We're proud that this community stands up to help create a better future for all. Our campus is a microcosm of our society, representing diverse thoughts, challenges, and passions. Giving to Claremont McKenna College means supporting the people working, studying, and elevating the topics that are important to you. It means preparing our incredible students to tackle and solve tough questions when they graduate.
Your gift will go through ➡️CMC ➡️ directly to our students and the issues that are important to you. A donation of any amount provides our students with more resources to create a better future for themselves and the communities that they will join. Learn more about where your dollars are going when you invest in CMC⬇️
📓 Alumni Fund: 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 to support the College's priorities and our student's rapidly changing needs.
🎓 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.
🍎 Friends Fund: A fund for friends of CMC to support the academic & intellectual rigor of a CMC education. Friends help ensure dynamic classroom experiences for students, faculty and staff development, world-class faculty research, and technology or facilities for learning. Make a gift today to help carry out the mission of the College.
💭 Athenaeum: While the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum may have gone virtual this semester, it is still 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!
🏆 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, which supports the program as a whole. To make your gift to Athletics click here.
🔬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. To make your gift to a Center or Institute click here.
⚖️ Diversity & Inclusion Fund: Claremont McKenna College is committed to an inclusive community that enriches the value of the CMC experience for all students, staff, and faculty. Make your gift to the Diversity & Inclusion Fund to support workshops, training, research, and campus organizations to ensure our students have the behavioral commitments, ethical courage, and effective strategies to contribute and lead in today's society.
🧯 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.
✏️ Financial Aid: Making sure young people have access to the best education regardless of socioeconomic background is a cornerstone of CMC’s mission. Financial aid is essential to sustaining our need-blind admission promise, ensuring that CMC has the resources to admit the best possible candidates to our college community no matter their ability to pay.
🧠 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.
For the fourth year of the 1946 Challenge, we've set an unbelievable new donor record. Thank you to the many alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and staff, and students who made gifts during this effort. We did it!
1723 days ago by Kerry Brooke Steere
Aditi Chitre '22 shares why she loves CMC. 1723 days ago by Kerry Brooke Steere
With less than 100 donors to go toward the goal of 1,946, alumni have shared that Green Hall is the most favorite dorm on campus! What do you think? Make a gift to cast your vote!
1723 days ago by Kerry Brooke Steere
Only seven donors to complete this matching gift challenge! Let's do this!
1723 days ago by Kerry Brooke SteereGovernor Steve Bullock '88 P'24 reflects on why he supports the College. 1723 days ago by Kerry Brooke Steere
Only eight donors left to complete the match from "Dad" Massoud!
1723 days ago by Kerry Brooke Steere
Somu Amujala '23, director of community engagement, shares why he's a part of SOURCE Non-Profit Consulting. 1724 days ago by Kerry Brooke Steere
Only four donors left to unlock $500 for Women's Rugby!
1724 days ago by Kerry Brooke SteereThis year, the women who serve as Trustees of the College have united to create a very special 1946 Challenge honoring the women of CMC, from the Pioneers of our first decade of co-education to the women students of today and tomorrow.
Watch Sue Matteson King '85 P'18 to learn more. 1724 days ago by Kerry Brooke Steere
Thank you to the many alumni, parents, and friends who helped us reach this incredible milestone today. With more than 24 hours remaining in the challenge, what do you think the final total could be? Keep up the great work!
1724 days ago by Kerry Brooke Steere
Philanthropy Impact at CMC!
Join us for CMC Conversations Episode 17:
In honor of the 1946 Challenge, Sydney Smith ’23, Joyce Kim ’24, and Richa Parikh ’24 shared their experiences as members of the CMC Student Philanthropy Council and discussed the 4 Ts of philanthropy: time, talent, treasure, and ties.
Visit the episode link to watch and learn more about our student panelists!
#1946Challenge
Thank you to the many donors who have helped us get 1/3 of the way to goal in the first few hours of the Challenge.
As our honorary chair, Mark Schwartz '78 shares above, we *are* rockin' and rollin'! Help us keep the momentum going!
1724 days ago by Kerry Brooke SteereDonors
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| Affiliation | Donors | $ Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28 | $1,247 |
| 2011 | 26 | $2,377 |
| 2010 | 23 | $1,677 |
| 2012 | 21 | $952 |
| 1991 | 20 | $28,043 |
| 2019 | 19 | $1,032 |
| 1980 | 19 | $41,676 |
| 1999 | 19 | $3,205 |
| 2017 | 19 | $6,351 |
| 2000 | 18 | $5,259 |
| 2004 | 17 | $1,284 |
| 2009 | 17 | $1,063 |
| 2018 | 17 | $646 |
| 1992 | 16 | $2,752 |
| 2013 | 15 | $609 |
| 1993 | 14 | $3,670 |
| 2015 | 14 | $487 |
| 2022 | 14 | $157 |
| 1976 | 14 | $18,480 |
| 2001 | 12 | $12,129 |
| 1979 | 12 | $29,015 |
| 2020 | 12 | $1,412 |
| 2007 | 11 | $794 |
| 2006 | 11 | $729 |
| 1994 | 11 | $1,249 |
| 1987 | 11 | $2,629 |
| 1997 | 11 | $1,963 |
| 2016 | 11 | $913 |
| 2008 | 11 | $2,335 |
| 1981 | 11 | $9,155 |
| 2002 | 10 | $1,139 |
| 1978 | 10 | $3,236 |
| 1985 | 10 | $2,740 |
| 1967 | 10 | $2,399 |
| 1986 | 9 | $3,480 |
| 2003 | 8 | $1,068 |
| 1983 | 8 | $735 |
| 1995 | 8 | $4,861 |
| 1998 | 8 | $738 |
| 2021 | 8 | $120 |
| 1970 | 7 | $3,136 |
| 1996 | 7 | $338 |
| 1971 | 7 | $694 |
| 2005 | 7 | $534 |
| 1990 | 7 | $769 |
| 1982 | 6 | $600 |
| 1988 | 6 | $1,149 |
| 2023 | 6 | $358 |
| 1984 | 5 | $1,025 |
| 2025 | 5 | $4,160 |
| 1989 | 5 | $4,606 |
| 1969 | 4 | $2,180 |
| 1977 | 4 | $1,310 |
| 2024 | 4 | $1,981 |
| 1975 | 4 | $12,010 |
| 1972 | 4 | $480 |
| 1974 | 4 | $540 |
| 1948 | 3 | $1,269 |
| 1963 | 3 | $2,755 |
| 1957 | 3 | $1,200 |
| 1973 | 3 | $29 |
| 1965 | 3 | $10,395 |
| 1962 | 3 | $29 |
| 1959 | 3 | $180 |
| 1955 | 2 | $10 |
| 1961 | 2 | $80 |
| 1950 | 1 | $5 |
| 1951 | 1 | $5 |
| 1966 | 1 | $5 |
| 1954 | 1 | $5 |
| 1958 | 1 | $1,946 |
| 1968 | 1 | $19 |
| 1960 | 1 | $100 |
| Designation | Donors | $ Raised |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni Fund for Scholarships | 189 | $175,984 |
| Financial Aid | 54 | $6,316 |
| KLI-Women in Leadership Fund | 54 | $31,068 |
| Morcos F. Massoud Professorship in Accounting | 50 | $12,981 |
| Robert Day Memorial Gift | 45 | $5,166 |
| Other | 43 | $16,285 |
| Athenaeum | 43 | $6,039 |
| Lacrosse - Men's (Club) | 37 | $33,773 |
| Diversity & Inclusion Fund | 31 | $4,459 |
| SOURCE | 29 | $3,843 |
| Parents Fund | 26 | $66,330 |
| Rugby - Men's (Club) | 20 | $19,528 |
| Study Abroad Program Fund | 18 | $8,681 |
| Mental Health Fund | 17 | $2,677 |
| R. Andrew "Andy" Gray '91 Scholarship Fund | 16 | $24,032 |
| Rugby - Women's (Club-Claremont Foxes) | 16 | $4,252 |
| Student Emergency Fund | 14 | $3,247 |
| Birenbaum-Eckert Endowed Scholarship Fund | 13 | $3,309 |
| CARE Center | 13 | $3,018 |
| Soll Center for Student Opportunities | 11 | $5,722 |
| Kravis Department of Integrated Science | 10 | $3,168 |
| William B. Arce Scholarship Fund | 6 | $6,800 |
| Friends Fund | 4 | $2,222 |
