Every gift, no matter the size, has an impact. In 2008-2009, for example:

100 gifts of $25 ($2,500)
underwrote a student's Tucker Foundation service term in Nicaragua.

200 gifts of $50 ($10,000)
sent a Dartmouth junior on a foreign study term in Greece.

250 gifts of $100 ($25,000)
allowed five students to play women's varsity basketball.

140 gifts of $250 ($35,000)
covered the cost of a mainstage student theater production of The Grapes of Wrath.

75 gifts of $500 ($37,500)
bought five new treadmills for the state-of-the-art Fitness Center, where 80 percent of all Dartmouth students work out.

10 gifts of $750 ($7,500)
covered the cost of a Dartmouth Film Society tribute to actress Laura Linney.

99 gifts of $1,000 ($99,000)
funded the full, single-year cost of educating one Dartmouth student.

40 gifts of $5,000 ($200,000)
maintained Dartmouth's campus-wide wireless network for one year.

15 gifts of $10,000 ($150,000)
paid a year's salary to one assistant and one associate professor.

1 gift of $25,000
underwrote a Dartmouth College Fund student scholarship for one year.

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You Made the Difference

Your 2009 gift through the Dartmouth College Fund fueled the Dartmouth Experience for 4,147 undergraduates in these four areas:

Financial Aid Your gift to financial aid ensured that ability, not ability to pay, determines who receives a Dartmouth education. Learn more » Faculty and Academic Programs Your gift guaranteed a personalized educational experience for all Dartmouth students, relevant to their time. Learn more » Athletics Your gift sustained the vibrant role of fitness and athletics in the Dartmouth Experience. Learn more » Culture and Community Your gift to this area supported the arts at Dartmouth and service opportunities locally and around the world. Learn more »