Unrestricted gifts provide immediate support for the university’s most pressing needs. Each dollar of unrestricted, current use funding has the equivalent immediate effect of income generated by $20 of endowment funds.

Financial aid in Yale College is subsidized by the generosity of Alumni Fund donors. These gifts significantly defray the cost of a Yale education and help bring exceptional students to the university.

Yale remains a steadfast champion of the humanities. From history to literature to philosophy, we are deeply invested in our scholarly work and the impact we have on our culture. Your annual gift helps to sustain our humanities departments, faculty members, students, programs, and collections.

Yale’s thriving arts community offers students hundreds of opportunities to study and create art. Gifts to this area support student projects, enable low-cost or free events, and help produce concerts, theater, and other arts initiatives.

With investment in the sciences, Yale is contributing vital research to address the world’s most pressing challenges. Alumni Fund gifts to the sciences provide flexible support for innovation and academic scholarship.

Yale’s scholar-athletes practice valuable skills, including leadership, teamwork, and resilience. Gifts to athletics provide unrestricted support across all of Yale’s teams, to help our athletes be their best.

The Yale Library System is one of the university’s premiere assets, featuring 15 million print and electronic holdings housed in fifteen libraries.

Gifts to student support help to fund the First-Year Scholars at Yale program, the Community Initiative for first-generation low-income students, and Safety Net, through which students can request funding for emergency travel and other unexpected expenses.

Alumni Fund gifts in support of faculty help advance the boundaries of human knowledge and sustain Yale’s academic excellence.

Yale’s world-renowned campus features over 300 buildings across 1,155 acres. Gifts to the Alumni Fund help fund the renovation and maintenance of these iconic facilities.

Yale is proud to be part of the New Haven community, and we are committed to helping our neighbors thrive. Gifts to this area support the university’s contributions to the delivery of healthcare, nonprofit assistance to local businesses, community educational needs, and area not-for-profits focused on children and families, homelessness, and food insecurity.

Gifts for mental health and wellness fund programs that partner with Yale Health’s Mental Health & Counseling department to enhance existing strengths by embedding additional care and support through programs such as Yale Community Care (YC3) and the Good Life Center. These programs provide individual appointments, group programming and student leader training.