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Allegheny College Announces $35 million Alumnus Gift; Largest Gift in College History Will Transform Historic Hall into A Cutting-edge Center for Innovation

March 25, 2025

Allegheny College, one of the nation’s most historic and innovative four-year colleges for interdisciplinary learning and research, announced the largest single gift in the College’s history of $35 million from the estate of esteemed entrepreneur, philanthropist and alumnus, Philip L. St. Moritz ‘61, which will establish The Phil St. Moritz Center for Innovation at Reis Hall.

Allegheny College Awarded Grant Through PPG Foundation to Support Creek Connections

March 13, 2025 Major Announcement

The purpose of the grant is to help students increase their environmental literacy by studying a local waterway and become exposed to the scientific method and other science concepts by conducting the testing themselves.

Allegheny College Launches Community Impact Hub to Benefit Meadville and the Region with New $15 Million Grant

November 19, 2024 Major Announcement By: Allegheny College

Allegheny College announces the creation of the Community Impact Hub (the Hub) with a generous $15 million grant from a source that wishes to remain anonymous.

Allegheny College Announces $1 Million Grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation to Support Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation

October 10, 2024 Major Announcement

Allegheny College, one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold, is pleased to announce a new grant of $1 million from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to accelerate the initial redevelopment activities of the Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation (MCRC).

Allegheny College Receives $299,925 Grant to Support Student Summer Research in the Sciences

April 1, 2024 Research

Allegheny College received a $299,925 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to support student summer research in the sciences. Dr. Matt Venesky, associate professor of biology and director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (URSCA), is the project director. During each year of the three-year grant, funding will cover stipends for […]