{"id":46,"date":"2012-07-16T14:22:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T18:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/wp-giving\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:11:20","slug":"parentandfamily","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/ways-to-give\/parentandfamily\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent and Family Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:275px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14430\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/c-Esther-4365-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:48% 38%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"48% 38%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/c-Esther-4365-1.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/c-Esther-4365-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/c-Esther-4365-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/c-Esther-4365-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/c-Esther-4365-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/c-Esther-4365-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/c-Esther-4365-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">At Kalamazoo College, parents and families of students are important members of our campus community. You\u2019ve shared your most valuable gift with us\u2014your student. We invite you to enhance your involvement in the life of the College by considering a gift to K. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Parent and family gifts provide an immediate, positive impact  on the Kalamazoo College student experience. These gifts help transform the educational experience for your student, provide resources for exceptional faculty focused on academic success and support the College\u2019s highest priorities. When parents and families give to the College, you enhance the experience of&nbsp;<em><strong>all<\/strong><\/em> K students, including your own. Honor your student\u2019s decision to pursue a Kalamazoo College degree and your family\u2019s educational investment by making a charitable gift today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/onlinegiving\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2022\/06\/KCF.-GIVE-eBUTTON-22_200.png\" alt=\"Give to K\" class=\"wp-image-10504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2022\/06\/KCF.-GIVE-eBUTTON-22_200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2022\/06\/KCF.-GIVE-eBUTTON-22_200-150x38.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honor Your Student<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/ESTHER_2024-COMM2736-1.jpg\" alt=\"2024 Kalamazoo College graduates\" class=\"wp-image-14436\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/ESTHER_2024-COMM2736-1.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/ESTHER_2024-COMM2736-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/ESTHER_2024-COMM2736-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/ESTHER_2024-COMM2736-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/ESTHER_2024-COMM2736-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/ESTHER_2024-COMM2736-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/07\/ESTHER_2024-COMM2736-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Make a gift in honor of your and\/or another K student. Such generosity will immediately benefit current Kalamazoo College students just as the impact of gifts from alumni, parents, families and friends of K benefited your student&#8217;s experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may make a gift online in honor of your senior at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/onlinegiving\/\">www.kzoo.edu\/onlinegiving<\/a>. Please place the name of the student(s) you would like to honor on the giving form.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Support K Beyond Tuition?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuition costs at Kalamazoo College, as at most colleges, do not reflect the entire cost of educating students. Gifts to the Kalamazoo College Fund are relied upon each year to help close the gap between what parents and families pay and what it actually costs to educate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gifts from parents and families help the College provide exceptional educational opportunities and learning experiences for every K student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact Lindsay O&#8217;Donohue at 269.337.7299 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:parentandfamily@kzoo.edu\">parentandfamily@kzoo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources for Parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a title=\"Kalamazoo College Parents and Families\" href=\"https:\/\/parents.kzoo.edu\/\">Kalamazoo College Parents and Families<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Kalamazoo College, parents and families of students are important members of our campus community. 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