Your gift helps students.

Every annual fund gift helps Cornell continue to be a place where anyone can thrive and feel a sense of belonging. Annual fund gifts support financial aid, helping to keep a Cornell education affordable and accessible for all students—regardless of their financial circumstances. Cornell’s per-student endowment is the lowest among our Ivy League peers. Annual fund gifts fill the gap and allow students to pursue their dreams and make the most of their Cornell experience.

Your gift is flexible.

Annual fund gifts provide financial support when deans and directors need it most. Annual funds can help a dean get a new program started or bring a speaker to campus. Annual funds can support projects, research, and community outreach that make the world a better place. Anything is possible!

Your gift has power.

Since annual fund gifts are meant to be spent in the year given, they make an immediate impact. An annual fund gift has roughly twenty times more spending power than an endowed gift. No matter how much you give, every dollar works hard to provide resources to the areas you love. And with many annual funds to choose from, you can direct your support to an area of the university that’s important to you.

Have questions or need to contact us? Email us at cornell_fund@cornell.edu.