March4MHC 2026

With immense gratitude and excitement, we celebrate what this incredible community made possible:

Over the course of the challenge, a record-breaking 5,253 members of the Mount Holyoke community came together to give an extraordinary $2.8 million to The Mount Holyoke Fund. This inspiring show of generosity unlocked an additional $500,000 for MHC, thanks to a remarkable challenge from a group of anonymous donors.

The result?

An astounding total of over $3.3 million — ready to go to work immediately in support of Mount Holyoke students.

Thank you for showing the true power of the MHC community. Your collective generosity and spirit remind us that when we give together, Mount Holyoke moves forward.

Congratulations to all the classes who earned additional prize funds through the Alum Donor Benchmark Challenge, as well as through our bonus achievement challenges. Nearly every class secured prize funds, which will be added to their Mount Holyoke Fund class totals at the end of the fiscal year.

A heartfelt thank-you to our volunteers and advocates for your outstanding outreach — this success would not have been possible without you!

What an incredible moment for Mount Holyoke.

During the seventh annual March4MHC Challenge, thousands of alums, family members, friends, faculty, staff and students came together to raise their voices for Mount Holyoke — and together we made history. We surpassed our goal of 5,000 donors, with more than 5,100 donors participating. Along the way, we unlocked $500,000 in challenge funds and raised a record-breaking $3.2 million for The Mount Holyoke Fund.

Thank you to everyone who made this moment possible.

At a time when higher education faces real challenges, your support affirms the values that define Mount Holyoke — access, opportunity and fearless inquiry. Gifts to The Mount Holyoke Fund help sustain scholarships, academic programs and the resources that empower students to thrive.

Together, we demonstrated the remarkable power of participation and the enduring strength of the Mount Holyoke community.

We are overjoyed to share that we’ve officially surpassed our bold goal of 5,000+ donors and have unlocked $500,000 in challenge funds — a powerful testament to the strength of the Mount Holyoke community!

At a time when higher education faces real challenges, thousands of alums, faculty, staff, students, families and friends rallied together to support our students and raise our voices for access, opportunity and fearless inquiry — the values that have defined Mount Holyoke from the beginning.

THANK YOU for standing together, rising to the challenge and ensuring that Mount Holyoke forever shall be!

Offline gifts are included in the totals at the top of the page. Preliminary results will be shared via email early next week.

Why March4MHC? Because the world will always need fearless leaders who share the conviction and readiness to make their lives stand for something bigger. Your investment in Mount Holyoke empowers students in their individual journeys and upholds the legacy of academic excellence and distinction that defines Mount Holyoke.

The support of this year's March4MHC Challenge has been incredible. Thank you to the thousands of donors who rose to the challenge!

If you haven't made a gift yet, there is still time to help us surpass our ambitious goal and unlock the full $500,000 in challenge funds before the official close of the competition! 

Why March4MHC? Because when our community comes together, we empower fearless leaders and uphold the values that make Mount Holyoke extraordinary.

Thanks to thousands of donors, we’ve raised over $3 million and unlocked $475,000 in challenge funds — an incredible testament to what we can achieve together!

If you haven’t joined the challenge yet, there’s still time to make a gift and help us surpass our goal. Every contribution shows the strength, dedication and spirit of our community.

Thank you to everyone who has made a gift — our Mount Holyoke community is unstoppable!

We’re just 95 donors away from unlocking an additional $25,000 in challenge funds! Showing up for Mount Holyoke really matters right now — and during March4MHC, gifts of any size have a huge collective impact.

Thanks to you, we’ve unlocked a total of $450,000 in challenge funds! Your support of The Mount Holyoke Fund gives students the resources they need to rise to today’s challenges and become the leaders the world needs.

Today, it’s more important than ever that we champion the values that define Mount Holyoke: intellectual curiosity, global community and purposeful leadership. Let’s keep the momentum — help us surpass 5,000+ donors and unlock the final $50,000 in challenge funds by 11:59 pm PST tonight!

We're in the home stretch! The outpouring of support for Mount Holyoke during this challenge has been incredible. We are 85% of the way towards our bold goal and need 248 more donors to reach a new milestone and add another $25,000. 

It’s time to raise your voice for MHC  — make your gift now!

We’ve just unlocked another $25,000 for MHC — thank you to everyone who has stepped up to the challenge!

Because of you, $400,000 in challenge funds are now supporting Mount Holyoke and its students. Our bold goal of 5,000+ donors is within reach!

If you’ve already given, you can still make an impact by encouraging your classmates, friends and family to join the March4MHC Challenge. Let’s finish strong — together!

3,750 donors strong — and the energy is unstoppable! Together, we’ve unlocked another $75,000 in support of MHC!

Gifts to The Mount Holyoke Fund support scholarships and the academic and cocurricular experiences that help students thrive. This is our moment to take action together and defend the values that define our College.

We’re on track for 5,000 donors by 11:59 pm PST tonight — every gift counts. Join us and show your support for the next generation of Mount Holyoke leaders!

Are you one of the nearly 3,400 members of the MHC community who has already risen to the challenge? The momentum is building — and we’re charging toward our bold goal of 5,000+ donors by 11:59 pm PST tonight!

Make your gift now — and rally your classmates, friends and family to join you. Let’s finish strong and show what our community can do together!

Your generosity has propelled us 64% of the way to our 5,000 donor goal and has unlocked $300,000 in challenge funds so far, resulting in  $2.5 million to support Mount Holyoke students.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the start of our challenge such a success. Let's keep marching forward!

Thank you to the 3,130 (and counting!) donors who have stepped up for March4MHC! 

This challenge is powered by participation. Every gift — of any amount — strengthens our collective momentum.

At a time when higher education faces real challenges, this is our opportunity to raise our voices for access, opportunity and fearless inquiry — the values that have defined Mount Holyoke from the beginning.

If you haven’t already, will you consider taking the challenge? Together, we move MHC forward.

Because of your incredible generosity, we’re already 60% of the way to our 5,000+ donor goal! Together, you’ve unlocked $300,000 in challenge funds and raised over $2.4 million for The Mount Holyoke Fund.

Thank you for making the start of this challenge so joyful and impactful. We are coming together to show what our community makes possible when we show up for what we believe in.

Let’s keep marching forward!

Thank you to the 2,796 donors who have risen to the March4MHC Challenge in support of Mount Holyoke College.

If you’ve already made your gift, thank you! If not, NOW is the moment. A gift of any size will help us unlock the next $25,000 in challenge funds.

When our community steps up together, we strengthen the future of Mount Holyoke — and help ensure that Mount Holyoke forever shall be.

We’ve reached the halfway mark toward our bold goal — 2,500 donors!

This milestone unlocks another $50,000 in support of our beloved College. Every gift, of any size, sends a powerful message: no matter the challenges, we stand together for MHC and its students.

Let’s keep marching forward!

2,000 donors — wow!

We're already more than 40% of the way to our goal and have unlocked an additional $200,000 for Mount Holyoke College.

Thank you for standing together to support scholarships, academic and experiential learning, student well-being and more. When we give together, Mount Holyoke moves forward.

What an exciting morning! We’ve already reached an incredible milestone — 1,500 donors strong!

That means we’ve unlocked $150,000 for Mount Holyoke and built even more momentum for March4MHC.

Your generosity is making a powerful difference!

The seventh annual March4MHC Challenge is officially on, and President Holley has a message for the Mount Holyoke community:

Our bold goal is to reach 5,000+ donors. There are many ways you can make your gift:

• Via the "Give Now!" button on this page (includes options for Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay).
• On the MHC website.
• Venmo | @mountholyokefund1837 (be sure to include your name, class year and email address)
• PayPal
• By phone at 800-642-4483 (800-MHC-GIVE) between 8:30 am and 5 pm EST. 
• Giving via IRA, donor-advised fund or securities? Make a pledge on the MHC website today.
• *If you have questions about how to make a gift, please email us at marylyon@mtholyoke.edu. 
  

Every gift — of any size — affirms our belief in today’s students and in the enduring power of a Mount Holyoke education.

When we give together, Mount Holyoke moves forward. Thank you!