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Middlebury raised $156 million in gifts and pledges in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, setting a record for our best fundraising year ever. Alumni engagement was also strong, with more than 8,700 alumni and parents gathering in person and online at Middlebury events, including regional gatherings, Reunion, Homecoming, faculty lectures, and more. 

In October, Middlebury announced the public launch of For Every Future: The Campaign for Middlebury. The campaign seeks to raise $600 million in gifts by June 30, 2028. As of June 30 of this year, Middlebury has received $457 million in gifts and pledges in the initial phases of the campaign. Additionally, the campaign moved closer to its goal of engaging 85 percent of undergraduate alumni. To date, nearly 70 percent of graduates have attended an event, volunteered, made a gift, or interacted with the College in some way. Over 900 Middlebury alumni, parents, and friends celebrated the campaign launch at events on campus, in Burlington, Boston, San Francisco, and New York City. These events featured alumni, faculty, and students telling Moth-style stories about their lives before, during, and after Middlebury. 

Donors to the For Every Future campaign have committed $137.6 million for access and financial aid, including more than $92 million in endowed financial aid funds and $2 million for opportunity grants; $36.9 million for experiential learning, including $4 million for student internships and research and $5.4 million for varsity sports and assistant coaches; $86.4 million for the academic enterprise, including $25 million for endowed professorships; and $33 million for capital projects, including the renovation of the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Building and a new museum.

“A Middlebury education has a powerful, lasting impact,” said Ted Truscott ’83, chair of the Middlebury Board of Trustees and co-chair of the Campaign Leadership Committee. “For Every Future will shape Middlebury’s trajectory over decades. The campaign will both strengthen what Middlebury already does well and ensure that a Middlebury education evolves and remains relevant decades from now. We are grateful for every gift.”

There will be many ways to celebrate For Every Future over the course of the next year, Truscott said. “We hope to see many alumni, parents, and friends at Middlebury events planned in London, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., as well as at holiday parties in New York City and Boston.”

All gifts made in fiscal year 2024 counted toward the campaign, and alumni, parents, and friends participated at every level and in many ways. Some highlights: 

  • Undergraduate alumni participation reached 32 percent, with more than 7,000 alumni qualifying for the TrueBlue Society, which recognizes those who have given every year for at least three years. 
  • Gifts of $250 or less amounted to $926,000. 
  • Seniors brought in 251 gifts through the senior class gift effort to support the Mental Health and Wellness Endowment, and they met their participation challenge to unlock $24,000 in challenge funds for their class gift. 
  • Reunion classes took a leading role in supporting Middlebury’s people and programs. Over 2,000 alumni and family members returned to campus in June to celebrate Reunion, and alumni in the class years ending in 4 and 9 gave and pledged a total of $19.5 million. 

At the same time, the number of volunteers remains high, with College alumni serving as career mentors and advisors, alumni admissions interviewers, class agents, class correspondents, guest lecturers, trustees, and members of the Middlebury Alumni Board and Annual Fund Executive Committee.

“The campaign demonstrates what Middlebury people can collectively accomplish,” said President Laurie L. Patton. “We appreciate all of the ways alumni, parents, and friends participate in the campaign through giving, volunteering, and attending events.”