KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Supporters of Kalamazoo College have raised over $203 million in the school’s largest ever fundraising campaign.
School officials say the Brighter Light Campaign has raised a total of $203,236,489 from more than 16,500 donors.
Launched publicly in 2021, the campaign originally set out to raise $150 million to support “Brighter Opportunities, Brighter Minds, and Brighter Experiences” for K students through scholarships, faculty support, funding for study abroad and other curricular and co-curricular experiences, athletics, and campus improvements.
In 2023, the College received an anonymous $30 million gift in support of residential life and student success programs. It was the biggest single gift commitment in the institution’s history. With the announcement of the gift, the College marked its 190th anniversary by expanding its campaign goal to $190 million.
In a press release Monday, college President Jorge G. Gonzalez said, “I am so profoundly grateful to the thousands of members of the K community and beyond who have given so generously to the Brighter Light Campaign. This historic achievement, the largest fundraising effort in K’s history, shows that our community believes in the exceptional education that Kalamazoo College delivers to our students.”
The funding will allow more than $81 million in scholarships and provide more than $89 million for the College’s endowment.
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