Philanthropy | Middlebury

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2020s, Middlebury College, Philanthropy

Fundraising Feat

Middlebury raised $88.3 million in gifts and pledges in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2023, its second-best fundraising year ever.

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Academic Excellence, Philanthropy, Politics & Government

Middlebury has received an anonymous gift of $2 million to expand the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute and to provide financial aid to graduate students.

Elizabeth Hackett Robinson ’84, President Laurie Patton, and Heather Neuwirth Lovejoy ’08

1980s, 2000s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Experience, Philanthropy, Staff

Kelson Foundation Gift

Middlebury has received a gift of $5 million from the Kelson Foundation to support the future of the Innovation Hub, home to Middlebury’s programs on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

2020s, Middlebury College, Access, Philanthropy, Students

Creating Outdoor Opportunities

To help make outdoor and environmental spaces more accessible to and inclusive of students of color, Kamryn You Mak ’23.5 started the College club Fostering Inclusive Recreation Experiences (FIRE).

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2020s, Middlebury College, Access, Philanthropy

Transformational $25 Million

Middlebury has received a $25 million grant to support faculty, staff, and students in the work of conflict transformation and building a civil society.

Middlebury College, Access, Equity & Justice, Philanthropy

Leading Projects for Peace

Projects for Peace will formally transition to being administered by Middlebury College this winter, further establishing its status as a key experiential learning opportunity for Middlebury students and those at many other institutions.

Portrait of Ted and Kathy Truscott smiling and looking into the camera

1980s, Middlebury College, Access, Alumni, Philanthropy

Middlebury Receives $10 Million Gift to Support Black Studies, Provide Financial Aid

Middlebury has received a $10 million gift from Ted ’83 and Kathy O’Connor Truscott ’83 to support faculty and students.

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Middlebury College, Access, Arts, Language, Culture, Philanthropy

An Anonymous Gift to Support the Arts at Middlebury

An anonymous donor has made a $10 million gift to renovate the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Building.

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2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Access, Athletics, Experience, Philanthropy, Students

Appreciating Opposites: A Texan Embraces Difference at Middlebury

by LeeCharles McNeil ’23

LeeCharles McNeil ’23 credits Middlebury with exposing him to “viewpoints and belief systems that…I never knew existed.” In this piece, he reflects on how coming to Middlebury has changed him for the better. LeeCharles is a recipient of the Barbara and John Tormondsen ’82 Scholarship.

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2020s, Language Schools, Academic Excellence, Arts, Language, Culture, Philanthropy

A Gift for Hebrew Education

The Middlebury School of Hebrew has received a $1.17 million donation from the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation.