1946 Challenge

Help us reach 1,946 donors in 1,946 minutes, give in honor of 50 years of Co-Education, and support any area of CMC, including:

📓 Alumni Fund for Scholarships: What did you love about CMC? Was it the exceptional academic experience, a faculty-student research project that informed your future work, the financial support that allowed you to attend, or a life-changing opportunity through an internship program? Make your gift to the Alumni Fund for Scholarships to support CMC students. 100% of gifts are invested in student financial aid!

🏆 CMS Athletics: CMS Athletics is dedicated to supporting Athena and Stag Scholar-Leader-Athletes in their pursuit of excellence in competition and the classroom while helping them develop the skills that allow them to thrive in all aspects of their lives. Make your gift today to one of CMS’ 21 varsity teams, CMS Recreation, Sports Medicine, or the CMS Athletics discretionary fund.

🔬Centers & Institutes: CMC believes in the benefits of hands-on learning and student-faculty research. Make your gift to one of CMC’s 11 Centers and Institutes to provide students with graduate-level research opportunities in conjunction with the College’s distinguished faculty.

🎓50 Years of Co-Education Leadership Fund: Join a group of leading donors in championing the key initiatives at the heart of our 50 Years of Co-education celebration. Gifts to this fund will be allocated to financial aid, Athenas athletics programs, student-faculty research, and a campus naming honoring co-education at CMC.

💭 Athenaeum: The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum is the College's cultural and social cornerstone and holds a special place in many CMCers hearts. Make your gift to the Athenaeum and support future thought-provoking engagements!

🤗 CARE Center: The CARE Center (Civility, Access, Resources, and Expression) is an innovative undertaking that proactively engages and educates the community to develop the skills needed to have difficult conversations, identify with one another across social barriers or ideological difference, and engage in effective dialogue towards solutions and resolutions.

💡Dean of Students Fund: The Dean of Students Office fosters connections between and celebrates the integration of academic and experiential learning in partnership with students, staff, and faculty, to support students’ exploration of, connection to, and creation of their CMC experience within a vibrant and inclusive community.

⚖️ Dreier Roundtable: Former Congressman David Dreier ’75 shares his excitement launching the Dreier Roundtable at Claremont McKenna College, his alma mater. The Dreier Roundtable is dedicated to cultivating responsible and collaborative leaders who value public service and civil discourse. The mission is to inspire students to engage with diverse perspectives and promote understanding through meaningful conversations and hands-on experiences.

🧯 Emergency Fund: CMC is committed to ensuring our community is prepared for any crisis that may present itself, such as COVID-19. Make your gift to the CMC Emergency Fund to support our student's urgent needs such as health care, travel, housing, additional financial aid, and technology.

👟 Erica Perkins Jasper Endowed Fund for Women's Athletics: The Erica Perkins Jasper Fund for Women's Athletics was established in 2024 by Steven Hallgrimson '64. The fund will be used to provide additive funding for any and all CMS Women's Athletic Teams, currently supported or founded in the future. The annual income from the fund will be used at the discretion of the CMS Athletic Director.

🏛️ FEI-Real Estate Finance Association (REFA): Supports the Financial Economics Institute’s real estate activities, including programs, events, and opportunities that connect students with the real estate industry

✏️ Financial Aid: Ensuring deserving students have access to the best education regardless of socioeconomic background is the cornerstone of CMC’s mission. Financial aid is essential to sustaining our need-blind admission promise, preserving resources to admit the best possible candidates to our college community no matter their ability to pay.

📒 John E. Allen Alumni Merit Award: Help carry on the legacy of John E. Allen '73 by making your own gift to the John E. Allen Alumni Merit Award. This scholarship aims to help yield admitted students from underrepresented communities or any student who shows a demonstrated commitment to underrepresented communities. The Merit Award has helped support more than 80 recipients since the early 1990s.

🧠 Mental Health Fund: CMC recognizes that our students face a variety of challenges in our current times, so the College responded by adapting and increasing student mental health resources. Make your gift to the Health Fund, and help Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services and the Dean of Students make sure that our students' mental health needs are met.

⚖️ Mock Trial: Mock trial is a competitive simulation of a real trial case. Each year the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) prepares a fictional case with witness statements, case law, and exhibits. Students become attorneys and witnesses, writing direct and cross examinations in preparation for competition. Teams build a case for both sides (plaintiff/prosecution or defense) and compete by delivering their presentations in a courtroom setting against other colleges.

🏆🥇 Model United Nations (MUN): Support the award winning CMC Model UN team. Earlier this calendar year, the team made history at the Harvard National Model U.N. Conference, aka the “Super Bowl” of Model U.N. The CMC team won the Best Large Delegation award —the highest achievement possible at the HNMUN event, which is the world’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious annual Model U.N. conference.

📖 The Open Academy: The nationally-recognized Open Academy develops a critical response to the educational imperative of our time: overcoming what divides us to solve the world’s most challenging problems. Through core commitments to Freedom of Expression, Viewpoint Diversity, and Constructive Dialogue, students are given the tools to listen respectfully, ask incisive questions, and engage with greater curiosity and openness to differences of opinion.

🌲 Pacific Northwest Scholarship: The Pacific Northwest Scholarship was established in 1984 by several alumni and friends of the College living in the Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, areas. This scholarship fund provides support to students who are in good academic standing and have demonstrated financial need, with a preference for students who live in the Oregon and Washington areas.

🌐 Parents Fund: The CMC Parents Fund is a vital source of financial support for the College. It helps enhance the full campus experience for CMC students, making it possible to support opportunities outside of the classroom such as the Athenaeum and sponsored internships. Make your gift to the Parents Fund to support the life-changing opportunities available through a CMC education.

🎓 R. Andrew Gray '91 Endowed Scholarship: The R. Andrew Gray '91 Endowed Scholarship is a memorial scholarship honoring Andy Gray '91, who valued the CMC experience and made life-long CMC friendships. This scholarship is awarded to CMC students from Arizona, reflecting Andy's passion for CMC and his home state.

🪖ROTC-Military Science: The ROTC Fund at Claremont McKenna College provides critical financial support for cadets by covering tuition, fees, and books, and by offering a monthly living stipend. Specific benefits vary by program, helping ensure that those who serve our country can pursue their education with fewer financial barriers.

✨Sponsored Internship and Experiences (SIE): The Sponsored Internship and Experiences (SIE) program is unique to CMC in its focus and specificity, allowing students to pursue domestic and international experiences of 4 to 12 weeks in length. Gifts of all sizes assist with the direct support for students and their internships and experiences. This includes assistance with expenses such as airline tickets, travel resources, lodging, and the additional support a student might need as they complete their summer experience.

💫 Student Investment Fund (SIF): The Claremont McKenna College Student Investment Fund (CMC SIF) was founded in 1974 when an alumnus of the College donated $500 in investment securities. Today, the CMC Student Investment Fund manages approximately $4 million of the college's endowment with a value-oriented philosophy.

🏛️The Washington D.C. Program: Since its establishment in 1974, the CMC Washington Program has been a hallmark of the Claremont McKenna College (CMC) experience. Built around a full-time internship in the nation’s capital combined with a rigorous academic curriculum, the Washington Program has long offered students deep experiential learning illuminated by a liberal arts education.

🚀💼Women in Leadership: The Women in Leadership Development (WLD) Initiative is a year-long leadership development opportunity for CMC women. The program consists of one day long leadership retreat, followed by participation in four workshops, women leader salons, and one-on-one leadership coaching throughout the academic year.