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Why Give?

Your financial support plays a critical role in enabling Allegheny to provide an outstanding liberal arts education for students now and in the future. Here are some of the ways your gift can help:

  • Fund scholarships for deserving students
  • Support faculty, including research funds and endowed positions
  • Enhance academic programs, facilities, and technology
  • Bolster experiential learning opportunities, such as internships and study-away programs
  • Preserve the College’s historic buildings and beautiful grounds

Noteworthy Gifts

These recent donations will ensure the College will be able to implement bold improvements and innovations to impact teaching and learning, the student experience, and the region’s economic development.

$21MGifted for campus buildings and technology

$1.5MDonated to fund a new 10,000-square-foot football facility

$7MGifted to fund the Center for Faculty Research and Teaching Excellence

$7MDonated to modernize academic spaces and infrastructure

Other Giving Opportunities

You can easily give to Allegheny’s Annual Fund in a variety of ways, and you can choose to give to the area you care about most.

By establishing an endowment, the income can be directed to an area of your choice, such as scholarships, professorships, or research.

Plan your gift in a tax-advantageous way, such as through wills, trusts, or charitable annuities. Determine which options might be best for you.

Reunions remind us of the transformative role the Allegheny College experience had in our lives. Your gift can help make that same experience possible for others.

Honor the legacy of past leaders who shaped the college’s future by continuing the tradition by giving in the name of our founder and other dignitaries.

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Alumni Giving

Allegheny alumni are the largest supporters of the College. Thank you for staying engaged with Allegheny and making a difference in the lives of the students who come after you.