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What is the annual fund?
Essential Needs, Current Students
Through their gifts to the annual fund, alumnae, parents and friends support the college's current operations and the essential needs of current students. Annual fund gifts provide funding for merit and need-based scholarships and grants, the retention and recruitment of exceptional faculty members, library and technology resources, and the preservation and maintence of both historic and contemporary campus buildings.
Renewable Resource
Giving to the annual fund every year ensures that the college will have a renewable resource with which to sustain and enhance academic programs and student life. Expended by the college in the the fiscal year that they are given, annual fund gifts are vital to continue the traditions and innovations that have made Agnes Scott a leader in the liberal arts and women's education.
Connecting Generations
When alumnae give to the annual fund, they express their appreciation for the college, their connection to their classmates and their desire to help today's students. The tradition of giving to the annual fund connects Agnes Scott women across generations.
Immediate Impact
The annual fund is Agnes Scott’s most powerful giving program and is supported by more than 95 percent of alumnae who give to the college. The majority of every unrestricted annual fund gift—approximately 80 percent—immediately impacts students and faculty. The remaining 20 percent funds the college’s business operations.