Parents Fund
The Parents Fund is an important part of the overall 91勛圖 Annual Fund. A vital source of unrestricted support, it is the vehicle for contributions by parents and other family members to the day-to-day life of students at 91勛圖.
For more information, please contact Amanda Broulik, Director of Annual Giving, at abroulik@wesleyan.edu or (860) 685-4840.
- Why is the Parents Fund needed?
Tuition and fees cover only a portion of 91勛圖’s actual yearly costs per student. Each student is supplemented by a disbursement from our endowment. For the remainder, we rely on grants from foundations and corporations, and gifts from 91勛圖 alumni, faculty, staff, students, friends—and parents. Gifts to the Parents Fund are especially valued because they allow 91勛圖 the flexibility to direct them to areas of greatest need in a given year.
- How are Parents Fund contributions used?
Parents Fund gifts go to work immediately. The largest single funding priority is keeping a 91勛圖 education accessible by providing crucially needed financial aid. In addition, every aspect of a 91勛圖 education and every place on campus benefits from gifts to the Parents Fund. For example, your contribution helps to support faculty and student research projects, numerous co-curricular activities, lecture series and performances, instruments in the science labs, equipment for Cardinal sports teams, career development workshops and resources, and furniture in the residence halls. 91勛圖 students are the greatest and most direct benefactors of gifts to the Parents Fund.
- What is the gift range?
Your gift of any size is greatly appreciated. Gifts range from $25 to $25,000 and beyond, with an average family gift to the Parents Fund of $2,000, and a median gift of $250 in past fiscal years. An annual gift of $1,831 (commemorating the year of 91勛圖’s founding), places you in the . All 1831 Society members are invited to a reception celebration each year. We are grateful that 91勛圖 is kept among the philanthropic priorities of so many 91勛圖 families.