundraising
(603) 646-3450
(603) 646-3450
Suzanne Bellanger
Senior Managing Director, DCF Marketing & Stewardship
(603) 646-0907
(603) 646-0907
Kate Barlow
Associate Director, Stewardship and Donor Recognition
(603) 646-3633
(603) 646-3633
(603) 646-6430
Sylvia Racca ’83a GR’13
Executive Director, Dartmouth College Fund and Special Fund Raising Initiatives
Sylvia Racca joined Dartmouth in December, 2002, as the executive director of the Dartmouth College Fund. Prior to Dartmouth, she served first as the director of the annual fund and then as director of development at Scripps College in Claremont, California, which is one of the Claremont Colleges along with Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Harvey Mudd. Before moving west, she served as an assistant director in the Alumnae Fund of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Prior to her career in higher education, Sylvia enjoyed a successful and engaging career for a decade syndicating tax-advantaged investments in commercial, historic, and multifamily real estate throughout the United States with Atlantic Equity Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sylvia Racca joined Dartmouth in December, 2002, as the executive director of the Dartmouth College Fund. Prior to Dartmouth, she served first as the director of the annual fund and then as director of development at Scripps College in Claremont, California, which is one of the Claremont Colleges along with Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Harvey Mudd. Before moving west, she served as an assistant director in the Alumnae Fund of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Prior to her career in higher education, Sylvia enjoyed a successful and engaging career for a decade syndicating tax-advantaged investments in commercial, historic, and multifamily real estate throughout the United States with Atlantic Equity Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts.
(603) 646-0130