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The Kalamazoo College Fund
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Subcategories within the Kalamazoo College Fund

This fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) for the first time, you will have the opportunity to direct your Kalamazoo College Fund (KCF) gift to one of three broad categories. The change will allow you to have a direct impact in the area of your own greatest interest. Your gift will be unrestricted within the category you choose.

The three categories are Kalamazoo College’s greatest needs, scholarships, and faculty and teaching resources.

Funds directed toward greatest needs cover exigencies that are sometimes unanticipated, such as an incoming class with high financial need, or a new roof for one of the academic buildings. This category gives the college the flexibility to respond to unexpected urgencies.

Funds directed toward scholarships will help cover the nearly 12 million that the College spends annually in financial support for current and incoming students. A scholarship-directed KCF gift gives the College the flexibility to provide merit-based scholarships as well as need based financial aid packages. Approximately 98 percent of all Kalamazoo College students receive some form of financial assistance each year, so funds directed toward this scholarship category will help make “K” possible for another generation of qualified and diverse students.

Gifts directed for faculty and teaching resources help faculty members to expand and enrich their curricula, involve students in their research, and innovate in the classroom. These gifts help pay for scientific equipment, teaching resources, and departmental support, and thereby improve learning opportunities for all students.

If you have any questions about any of the categories, please contact the Kalamazoo College Fund staff at 269-337-7236 or kcf@kzoo.edu.