Signature Funds

134
Donors
53% of 250 Donor goal
$40,999
Donated
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Forester Day 2022
1,701 Donors - $590,143 Donated
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Signature Funds

"Bum" Baracani Fund
Provides funds to support the football program.

Class of 1968 Scholars
Scholarship for students with exemplary leadership qualities.

Class of 1972 Scholarship
Scholarship for students with financial need.

Class of 1997 Scholarship
Scholarship for students with financial need.

Class of 2012 Scholarship
Scholarship for students with financial need.

Donald A. Stanley '18 Scholarship
Scholarship recognizing academic performance and active involvement on campus.

Families of Campus Workers Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship for students with financial need, and whose parent is an employee of a Lake Forest College contractor or Lake Forest College.

Gary Heath Scholarship
Scholarship for students studying Business.

Jerah Chadwick '78 Fund
Provides funding for the English Department to host a poet on campus.

Judith Harmon Scholarship
Scholarship for a student, who identifies as Black or African American, and who embodies intellectual curiosity and spirit.

Mojekwu Fund
Provides funding to promote Intercultural Understanding at the College.

Parents Council Internship Access Fund
Provides funding to cover expenses a student may accrue in order to complete their internship.

Professor Debra Homer Levis Scholarship
Scholarship recognizing accomplishments and overall performance as a pre-law student in their junior year.

Professor Sergio Guglielmi Scholarship
Scholarship recognizing accomplishments and overall performance as a student.

Russ Tutterow Internship Program
Provides funding to support Theatre students through full-time professional internships, as well as mentorship.

Spike Initiative
Provides funding for the Gummere Fellows program and student scholarship.

Stephen D. Schutt Presidential Discretionary Fund
Provides funds that can be spent at the President’s discretion.

Student Emergency Fund
Provides funding for students with financial need by providing support when they need assistance with unexpected and unforeseen emergency expenses that might disrupt their academic career.

General support for scholarships can be directed through the giving form when you select the “Scholarships” designation.

Don't see your preferred signature fund? Select "Other" and write in the name of your preferred signature fund.

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Leaderboard
FundDonorsRaised ($)
Judith E.B. Harmon Scholarship3$280
Gary Heath '94 Scholarship20$1,671
Parents Council Internship Access Fund12$4,375
Spike Initiative83$32,203
Jerah Chadwick '78 Fund2$150
Stephen D. Schutt Presidential Discretionary Fund5$85
Families of Campus Workers Endowed Scholarship0$0
Class of 1997 Scholarship0$0
Student Emergency Fund6$360
Donald A. Stanley '18 Scholarship 4$55
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon61%Alumni
Suitcase icon15%Faculty/Staff
Parent icon8%Parents
Friends icon5%Friends
Book icon3%Students
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