1769 Society
Supporters of the Parents and Grandparents Fund may qualify for membership in the 1769 Society, which recognizes some of our most loyal and generous parents, families, alumni, and friends. Like you, they understand that an annual investment in Dartmouth students is an investment in transforming lives.
The 1769 Society is a community of generous alumni, parents, and friends who demonstrate the power of collective giving to make Dartmouth accessible for all students. 1769 Society members make up only about 10 percent of donors but provide almost 80 percent of the DCF funds Dartmouth uses for its vital financial aid program.
Your leadership giving—and membership in the 1769 Society—make a real and immediate impact on Dartmouth, keeping our community vibrant, diverse, and thriving.
Click on each giving level to read about its impact and benefits.
Your Impact
- Your support provides a basic scholarship package to one Dartmouth student.
- 10% of donors give $2,500 or more. When you give at this level, and become a member of the 1769 Society, you are demonstrating your commitment to Dartmouth students.
- In 2022, 1,310 donors who made gifts around the $2,500 level collectively gave $3.6 million—or financial aid packages for 60 students with an average package of $60,000!
Benefits
- Notation in online honor roll
- Invitation to programs with students or faculty and signature on-campus and online events including Reunion and Homecoming
- Monthly student vlog
Members at this level and above are also eligible for the Family Leadership and Fundraising Committee.
Your Impact
- Your generosity supports one student to take class at Dartmouth for a term.
- The outsized impact of the 1769 Society’s collective giving is real and immediate.
- In 2022, 668 donors who made gifts around the $5,000 level collectively gave $3.7 million—or financial aid packages for 61 students with an average package of $60,000!
Benefits
- Notation in online honor roll
- Invitation to programs with students or faculty and signature on-campus and online events including Reunion and Homecoming
- Monthly student vlog
- Invitation to exclusive program with Dartmouth administrators
Your Impact
- Your generosity supports one student’s living expenses for a year (room, food, books, travel)
- Investment in today’s students will give rise to tomorrow’s leaders.
- In 2022, 475 donors who made gifts around the $10,000 level collectively gave $6.2 million—or financial aid packages for 102 students with an average package of $60,000!
Benefits
- Notation in online honor roll
- Invitation to programs with students or faculty and signature on-campus events including Reunion and Homecoming
- Monthly student vlog
- Invitation to exclusive coffee conversations with Dartmouth trustees
Members at this level and above also qualify for the Family Fellows Society.
Your Impact
- Your generosity supports one student’s living and travel expenses and half of their tuition
- You are serving with philanthropic leaders whose vision and generosity set an example for others.
- In 2022, 157 donors who made gifts around the $25,000 level collectively gave $4.4 million—or financial aid packages for 73 students with an average package of $60,000!
Benefits
- Notation in online honor roll
- Invitation to programs with students or faculty and signature on-campus events including Reunion and Homecoming
- Monthly student vlog
- Invitation to exclusive coffee conversations with Dartmouth trustees
Your Impact
- Your generosity supports one student’s Dartmouth experience for an entire year
- Your exceptional support for Dartmouth students is inspirational.
- In 2022, 114 donors who made gifts around the $50,000 level collectively gave $6.5 million—or financial aid packages for 110 students with an average package of $60,000!
Benefits
- Notation in online honor roll
- Invitation to programs with students or faculty and signature on-campus events including Reunion and Homecoming
- Monthly student vlog
- Invitation to exclusive coffee conversations with Dartmouth administrators
Join us! Make your gift online or call 603-646-2166.
“It’s important to me to be a member of the 1769 Society every year. Dartmouth continues to play an important role in my life—I want to make sure other deserving young people can have that experience regardless of their financial circumstances.”
—Jake Tapper ’91
Scholars
When you give $50,000 or more to the Parents and Grandparents Fund Scholar Program, a member of the junior or senior class will receive a scholarship for one year in your name. Your philanthropy has an immediate, lifelong impact on a Dartmouth student.
Meeting Your Scholar
The Scholar Program is as much about fostering relationships as it is a program serving Dartmouth’s crucial financial aid needs. At Homecoming, the president hosts a luncheon where donors and student-recipients can meet. Your Scholar will be encouraged to correspond with you over the course of the year.
The Rotman Society
The Rotman Society was formed in 2017 to recognize donors who have shown their loyal support for Dartmouth students by giving to the Parents and Grandparents Fund, or the Dartmouth College Fund, for three or more consecutive years.
More than half of Parents and Grandparents Fund donors are parents of Dartmouth graduates.
The Rotman Society was named in honor of parents Ida and Murray Rotman P'57 TUP'58 GP'85, and their son, Barry Rotman ’57 TU’58 P’85.
Although neither Ida nor Murray attended Dartmouth, they became avid supporters of Dartmouth College because of the transformational education that Barry received while earning his undergraduate and MBA degrees.
The Rotman family made annual gifts to Dartmouth College for more than 60 years.
Consistent annual giving to the Parents and Grandparents Fund keeps Dartmouth strong.