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Fundraising

Projects

The Parents Association Steering Committee (PASC) has chosen two areas of concentration for this year’s Parents Fund.

Contact

Parent Relations
Maree Socha

(517) 607-2382

 [email protected]

Annual Operation Budget

Behind every class, every seminar series, every athletic event, and every service provided by Hillsdale College are resources that contribute toward the excellence of Hillsdale’s education and outreach programs. From library books to science laboratory supplies to building utilities to the faculty and staff, these resources comprise the College’s annual operating budget.

The PASC has set a goal to raise $600,000 for Hillsdale’s annual operating budget in 2023-2024. Gifts and pledges made by parents and grandparents of current and past students are crucial to the College’s success in funding the annual operating budget, since it provides the groundwork of everything Hillsdale does. Without these people and resources, the College cannot stand.

Private Scholarships

The PASC’s second goal for 2023-2024 is to raise $3 million for undergraduate scholarships. Private scholarship funding is among the College’s most pressing needs. It ensures Hillsdale’s total independence from all federal and state student grants and loans—and the government interference that comes with them. Hillsdale must continue to offer privately funded aid in an increasingly competitive higher education environment.

Support for scholarships can come in many forms. Parents may choose to donate to the general scholarship endowment, or the Student Independence Grant and Loan Fund (SIGLF), through which Hillsdale replaces all federal and state student aid. Gifts can also be made to specific scholarship funds, such as athletic team scholarships, music scholarships, the Frederick Douglass Scholarship for high-achieving students with significant financial need; for students in special programs like the shooting sports, museum studies, and sacred music; and many more. For a minimum gift of $100,000, parents or grandparents may establish a named scholarship endowment that will provide awards in perpetuity.

State Scholarship Initiative

Several Hillsdale parents have pioneered to establish an endowed scholarship for students from each state of the union. A minimum of $100,000 must be raised for each state, which will produce at least a $5,000 annual scholarship in perpetuity. There is no limit to the endowment for each scholarship, and a larger endowment will result in larger scholarships available to multiple students. Contributions of any size and from any number of parents count toward the $100,000 minimum goal.

Fundraisers

The Parents Association Steering Committee (PASC) conducts two major fundraisers for this benefit.

Parent-to-Parent Phonathon

The Parent-to-Parent Phonathon takes place twice a year just prior to Fall and Spring Parents Weekends. Parents come to campus and call current parents, past parents, and grandparents to solicit their contributions

NLS Raffle

Enter the NLS Raffle for a chance to win the National Leadership Seminar Vacation Package!

The Parents Association Steering Committee is pleased to announce that it is selling 400 raffle tickets at $250 each for both NLS destinations at the Westin Hotel, Irving, Texas, on April 23-28, 2023, and the Naples Grande Resort, Naples, Florida, on February 12-17, 2024.

The prize package includes a five-night stay at each seminar’s destination, two tickets to each two-day seminar, airfare for two, a deluxe suite, and an expense voucher. The prize covers the federal gift tax. Enjoy our seminars with distinguished scholars while experiencing a relaxed vacation.

Drawing to be held Spring Parents Weekend, March 4, 2023. Contact Wendy O’Grady at (517) 607-2817 or [email protected], Maree Socha at (517) 607-2382 or [email protected], or Sydney Keller at (517) 607-2601 or [email protected]. Need not
be present to win.

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Monetary donations can be made online. When making online donations, please type “Parents Association Fundraiser” in the gift designation line.

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