Support Programs Meaningful to You
You can direct your philanthropy to specific departments and programs that are particularly close to your heart, from academics and research to athletics and the arts.
Dartmouth 4E Fund
The D4E Fund supports undergraduate students who need help with essentials, enrichment, experiences, and emergencies not covered by their Dartmouth financial aid award.
Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning
By making a transformative gift to the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning, you will help remove barriers, promote evidence-based practices, and nurture a culture that values and rewards outstanding teaching.
Dartmouth Innovations Accelerator for Cancer
This new initiative gives researchers the support and entrepreneurial guidance needed to bring innovations to the marketplace for the benefit of cancer patients—and provides students with learning opportunities in biomedical entrepreneurship. The Accelerator is a joint initiative of the Cancer Center, the Geisel School of Medicine, and Dartmouth’s Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship. Your gift to the Accelerator will provide the financial resources to advance new technologies and treatments for cancer and to develop the next generation of Dartmouth biomedical entrepreneurs.
Ways to Give
There are many ways to make a gift that supports Dartmouth students and faculty, but almost all ways of donating fall under three broad categories: annual giving, which has an immediate impact; endowed giving and building projects, which is an investment for the long term; and planned giving, which typically refers to gifts that are part of an estate plan.
Annual Giving
Dartmouth directs annual gifts to its immediate priorities. At the undergraduate level, the Dartmouth College Fund and the Parents and Grandparents Fund provide nearly half of all undergraduate financial aid.
Professional School Annual Funds
Planned Giving
Planned gifts—also known as legacy gifts or estate giving—are long-term forms of supporting Dartmouth, such as including the university in your will.
Endowment & Building Projects
Gifts to the endowment and capital projects are powerful expressions of paying it forward for multiple generations.
Friends Support
Friends groups support clubs, programs, and activities across campus, giving every student the opportunity for a robust, well-rounded Dartmouth experience.
Our Five Areas of Focus
Under President Beilock’s leadership, our institution is committed to fulfilling and expanding our mission through five areas of focus.
Diverse lived experiences and free expression
Dartmouth Dialogues puts a renewed focus on our ability to think critically and to question, probe, and reflect, rather than follow a predetermined ideology.
Health and well-being across the Dartmouth community
as demonstrated by the Commitment to Care initiative, the new Chief Health & Wellness Officer, and a focus on childcare and housing
Innovation and global impact
through an investment into groundbreaking research happening in our West End and beyond
Environmental responsibility
for our campus and planet, by implementing efforts to reach Real Carbon Zero and pioneering polar and climate research
Lifelong Dartmouth
by encouraging alumni, friends, and family to remain connected to the community
Why I Give
Financial aid remains one of the best paths to take young people with incredible potential and make a transformational difference in their lives.