Double Your Impact Turning the Key A Vote of Confidence
YAF Board of Directors’ Challenge
The Yale Alumni Fund Board of Directors is offering a 1:1 match for all donations up to a total of $300,000 made to the Yale Alumni Fund by midnight on June 8. The current-use funds provided by annual gifts are critical to supporting Yale students, teaching, and research.
Join the ChallengeDonors expand access and affordability
Since Yale’s first scholarship and fellowship funds were established in 1732, alumni, parents, and friends have generously added gifts to Yale’s endowment, opening doors for talented students who are dedicated to serving society and having a positive impact on the world. Yale’s Be the Key initiative has substantially accelerated this giving.
Read MoreHonoring a Neuroscience Pioneer
A new gift to establish an endowed neuroscience professorship named for a pioneer of the field comes out of the Founders Pledge program—and allows researchers to pursue big ideas.
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What are you for?
We stand together as people engaged in questions that matter. Our highest aspirations for the future rest on a shared commitment: that by harnessing the boundless potential of human ingenuity, together we can solve great challenges and bring light and truth to a world in need of both.
May 14, 2026
Teaching That Inspires
An alum supports two programs at Yale in honor of those who guided him along the way.
May 7, 2026
New Health Accelerator Will Help Bring Innovations to Patients
HealthTech Works will build on the existing infrastructure of Yale’s Center for Biomedical Innovation and Technology. It will offer mentorship and advice to students and faculty.
April 29, 2026
Leading For Humanity
The campaign’s five co-chairs reflect on coming together for service, community, and lasting impact.
President Maurie McInnis
“The For Humanity campaign brings the global Yale community together around the belief that with knowledge and innovation, we can improve lives, strengthen communities, and prepare the next generation of leaders to build a better future.”
