At Mount Holyoke we break down walls to open doors.
Students are empowered to think critically about their role in a complex and global society, and bring creative solutions to the world’s most challenging problems. Your investment in Mount Holyoke brings the brightest minds into the same room to start this important work.
As the first of the renowned Seven Sisters colleges, Mount Holyoke has and always will be a leader in designing and delivering an inclusive and exploratory liberal arts education. Rooted in the collective voices of students, faculty, staff, alums and friends of the College, our MHC Forward Strategic Plan maps an audacious vision for MHC’s next decade and beyond. This plan centers the innovative, rigorous educational opportunities that Mount Holyoke values and champions, and outlines a roadmap to leverage resources to further develop leaders who make lasting, positive change in today’s increasingly global world.
You are a part of a legacy — and future — too bold for boundaries.
Campus Voices
MHC’s Academic Centers provided unique opportunities for Paola Granados to work toward a joint bachelor’s and master’s degree in international development.
Paola Granados ’22
At MHC I’ve had the support and encouragement of faculty, staff and fellow students who pour their time, energy and hearts into making Mount Holyoke a community that lifts students up to achieve their dreams and goals.
Elena Frogameni ’22
Your gift to The Mount Holyoke Fund has a direct effect on every aspect of campus life—funds to recruit and retain faculty, financially supporting students and updating learning environments.
Make Mount Holyoke College a part of your legacy. Our Gift Planning team can help you find a way to make your gift and discover options you may not have thought possible.
Leadership gifts support Mount Holyoke in perpetuity through the establishment of an endowed fund, the capital support necessary for a building, or the specific donation of a major tangible asset.
During the 2023–2024 fiscal year, 9,822 alums, family members, friends, faculty, staff and students made gifts to Mount Holyoke
Last year, 3,826 alums made gifts of $100 or less, totaling $218,757. Gifts of all sizes, big and small, have a huge impact!
The combined support of Cornerstone Society members accounts for more than 80% of the dollars that sustain Mount Holyoke as a top liberal arts college.
Choose one of the destinations through The Mount Holyoke Fund to make a difference where it matters most to you.
Each year alums volunteer to help support the College by engaging with classmates, sharing exciting news and educating them on the importance of giving.
In less than two years, this effort resulted in 80 new scholarship endowments, additions to 21 existing scholarship endowments and a permanent Student Safety Net Fund.
Nearly two centuries ago, Mary Lyon had the bold vision that women could do anything when given access to education. Mary ignited the spark that transformed higher education, but she could not do it alone.
Against staggering societal and logistical barriers, she found a community of supporters who shared her forward-looking views on educational equity, and together they transformed higher education — and the world.
Mount Holyoke would not have existed without people who believed — and invested — in her bold vision. The same legacy of giving that helped open the doors of the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837 sustains and propels the College to this day. This generosity ensures that Mount Holyoke remains a dynamic, diverse and thriving intellectual and cultural hub as we evolve to meet the needs of current and future students.
Campus Voices
Happening at Mount Holyoke
The $6 million gift by an anonymous donor will endow two new faculty chairs named for illustrious Mount Holyoke alums in the arts: the Debra Martin Chase ’77 Chair in Film Media Theater and the Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 Chair in Creative Writing.
The Intergroup Dialogue Center at Mount Holyoke College reached a new, major milestone by securing its first round of philanthropic investment from its most recent board chair, Karena Strella ’90.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Mount Holyoke College as having one of the highest alum giving rates in the country.
The Office of Development dedicates itself to building and sustaining relationships with alums, families, and friends through engagement, giving, volunteering, attending and connecting.
