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Harvard College Fund Giving

Recognizing and celebrating the impact of our generous donors

Gifts to the Harvard College Fund and Graduate School Fund ensure that every student has what they need to thrive. The funds give Harvard leaders the freedom and flexibility to invest across the entire campus experience. Gifts directly support the immediate and evolving needs of students and faculty, wherever they need it most. From world-leading financial aid, to the residential experience central to campus life, to our faculty, advising, and other services—the Harvard College Fund supports it all.

No matter the size, every gift matters. Together, tens of thousands of individual gifts from alumni, parents, and friends make up a generous community of contributors, united by a shared commitment: to make the Harvard experience the best it can be for every student.

We hope you will join us by making a gift today. 

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With their qualifying gift, donors are warmly welcomed into the following giving societies:

1636 Loyalty Society
Associates
John Harvard Society
Parent Partners
Harvard Yard Society
 
1636 Loyalty Society

1636 Loyalty Society

The 1636 Loyalty Society recognizes dedicated donors who give to the Harvard College Fund or Graduate School Fund every year. Membership in the 1636 Loyalty Society begins with a second consecutive annual gift and continues with ongoing annual support. These gifts can be outright gifts, pledge payments, or multiyear pledges.  

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Associates

With their leadership-level gifts, Associates donors help make the extraordinary possible for the Harvard community. Collectively, Associates help Harvard students and leaders face new challenges, seize opportunities, and change lives.

The Associates Program has five leadership giving levels with adjusted levels for current students and recent graduates. Associates-level donors receive in the Annual Report of Associates Giving and enjoy various special events throughout the year.

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John Harvard Society

The John Harvard Society acknowledges and celebrates the thousands of alumni and friends who have made a legacy gift to Harvard College, the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, or other Faculty of Arts and Sciences programs. Legacy gifts include bequests and other estate plan provisions, as well as charitable trusts, gift annuities, and other planned gifts. John Harvard Society members are celebrated with a special event each year.

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Parent Partners

With annual contributions to the Harvard College Fund beginning at $25,000, Harvard College Parent Partners help Harvard leaders seize opportunities and address urgent student needs right away. Parent Partners deepen their connection with the College through exclusive events with Harvard College leadership and faculty, special updates from campus, recognition through the HCF Associates Program, and personal support from the HCF Parent Engagement Programs staff.

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Harvard Yard Society

Harvard Yard Society members support the vision of the Edgerley Family Dean with unrestricted gifts to the Harvard College Fund, Graduate School Fund, or other area of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). Their generosity helps unlock unlimited potential for the FAS community, allowing Harvard leaders to seize new opportunities and address immediate needs. All members receive ongoing communications illustrating how FAS students and scholars have benefited from their support. They also enjoy benefits at the following leadership levels:

  • With a $50,000 unrestricted gift, Harvard Yard Society Members are celebrated with invitations to a Harvard Yard Society and President’s Associate event in the following academic year.
  • With a $250,000 unrestricted gift or pledge, Harvard Yard Society Partners are celebrated with invitations to a Harvard Yard Society and President’s Associate event each year for five years.
  • With a $500,000 unrestricted gift or pledge, Harvard Yard Society Fellows are celebrated with invitations to a Harvard Yard Society and President’s Associate event each year for 10 years.
  • With a $1 million unrestricted gift or pledge, Harvard Yard Society Dean's Fellows are recognized in the Harvard Yard Society in perpetuity, receiving lifetime invitations to Harvard Yard Society and President’s Associate events.

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