alumni donations
Former students' contributions
Alumni donations are financial contributions made by former students to educational institutions they attended, typically colleges and universities.
These gifts fund scholarships, facilities, research, and general operations.
Schools actively cultivate alumni giving as a major revenue source and measure of institutional loyalty: The university's alumni donations exceeded fifty million dollars last year.
Strong alumni donation rates can influence college rankings.
- endowmentsDonated assets yielding income
- annual fundRegular institutional fundraising effort
- bequestsProperty left by will
- donorOne who contributes freely
- school prideLoyalty to one's institution
gratitude · giving back · thank you letter · scholarship funds · emotional attachment · financial aid · peer influence · class gift · reunion weekend · naming rights · private universities · pledge · tax benefits · board of trustees · social responsibility · research funding · checkbook · stewardship
- donor givingbequest, matching gift, memorial gift, capital campaign, donor wall
- student aidfinancial aid, scholarship, grant, loans, Pell Grant
alumni donationstuition payments
Money paid for instruction
registration fees · student fees · lab fees · activity fees · parking fees