Behind Every Carl 2025

While we're still tabulating final results, we're elated to report that Fiscal Year 2025 was one for the record books. Together, Carleton donors raised more than $11 million for the Annual Fund. In June 2025 alone, Carls raised more than $2.3 million for current and future students. That's the equivalent of...

• Full year grant aid packages for 30 students, PLUS
• Funding for 10 Curricular Innovation Grants for faculty members, PLUS
• Support for 10 summer Student Research Partners (SRPs), PLUS
• Hundreds of new print and digital materials for Gould Library, PLUS
• More than 2500 free mental and physical health counseling appointments at Student Health and Counseling (SHAC), PLUS
• New training and recovery equipment for student-athletes,
• And more! 

Donors truly demonstrated that they're Behind Every Carl with gifts this fiscal year, and as a result, the College is well-positioned to support students, faculty, and staff for the coming academic year. Thank you to our donors and volunteers for being part of our collective impact. We look forward to sharing final donor and dollar numbers later this month!

- The Annual Fund Staff

Fiscal Year 2025 has officially wrapped, and we're so grateful to every member of the Carleton community who has demonstrated that they're Behind Every Carl with their giving this year. June has witnessed another impressive outpouring of support from our community—thank you!

Special thanks are owed to the AAF volunteers who worked tirelessly all month to advocate for current students and serve as ambassadors for the Annual Fund.

Remember, these are only preliminary numbers. Look for updates throughout the next few weeks as we calculate final results!

There are only 2 hours left in Carleton's fiscal year, and we're amazed at the generosity we've observed throughout the month. Thank you for helping Carleton finish out the fiscal year with momentum. How many more Carls will come together before midnight?

June 30 is here and our goals are within sight! Can we close the gap before midnight? 

Carleton’s greatest need right now is flexible, unrestricted funding to support our community and meet the needs of our entire campus — students, faculty, and staff alike. The Annual Fund is Carleton’s most direct source of financial flexibility. Make your gift before the College's fiscal year closes on June 30!

All $50,000 of today's matching pool has been depleted. Thank you to all the volunteers and donors who participated today—it was truly a group effort!

More than 1,000 donors have come together in the month of June to show support for Carleton students and the campus community. We're grateful for this network of supporters, and we're excited to see what we can accomplish together by June 30.

In the meantime, there are still matching funds, but they're going quickly. Spread the word before the last $18,000 run out! 

Just over $20,000 remains available for today's dollar-for-dollar match. Keep the energy up and we'll meet our goal in no time! 

Today only (June 24) new gifts are doubled with a dollar-for-dollar match. This is a time-bound opportunity, so only gifts made online or by phone (800-745-2275) are eligible. Make your gift before the $50,000 in matching funds run out! 

Reunion Convocation is always a highlight of Reunion Weekend. In addition to being a celebration of award recipients, this special Convocation is an opportunity for the Milestone Reunion programs to publicly present their gifts to the College. These Reunion classes really demonstrated what's possible when Carls "Come Together" to share their time, talent, and treasure. 

Thank you to everyone who has made a gift in honor of their Reunion this year. If you haven't there's still time to celebrate your connection to Carleton with a contribution to the Alumni Annual Fund! 

Alumni are returning home for Reunion 2025 this weekend. In celebration, Carleton has put together a playlist that includes the top 10 songs of each Reunion year from the Billboard Top 50/Hot 100. Queue it up to listen to on your way to Northfield!

Carleton's new carbon-neutral townhomes on Lilac Hill are just some of the College's cutting-edge developments for environmental sustainability. Now, every member of the Carleton community is encouraged to play a role in Carleton’s Sustainable Futures Framework, which advances the College’s leadership in emissions reduction with a focus on collective action, education, and infrastructure.

Make a recurring gift a small part of your own commitment to action—it's the most environmentally friendly way to give, because you'll receive fewer print and digital reminders throughout the year. Plus, you'll provide reliable support to sustain Carleton's educational opportunities for all.

More than 500 donors have shown they are Behind Every Carl with their gifts to the Annual Fund this month, and June is only halfway through. Thank you to all the donors and volunteers who have made this milestone possible. Let's keep trending ahead to achieve our goal of $11 million for the Carleton community! 

Carleton welcomed the Class of 2025 into the alumni community on Saturday—congrats to all the graduates!

If you missed the Commencement 2025 livestream, you can now watch the archived recording. The ceremony included speeches from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Isabel Wilkerson, and two members of the graduating class, Julia Dunn ’25 and Annanya Sinha ’25. 

Another academic year has come to a close, and we’re eager to celebrate the Class of 2025 at Carleton’s 151st Commencement this Saturday.

While there’s some skepticism about the value, return-on-investment, and relevance of a liberal arts degree in today’s job market, the outcomes from Carleton’s recent grads dispel this myth and illustrate that Carls are well-positioned for their next steps:

• 98% are employed, volunteering, or enrolled in a graduate program within six months of graduation.
• 62% will go on to attend graduate or professional school within eight years of graduation.
• Recent Carleton grads average 43% less student loan debt than the national average—and Carleton has plans to offer more no-loan financial aid packages. 

These outcomes are a testament to the generous financial aid, applied learning avenues, academic preparation, and career exploration opportunities offered at Carleton. It takes an entire community of support to provide these resources, and alumni generosity leads the way. Gifts to the Alumni Annual Fund make each of these offerings possible for current and future students!

Congrats to all the faculty members receiving Curricular Innovation Grants for Summer 2025 and Winter Break 2025. Awards support projects including major curricular revisions for departments or programs, curricular innovations, and individual or team proposals to work on specific courses.

The Alumni Annual Fund helps support these curricular innovation projects so faculty members can continue advancing their area of scholarship and current Carls can learn the very latest in each area of study.

Honors Convocation is a highlight of the academic year at Carleton and a celebration of students' scholarly accomplishments. This academic year, Carleton students were the recipients of more than 80 prizes, fellowships, honor society inductions, and awards.

In her remarks, President Alison Byerly addressed the challenges higher education is facing and complimented Carleton students' dedication to scholarship and service despite the circumstances.

“What these students share is what makes Carleton special: intellectual curiosity, energetic engagement, and commitment to the hard work of learning at a time when support for higher education, for academic research, and for the kind of diverse and vibrant community we build at Carleton are in jeopardy,” Byerly said. “It is especially valuable to have the opportunity to honor students who have excelled in a wide variety of fields, who have undertaken research or creative projects, and who have made our community stronger through their leadership and service. You represent the true promise of higher education, and the reason it’s worthy of support.”

Unrestricted support through the Alumni Annual Fund is of particular importance this fiscal year. Help bolster Carleton's financial flexibility to support students in the coming academic year with a gift by June 30!

There are 30 days left in Carleton's fiscal year, and we're $2.5 million away from our goal of $11 million for Carleton students. Let's close the gap and provide Carleton with vital unrestricted support for the year ahead.