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2025 Report on Philanthropy

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DEAR DICKINSONIANS:

"It is with great joy and gratitude that I share the remarkable strides we’ve made this past year, fueled by your extraordinary generosity." Read more of the President's letter. 


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Dear Dickinsonians,

"Your partnership and generous philanthropic investment are foundational to Dickinson’s ability to deliver world-class educational experiences." Click here to read the full letter from Gretchen Brigden '89 and Holcombe T. Green III ’92


Endowment Growth

Dickinson’s total endowment ended this fiscal year at  a new high of $720 million.

Donors’ generous gifts combined with sound fiscal management  have generated impressive growth for Dickinson’s endowment throughout the last 10 years. This has had a transformational impact on the college, enhancing almost every part of the Dickinson experience. Sustained growth like this is the only way to continue to move Dickinson forward, and it is only possible thanks to generous donors like you.

For more detailed information on the endowment, download and read the full 2025 Report on Philanthropy (PDF).


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The Power of New Endowment Gifts

Your gifts to the endowment make a powerful and permanent impact, enhancing the Dickinson experiences for today’s students as well as tomorrow’s. Endowed gifts generate perpetual annual income for the operating budget while also yielding returns that will provide funding for the future. In this way, every gift to the endowment is a sound investment in Dickinson today and well into the future. 


New Gifts Remain Vital

As Dickinson’s endowment grows, our financial discipline and the reserves we’ve built into our budget enable the college to use the endowment to enhance the student experience rather than respond to crises or budgetary shortfalls. This means that the endowment provides a margin of excellence that distinguishes us from our peers.


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In fiscal year 2025 donors added  $13.4 million in gifts and commitments to the endowment. 


Thank you for investing in educational excellence!


Impact Stories


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Roberts Fund for Classical Studies: A Case Study
Before looking at some recent endowed gifts and their impact, let’s take a look at an endowed gift that has been around for two decades—the Roberts Fund for Classical Studies.
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Philanthropy’s Competitive Advantage: All Red Devils Win
Dickinson athletics is in the midst of a transformation. Across fields, courts and locker rooms, endowed gifts and enhanced annual support are turning talent and hard work into a winning program.
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Dickinson Celebrates Six Decades of Global Education, Launches $10 Million Study-Abroad Fundraising Campaign
More than 300 Dickinsonians and their guests celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Dickinson-in-Italy program and global education during a stunning gala and a week of festivities in Bologna, Italy.
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Dickinson Celebrates Surpassing Scholarship Campaign Goal, Launching the Dickinson Promise
Dickinson celebrates the triumphant completion of its Campaign for Scholarships: Change a Life—Change the World.

DICKINSON CELEBRATES THESE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED FUNDS:


  • Anderson Langer ’88 Bologna Study Abroad Scholarship
  • Andriadis-Adamsons Fund for Engaged Discourse
  • Ann and Bob Kline Emily Dickinson Collection
  • Biddle Field Athletic Scoreboard Project
  • Bruce A. Fontanella ’71 Scholarship
  • Cindy Stites ’77 and Don Nagle ’76 Internship Fund
  • Col. Catherine Erviti Rebhun ’80 Scholarship
  • Dale and Ellen Zeigler Family Scholarship
  • D’Amore Rogers Archaeology Fund
  • Dance Professional-in-Residence Fund
  • Diane ’73 and Stephen ’71 French Scholarship
  • Dickinson Farm Community Engagement Fund
  • Dickinson Farm Greenhouse Fund
  • Dickinson Farm Wellness Fund
  • Edward A. Fedok ’67 Family Scholarship
  • Elaine M. Brown ’78 Scholarship
  • Emily R. King Endowment
  • Eric Krumm ’92 Scholarship
  • Fedorovich Music Fund
  • Gene S. Silverblatt ’77 Contemplative Religious Traditions and East Asian Religions Fund
  • George Craig Freas and Nancy J. Cliff ’71 Scholarship
  • Gordon Family Fund for the Burgess Institute
  • Graebner DeBold Fund
  • Hare Family Red Devils Baseball and Softball Fund
  • Hare Family Soccer Field Maintenance Fund
  • Harley Spector Faculty Support Fund
  • John M. Paz ’78 Alumni & Family Center Outdoor Kitchen Fund
  • Jones Family Sociology Fund
  • Lisa Bonner Wallis ’78 Scholarship
  • Marc ’65 and Eva Stern Scholarship
  • Marc and Eva Stern Foundation Fund for the Burgess Institute
  • Matthew J. Sheehan ’05 Student-Faculty Research Fund
  • Middle East Programmatic Fund
  • R. David Crouch and Rebecca Hammell Scholarship
  • Robert H. Stewart Class of 1927 Fund
  • Ronald Friedman ’65 & Susan Friedman Scholarship
  • Samuel G. Rose ’58 Art Collection Fund
  • Samuel G. Rose ’58 Gardens Fund
  • Snyder Family Scholarship
  • Sorett Symposium Fund
  • Stewart N. and Irene L. Rosier Scholarship
  • Neil B. Weissman Chair in the Liberal Arts
  • Theodore J. Kohnen Jr. ’00 Fund for the Burgess Institute
  • Vince ’80 and Mimi Sheehy Scholarship Cohort
  • William G. ’71 and Elke F. Durden Faculty Seminar

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Dear Dickinsonians:

Last fiscal year was a landmark one for the college. Thanks to our partnership with more than 6,000 donors like you, we raised $68 million (including estate gifts) toward enhancing the Dickinson experience. With $13.4 million of that committed to the endowment, the impact of this record year for philanthropy at Dickinson will last well beyond 2025. Read More.