Alumni, parents, and friends of Trinity as well as corporations and foundations have a long history of supporting the programs and initiatives that make the College a unique community of learning. 

On October 24, 2007, Trinity announced the public launching of a $350 million fundraising campaign, the largest in the College’s history and one of the most ambitious of any liberal arts college in the country.  Begun quietly in July 2006, the “Cornerstone Campaign for Trinity,” as it is being called, has raised more than $135 million to date (as of April 30, 2008), a sum that includes $70 million from the members of the College’s Board of Trustees.

Calling Trinity’s campaign goal “aggressive but achievable,” President James F. Jones, Jr., said, “Our educational mission has never been more important and we are grateful to have such passionate and loyal alumni and parents, whose participation as donors and volunteers place them among the most engaged in the nation.”

Jones was alluding to Trinity’s financial record-setting year in 2006-07.  The College achieved several objectives, including a 3-year, 60-percent increase in the Trinity College Fund, which supports the College’s operating budget, and an unprecedented 10,748 alumni, or 56 percent, contributing gifts to the College.  In addition, parents set new records for total gifts and the number of donors, while more than 90 percent of graduating seniors contributed to their class gift for the second consecutive year.

Learn more about the Cornerstone Campaign for Trinity.