$826.8 milion

Commitments

Yale’s second-highest year ever

Cash

The largest total in Yale’s history

Donors

Contributed to Yale in fiscal 2019
volunteers

Volunteers

Helped fundraise for Yale
Launching the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs

Students at the Yale Jackson InstituteSince 2010, the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs has been the nexus for global studies at Yale, where students, faculty, and practitioners come together to address global challenges. Now, thanks to a transformative gift from John Jackson ’67 and his wife, Susan, the institute is poised to become the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs.

Building on the institute’s proven strengths, the Yale Jackson School will retain its signature programming and apply evidence-based scholarship to the urgent and emerging issues of our time—from environmental challenges and global health to migration and conflict. Students will study and collaborate with faculty and distinguished experts to deepen their understanding, expand their worldview, and prepare for leadership.

In addition to the Jacksons, a number of donors have come forward to support the new school by creating resource funds, endowed fellowships for students in global affairs, and endowed professorships to help build a roster of outstanding faculty. The Yale Jackson School aims to open in 2022.

Building momentum for science at Yale

To address the world’s present and future challenges, Yale is investing in scientific research, both in specific fields where current strength can be leveraged into even greater achievement and in the cross-cutting initiatives that support all of Yale’s science and engineering fields. In the areas the university identified as priorities—such as data science, quantum science, and neuroscience—Yale has exceptional expertise. To build upon this excellence, the university is bringing together researchers across the university, establishing multi-disciplinary collaborative initiatives that can approach these fields’ biggest questions from many perspectives.

This year, donors helped propel science at Yale by supplying flexible funding for research, creating endowed chairs, and supporting fellowships for the graduate students at the heart of Yale’s research endeavors. These contributions help the university’s scientists, engineers, and mathematicians expand our understanding of the universe, improve society, and secure human and global health.

Revitalizing collections at the Peabody Museum

Artist rendering of Peabody Museum renovations

Renowned for its collections of artifacts and specimens representing more than 4 billion years of history on our planet, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History will undergo a significant renovation to expand and enhance its exhibitions and programming. A number of new gifts this year will help transform this beloved campus treasure into a modern gateway to the natural sciences for Yale and for the broader community. Over the next several years, the renovation will create new exhibit galleries, classrooms, and study spaces to improve access to the museum’s vast collections for Yale’s faculty and students, as well as the public.

Sustaining excellence in the humanities

The study of culture, history, philosophy, and creative expression is vital to Yale’s mission and fundamental to its identity. In 2018–2019, alumni, parents, and friends fostered Yale’s long-standing strengths in the humanities with funding for its collections, libraries, and academic programs and support for the renovation of 320 York Street.

A new hub for the humanities, the revitalized space at 320 York will bring together several academic departments under one roof to promote collaboration between faculty and students, propel scholarship forward, and inspire new intersections of knowledge. It is scheduled to open for the 2020–2021 academic year.

Howard and Clarissa Wang

“We created an endowed professorship because we believe in the importance of interdisciplinary and global education, and Yale is a leader in these areas. My Yale professors made an impact on me, and I want to help ensure a great education for today’s and tomorrow’s students.”

— Howard Wang ’95, pictured with Clarissa Wang

Donors created eleven endowed professorships across the university in 2018–2019, fostering excellence in research and teaching.

Jonathan Kramnick

“Teaching at Yale provides an unrivaled opportunity to pursue the questions that drive my research with the sharpest minds in the world. Teaching as an endowed professor at such a great university is the highest honor I could achieve. There is no greater recognition or better job.”

— Jonathan Kramnick, Maynard Mack Professor of English

Yale University had 2,662 ladder faculty members in 2018–2019. Of these, just over 500 held named chairs.

$100.9 million

Given by donors to support financial aid across the university
52.5%

Yale College students who received need-based financial aid
$52,800

Average undergraduate financial aid award in 2018­–2019
Alexandra Lanier JE ’20

“Thanks to generous donors, a Yale International Summer Award funded my trip to France. I spent the majority of my five weeks taking Advanced Culture and Conversation, an accelerated course involving intensive practice in writing and speaking French, as well as an exploration of French history and culture. On weekends, we had the opportunity to take longer trips to Arles in Provence and to several cities in Normandy. Each day presented a new challenge: at Yale, I might only be required to speak French at great length for an examination once or twice a semester; returning to my host family’s home for dinner was rather like having an oral examination each evening. I hope to pursue a career in the business world after I graduate, and I look forward to being able to use French professionally.”

— Alexandra Lanier JE ’20

Alexandra was one of 393 students who studied or worked abroad during the summer of 2018 with the support of a Yale International Summer Award (ISA). ISAs make it possible for students to spend part of their summer gaining global perspectives. Each undergraduate receiving need-based financial aid is guaranteed one ISA during their time at Yale.

First-generation and low-income students thrive at Yale

Making the leap from an under-resourced high school to the Ivy League can be daunting. With the goal of easing the transition to Yale, the First-Year Scholars at Yale (FSY) program is designed for students from low-income backgrounds and those who are the first in their families to attend college. FSY invites incoming first-years to New Haven over the summer for an immersive introduction to life at Yale, at no cost to them. Students live on campus and engage with deans, faculty, and peers in activities emphasizing mentorship, academic advising, and discovery of Yale’s resources. They get a jumpstart on academics with coursework for credit. Come fall, they are ready to take advantage of all Yale has to offer.

Since its start in 2013, FSY has had a measurable impact on student success. FSY participants have shown gains in GPA and are more likely to lead student organizations compared with similar students who did not go through the program.

By establishing endowed funds, making expendable gifts, and through unrestricted annual giving, alumni, parents, and friends enabled the program to expand to welcome seventy-two students to campus in the summer of 2019, introduce a new quantitative reasoning course, and extend the duration of the program from five to six weeks.

Annual giving: for Yale’s core needs

Parent giving: supporting our students

Reunion giving: giving back and coming back

Volunteers

A community of outstanding volunteers dedicated their time and talents to help make Yale’s fundraising success possible this year. Many thanks to our 2018–2019 volunteers, including:

Yale Development Council

Consisting of committed alumni, parents, and friends of Yale from across the country and around the world, members of the Yale Development Council are essential partners in the university’s fundraising initiatives.

  • Peter C. Aberg ’81, P ’08
  • Randy Smith Aberg ’82, P ’08
  • Marta Rich Adelson P ’16
  • Robert S. Adelson ’82, ’85 J.D., P ’16
  • Ian H. Altman ’80, P ’12, P ’21
  • Clara Haia Seren Amram
  • Leon Amram ’86
  • G. Leonard Baker, Jr. ’64, P ’97, P ’03
  • Patricia R. Barry P ’08, P ’09, P ’12 M.D.
  • Thomas C. Barry ’66, P ’08, P ’09, P ’12 M.D.
  • Edward P. Bass ’67
  • Lincoln E. Benet ’85, P ’13, P ’15
  • Patricia Benet P ’13, P ’15
  • J. Frederick Berg, Jr. ’66
  • Gayatri Pathak Bery P ’17, P ’19
  • Varun Bery ’81, P ’17, P ’19
  • James Better P ’15, P ’17, P ’19
  • Nancy Marx Better ’84, P ’15, P ’17, P ’19
  • Elisa Spungen Bildner ’75, P ’06, P ’09, ’16 MBA, P ’10, P ’16
  • Robert L. Bildner ’72, P ’06, P ’09, ’16 MBA, P ’10, P ’16
  • Clare Brinkley P ’14
  • Sterling B. Brinkley, Jr. ’74, P ’14
  • Cathy Stewart Brown
  • Martin S. Brown, Jr. ’86
  • Anne Schechter Buckley ’89 MPPM, P ’15, P ’17, P ’20
  • Frank Bynum P ’23
  • Nancy Berkeley Bynum ’86, P ’23
  • Gavin E. Campbell ’82, P ’20, P ’23
  • Catherine H. Carrafiell P ’20
  • John A. Carrafiell ’87, P ’20
  • Hilary Cecil-Jordan P ’04, ’57 WID
  • Justin T. Chang ’89
  • Helen Chung-Halpern P ’21, P ’23
  • Jonathan Z. Cohen
  • Philippe Costeletos ’87, P ’21
  • Susan M. Crown ’80
  • Alexander M. Cutler ’73
  • Sally Cutler
  • Katrin J. Czinger P ’13, P ’17
  • Kevin R. Czinger ’81, ’87 J.D., P ’13, P ’17
  • Joan T. Dea ’85
  • Denise DeAngelis
  • Mark T. DeAngelis ’92
  • Ashish Dhawan ’92, P ’23
  • Manisha Dhawan P ’23
  • Christopher A. di Bonaventura ’77, P ’12
  • Ellen N. di Bonaventura P ’12
  • David A. Donnini ’87
  • Donna L. Dubinsky ’77
  • Charles D. Ellis ’59
  • Douglas B. Ellis ’87, P ’22
  • Alec L. Ellison ’84, P ’15, P ’18
  • George L. Farias ’80
  • Nadja Fidelia
  • Debra J. Fine ’81, P ’12, P ’17, P ’23
  • Alison S. Fitzgerald ’90
  • William M. Fitzgerald
  • Gregory J. Fleming ’88 J.D., P ’19, P ’23
  • Edward C. Forst P ’19
  • Susan R. Forst ’87, P ’19
  • John M. Fowler ’71
  • Kimberly A. Fulton ’91
  • Lucy K. Galbraith ’85, P ’16
  • Steven M. Galbraith P ’16
  • Mark Timothy Gallogly P ’12, P ’14, P ’18
  • Kevin P. Genda ’87
  • Suzanne Gignilliat ’80, P ’15, P ’21
  • M. Ian G. Gilchrist ’72
  • Alan J. Ginsberg ’83, P ’11, P ’14
  • Janet Ginsberg P ’11, P ’14
  • Melanie A. Ginter ’78, ’81 M.S., P ’15
  • Amy Glickman ’88 J.D., P ’18
  • Ravi D. Goel ’93
  • Lloyd M. Goldman P ’08, P ’11
  • Victoria A. Goldman P ’08, P ’11
  • Abraham Ramy Goldstein ’79 Ph.D., P ’00, P ’14
  • Smadar Goldstein P ’00, P ’14
  • Mark Gordon ’90
  • Silvia Ortiz Gosnell ’83, ’86 J.D., ’18 MAR, P ’14
  • Glenn H. Greenberg ’68, P ’04, P ’08
  • Linda Vester Greenberg
  • Carolyn B. Greenspan P ’11, ’17 J.D.
  • Marla Grossman ’90
  • Scott Sang-Won Hahn ’94
  • Abel G. Halpern ’88, P ’21, P ’23
  • F. Lane Heard III ’73, ’78 J.D., P ’07, P ’12
  • Stephen P. Hickey ’83, P ’15, P ’17, P ’20
  • Thomas Hinkes P ’15, P ’21
  • Jay C. Horgen ’93
  • Katherine Battle Horgen ’95, ’01 Ph.D.
  • Jacqueline C. Hullar ’79, P ’16
  • Erika D. Hummel P ’11, P ’17
  • Jan K. Hummel P ’11, P ’17
  • Daniel G. Jaffe
  • Douglas M. Karp ’76, P ’16
  • Sharon W. Karp P ’16
  • Cynthia Hayden Kempner ’79, P ’07, P ’15
  • James L. Kempner ’79, P ’07, P ’15
  • Pauline D. Ketchum P ’11, P ’13
  • Thomas B. Ketchum ’72, P ’11, P ’13
  • Eugene Hyunwook Kim ’92
  • Sarah Eunjung Kim ’92
  • Sarah Kim ’97
  • Elissa L. Kramer
  • Jennifer Kroman
  • William C. Kunkler III ’79
  • Andrew P. Kuritzkes ’82, P ’18
  • John S. Lapides ’72, P ’15
  • Bryan R. Lawrence ’88
  • Gary M. Lawrence ’80, P ’14, P ’22
  • James A. Lawrence ’74, P ’16, P ’21
  • Mary G. Lawrence ’98 MPH, P ’16, P ’21
  • Thomas S. Leatherbury ’76, ’79 J.D., P ’06, P ’09
  • Clarissa Lee
  • Roger Hamilton Lee ’94
  • Tracy J. Leeds ’87, P ’21, P ’23
  • William E. Lighten ’86, P ’10, P ’12, P ’16, P ’19
  • Joella Lykouretzos
  • John Theodore Lykouretzos ’95
  • Antonio Magliocco, Jr. ’74, P ’09, P ’12 MBA, P ’18
  • Evan Marwell P ’21, P ’23
  • Timothy D. Mattison ’73, P ’10, P ’14, P ’14
  • Kenneth G. McKenna ’75, ’78 Ph.D., P ’16, P ’21
  • Patricia A. McKenna P ’16, P ’21
  • Jonathan W. Meeks ’95
  • Meredith Snow Meeks ’96
  • Christian P. Michalik ’91
  • Robert E. Michalik ’91, P ’23
  • David James Millstone ’99
  • Jennifer Heyman Millstone ’00
  • Christina P. Baird Minnis ’87
  • Kurt C. Mobley ’79, P ’12, P ’20
  • Tamra J. Mobley P ’12, P ’20
  • Garrett M. Moran P ’11, P ’17
  • Mary P. Moran P ’11, P ’17
  • Robert R. Morse ’77, P ’10, P ’12, P ’13, ’19 M.D., P ’17
  • Stacey Coleman Morse P ’10, P ’12, P ’13, ’19 M.D., P ’17
  • Alison Hoppin Murchison ’83, P ’14
  • Robert Murchison ’82, P ’14
  • Ajit Nedungadi ’92
  • Aliya Nedungadi
  • Randolph M. Nelson ’85, P ’13, P ’16, P ’18
  • Rona S. Nelson P ’13, P ’16, P ’18
  • Jay H. Newman ’73, P ’09, P ’11
  • Spyros S. Niarchos P ’11
  • Julia Bennett Pershan ’92
  • Robert Scott Pohly ’94, P ’23
  • Darcy K. Troy Pollack ’87, P ’21
  • Jonathan H. Poorvu ’84, P ’18
  • Alison Poorvu Jaffe ’81
  • Barbara E. Reese P ’16, P ’18, P ’21
  • Christine C. Reese P ’19, P ’23
  • Jason W. Reese ’87, P ’19, P ’23
  • Jonathan P. Reese, Sr. ’90, P ’16, P ’18, P ’21
  • Eve Hart Rice ’73, P ’10, P ’14, P ’14
  • Janice Cook Roberts P ’21, P ’22
  • Richard T. Roberts ’86, ’89 J.D., P ’21, P ’22
  • Marshall S. Ruben ’82, P ’11, ’17 J.D.
  • Caroline Ryan
  • David C. Ryan ’92
  • Becky Vitas Schamis ’00 MBA
  • David I. Schamis ’95
  • Laura Scher ’80, P ’12, P ’21
  • David W. Schwartz ’87
  • Robin P. Selati ’88, P ’18, P ’20
  • Leonard B. Shavel ’85, P ’15
  • Stefani Shavel P ’15
  • Katherine D. Sherrill P ’09, P ’14
  • Stephen C. Sherrill ’75, P ’09, P ’14
  • Fiona D. Silver P ’22
  • Steven M. Silver ’90, P ’22
  • Robert Simonds ’85
  • David B. Singer ’84, P ’22
  • Robert J. Small ’88
  • David A. Sobotka ’78, P ’15, P ’19
  • Karen Sobotka P ’15, P ’19
  • Jonathan D. Sokoloff P ’11, P ’13, P ’16, P ’19
  • Sheryl D. Sokoloff P ’11, P ’13, P ’16, P ’19
  • Carla M. Solomon ’75, P ’09, P ’12 MBA, P ’18
  • Stephen A. Stack, Jr. ’67, P ’91, P ’04
  • Joshua L. Steiner ’87, P ’21
  • David Stemerman ’90, P ’23
  • Nancy A. Stratford ’77, P ’17
  • Elizabeth B. Strickler ’82, P ’12, P ’14, P ’18
  • Dana S. Tananbaum P ’18, P ’21
  • James B. Tananbaum ’85, P ’18, P ’21
  • David F. Thomas P ’08, P ’15
  • Karen K. Thomas P ’08, P ’15
  • Michael B. Tom ’83 M.D.
  • Clyde Cebron Tuggle ’88 M.Div., P ’17
  • Julie Turaj ’94, P ’23
  • Kara J. Unterberg ’87, P ’19, P ’22
  • Melanie F. Vere Nicoll ’83, P ’14, P ’18
  • Roderick I. Vere Nicoll P ’14, P ’18
  • Diana I. Wagner ’95
  • Andrew Russell Walker ’93
  • Schenley Walker
  • Kathleen Wallace P ’22
  • Robert Francis Wallace ’02, P ’22
  • Andrew M. Wallach ’80, P ’12, P ’21
  • Lisa Wan
  • Mark A. Wan ’87
  • David J. Wermuth ’90
  • Nora Wei-Ming Wong P ’10, P ’16
  • Raymond L.M. Wong ’75, P ’10, P ’16
  • William H. Wright II ’82
  • George U. Wyper ’84 MBA, P ’11, P ’13, P ’18
  • Susan Cavanagh Wyper ’84, ’08 M.Div., P ’11, P ’13, P ’18
  • James T. Yang ’82, ’87 J.D.
  • Karen M. Yarasavage ’87
  • Lauren Bober Young ’85, P ’17, P ’20
  • Paul B. Young P ’17, P ’20
  • Lei Zhang ’02 MBA, ’02 M.A.
Parents Leadership Council

Consisting of members from across the country and the globe, these committed parents provide leadership support for the university’s highest priorities.

  • Mr. Kent R. Adams and Mrs. Amanda A. Adams P ’15, P ’20
  • Mr. Jim Adelson and Mrs. Susannah Adelson P ’20
  • Mr. Ian H. Altman ’80, P ’12, P ’21 and Ms. Laura Scher ’80, P ’12, P ’21
  • Mr. Vladimir Balaeskoul and Mrs. Olga Balaeskoul P ’20
  • Mr. Scott Beck and Mrs. Cheri L. Beck P ’20
  • Mr. Peter B. Bensinger and Ms. Heidi Wagman P ’17, P ’20, P ’22 J.D.
  • Mr. Forrest C. Berkley ’76, P ’21 and Ms. Marcie J. Tyre P ’21
  • Mr. Christopher Bogart and Ms. Elizabeth O'Connell P ’22
  • Dr. Peter E. Bokor and Dr. Jeanne P. Blaustein P ’21
  • Mr. Michel Brogard and Dr. Josyann Abisaab P ’20
  • Rabbi Angela W. Buchdahl ’94, P ’22 and Mr. Jacob W. Buchdahl ’94, P ’22
  • Mr. Timothy Calkins ’87, P ’22 and Dr. Carol Saltoun P ’22
  • Mr. Gavin E. Campbell ’82, P ’20, P ’23 and Ms. Diana Aixala P ’20, P ’23
  • Mr. Sean D. Carney and Mrs. Elizabeth Carney P ’21
  • Mr. John A. Carrafiell ’87, P ’20 and Mrs. Catherine H. Carrafiell P ’20
  • Mr. Natarajan Chandrasekaran and Ms. Lalitha Chandrasekaran P ’20
  • Mr. Pedro Chomnalez and Ms. Maria A. Herrera P ’17, P ’23
  • Mr. Tomas Chuidian and Mrs. Lourdes Maria B. Chuidian P ’22
  • Mr. Daniel B. Coleman ’86, P ’22 and Mrs. Brooke G.H. Coleman ’00 MBA, P ’22
  • Mr. Franklin J. Collins IV and Mrs. Tracy Collins P ’22
  • Ms. Sarah K. Contomichalos ’85, P ’22, P ’23 and Mr. Gerassimo Contomichalos P ’22, P ’23
  • Mr. Philippe Costeletos ’87, P ’21 and Mrs. Katerina Costeletos P ’21
  • Mr. Brahm S. Cramer and Ms. Dana G. Zucker P ’22
  • Mr. William O. DeWitt III ’90, P ’21 and Mrs. Ira DeWitt P ’21
  • Mr. Jeffrey Drubner and Mrs. Sophie Drubner P ’21
  • Mr. Donald Fawcett and Mrs. Bridget M. Fawcett P ’22
  • Ms. Cyrena Bogert Fink ’90, P ’20, P ’22 and Mr. Geoffrey D. Fink ’91, P ’20, P ’22
  • Mr. John Finley and Mrs. Carol Finley P ’20, P ’23
  • Mr. David Foley and Mrs. Victoria Foley P ’22
  • Mr. Eugene J. Frantz and Mrs. Maria T. Frantz P ’22
  • Mr. David Fu and Mrs. E-Len Fu P ’20
  • Mr. Jonathan Gallen and Mrs. Amy Gallen P ’22
  • Ms. Rebecca Danziger Gamzon ’91, P ’20, P ’22 and Mr. Michael S. Gamzon ’91, P ’20, P ’22
  • Mr. Juan Garcia and Mrs. Alejandra Garcia P ’22
  • Ms. Suzanne Gignilliat ’80, P ’15, P ’21 and Mr. Thomas Hinkes P ’15, P ’21
  • Mr. Bradley L. Graham ’74, P ’20 and Ms. Lissa Muscatine P ’20
  • Mr. Klaus Grau and Dr. Catalina Grau P ’22
  • Mr. Jonathan D. Gray and Mrs. Mindy B. Gray P ’21, P ’23
  • Mr. Lawrence S. Greenberg P ’20, P ’22
  • Mr. Harold Gross and Mrs. Robbin C. Gross P ’22
  • Dr. Carlos Guanche and Dr. Anna Guanche P ’20
  • Dr. Kenneth Hahn and Mrs. Susan Hahn P ’20
  • Ms. Hillery M. Head ’88, P ’20
  • Mr. Peter F. Henkel ’86, P ’17, P ’22 and Ms. Eleni Daskalakis Henkel P ’17, P ’22
  • Mr. Stephen P. Hickey ’83, P ’15, P ’17, P ’20
  • Mr. Mark S. Hoplamazian and Ms. Rachel D. Kohler P ’20
  • Dr. Ricardo F. Hornos and Dr. Lisa J. Kohl P ’22
  • Mr. Robert Isom and Mrs. Amy M. Isom P ’22
  • Ms. Elizabeth L. Johnson P ’21
  • Mr. John C. Kern Jr. and Mrs. Katie D. Kern P ’22
  • Mr. Robert C. Ketterson P ’21
  • Mr. Shiv V. Khemka and Ms. Urvashi R. Rana Khemka P ’20
  • Mr. Victor Khosla and Mrs. Gail C. Khosla P ’22
  • Ms. Mi-Hyung Kim and Mr. Brian S. Yoon P ’21, P ’23
  • Mr. James A. Lawrence ’74, P ’16, P ’21 and Mary G. Lawrence ’98 MPH, P ’16, P ’21
  • Ms. Tracy J. Leeds ’87, P ’21, P ’23 and Mr. Evan Marwell P ’21, P ’23
  • Mr. Matthew Levatich and Mrs. Brenda B. Levatich P ’17, P ’20
  • Mr. Vikram Malhotra and Ms. Parveen K. Samra P ’20, P ’22
  • Mr. Craig Martin and Mrs. Laura K. Martin P ’21
  • Mr. Strive Masiyiwa and Mrs. Tsitsi Masiyiwa P ’20
  • Mr. Marc O. Mayer ’78, P ’12, P ’21 and Mrs. Meera Khosla Mayer P ’12, P ’21
  • Mr. Kenneth G. McKenna ’75, ’78 Ph.D., P ’16, P ’21 and Mrs. Patricia A. McKenna P ’16, P ’21
  • Mr. Colin McNay and Mrs. Anne C. McNay P ’18, P ’20
  • Ms. Katherine N. Mele ’85, P ’17, P ’20 and Dr. Joseph P. Mele ’85, P ’17, P ’20
  • Ms. Anna S. Mendelsohn ’89, P ’16, P ’20, P ’22 and Mr. Akiva J. Dickstein ’90, P ’16, P ’20, P ’22
  • Mr. Lorne Michaels and Mrs. Alice Michaels P ’20
  • Mr. Brian P. Miller and Mrs. Giovanna Miller P ’22
  • Mr. Steve Miranda and Mrs. Laurel Miranda P ’22
  • Mr. Neeraj Mital and Dr. Renu Mital P ’21
  • Mr. Kurt C. Mobley ’79, P ’12, P ’20 and Mrs. Tamra J. Mobley P ’12, P ’20
  • Prof. Jonathan T. Molot ’88, P ’21 and Hattie Ruttenberg, Esq. ’91 J.D., P ’21
  • Mr. William F. Morneau and Ms. Nancy C. McCain P ’21
  • Mr. Allan Mutchnik and Mrs. Nicole G. Mutchnik P ’22
  • Mr. Thomas C. Naratil ’83, P ’11, P ’21 and Ms. Wendy Underwood Naratil ’83, P ’11, P ’21
  • Mr. Klaus Oestergaard and Mrs. Sanne Oestergaard P ’22
  • Mr. George Papamarkakis and Ms. Konstantina Letrou P ’21
  • Ms. Jill Gofen Parker ’85, P ’20 and Mr. Geoffrey M. Parker P ’20
  • Mr. Clemente Pinedo P ’20
  • Ms. Abigail S. Pogrebin ’87, P ’21 and Mr. David Shapiro P ’21
  • Mr. Richard H. Powers ’85, P ’17, P ’20 and Mrs. Emilie Powers P ’17, P ’20
  • Ms. Karen L. Pritzker P ’21
  • Mr. Jason W. Reese ’87, P ’19, P ’23 and Mrs. Christine C. Reese P ’19, P ’23
  • Mr. Brian M. Reilly ’85, ’92 J.D., P ’16, P ’21 and Ms. Jeannette S. Reilly P ’16, P ’21
  • Ms. Amy Metzler Ritter ’88, P ’20 and Mr. Gordon Ritter P ’20
  • Mr. Pierpaolo Rossi and Mrs. Linda Kung P ’21
  • Mr. Kevin P. Ryan ’85, P ’17, P ’22 and Ms. Pascaline Servan-Schreiber P ’17, P ’22
  • Mr. Michael Salzhauer and Mrs. Amanda Salzhauer P ’22
  • Mr. Eric Scheyer and Mrs. Margaret W. Scheyer P ’20
  • Mr. Scott A. Schoen ’80, P ’20 and Ms. Nancy Adams P ’20
  • Mr. Joseph Schull and Ms. Anna Yang P ’21
  • Mr. David Segel ’86, P ’20 and Mrs. Christina S. Segel P ’20
  • Dr. Ira B. Siegel and Dr. Bonnie E. Siegel P ’15, P ’23
  • Mr. David B. Singer ’84, P ’22 and Ms. Diana E. Kapp P ’22
  • Mr. Dinakar Singh ’90, P ’22 and Ms. Florence Singh P ’22
  • Mr. Sriram Sivaram and Ms. Priya Sriram P ’22
  • Ms. Joan Solotar P ’20
  • Mr. Peter Soros P ’20
  • Mr. Joshua L. Steiner ’87, P ’21 and Ms. Antoinette Delruelle P ’21
  • Mr. David Swensen ’80 Ph.D., P ’21, P ’22 and Ms. Meghan R. McMahon ’87, P ’21, P ’22
  • Mr. J. Daniel Swift and Ms. Julie A. Kohn P ’19, P ’21
  • Mr. David L. Sze ’88, P ’21, P ’23 and Ms. Kathleen M. Donohue ’88, P ’21, P ’23
  • Dr. James B. Tananbaum ’85, P ’18, P ’21 and Mrs. Dana S. Tananbaum P ’18, P ’21
  • Mr. Richard K. Tang ’90, P ’22 and Ms. Eileen P. Tang ’90, P ’22
  • Mr. Stephen L. Tomlin ’83, P ’16, P ’21 and Mrs. Patricia M. Tomlin P ’16, P ’21
  • Mr. Willard Umphrey and Mrs. Anne M. Umphrey P ’21
  • Ms. Kara J. Unterberg ’87, P ’19, P ’22 and Mr. Jim Delisle ’87, P ’19, P ’22
  • Mr. Bennet M. Van de Bunt and Ms. Laura L. Fox P ’21
  • Mr. Peter T. Vanderslice and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Vanderslice P ’21
  • Mr. David M. Visher and Mrs. Sandra H. Visher P ’14, P ’16, P ’18, P ’22
  • Mr. Scott Weisman and Mrs. Virginia Weisman P ’20
  • Mr. John C. Wellemeyer ’59, P ’22 and Mrs. Louise Ann M. Wellemeyer P ’22
  • Mr. Lawrence A. Spera and Ms. Mieko L. Willoughby P ’20
  • Dr. Lauren Bober Young ’85, P ’17, P ’20 and Mr. Paul B. Young P ’17, P ’20
Yale Alumni Fund Board of Directors

The board’s mission is to guide and support the fundraising programs of the Alumni Fund, Yale’s annual giving program, to raise unrestricted gifts for immediate use.

  • Randy Smith Aberg ’82
  • Nina R. Adams ’69 M.S., ’77 MSN, Executive Committee Member
  • Lydia Andre ’83
  • Jessica Lynn Anschutz ’07 M.Div.
  • Frank D. Aronson ’69
  • Amy D. Atkeson ’95, ’00 M.D.
  • Otis Baker ’19
  • Sarah Better ’19
  • Christina H. Bost Seaton ’01
  • Anne Wilson Brown ’85
  • Jacob W. Buchdahl ’94, ’97 J.D.
  • Martha T. Burson ’11, Executive Committee Member
  • Lise Pfeiffer Chapman ’81 MBA
  • Ronny Choudhury ’19
  • Claudia Rabinowitz Covo ’81
  • Benjamin Peter Daus-Haberle ’12
  • Zachary Allan DeWitt ’09
  • Romy A. Drucker ’07
  • Michael Coleman Duddy ’85 M.Arch.
  • R. Kemerer Edwards ’49
  • Rebecca Allen Ehrhardt ’90
  • Alec L. Ellison ’84
  • Danielle Bella Ellison ’15
  • Weatherly Ralph Emans ’97, Executive Committee Member
  • Asefeh Faraz ’08 MSN, ’15 Ph.D.
  • Charles N. Farmer ’66
  • Jeffrey A. Feldman, Ph.D. ’95 MBA
  • Howard E. Friedman ’98
  • Thomas M. Ginakakis ’09
  • Marla Grossman, ’90, Vice Chair and Executive Committee Member
  • John Rudolph Hallen Jr. ’01
  • Brian D. Hammerstein ’85
  • Lee C. Hardgrove ’76 M.Div.
  • Samantha Warshauer Heffner ’02
  • Brendan E. Hellweg ’18
  • Jerry W. Henry ’80 M.Div.
  • David L. Herzer ’67
  • Melissa J. Hilton ’83, ’89 MBA
  • G. Malcolm Holderness ’58
  • John Francis Homan IV ’02 MEM
  • Michael Brian Horn ’02
  • William T. Hyman ’80
  • James A. Jones III, Esq. ’66
  • Ethan Charles Karetsky ’14
  • Andrew R. Karlin ’08
  • Katherine Philip Kaufman ’10
  • Stewart M. Landefeld '76
  • Anthony Magee Lavely '64
  • Philip W. Lebowitz ’72 M.D.
  • Carol M. Lee ’79
  • Lorena P. Lopes ’85, Executive Committee Member
  • Robert W. Lyons ’64 M.D.
  • Marianna Cuomo Maier ’19
  • Catherine L. McGeoch ’18
  • Kinsley McNulty ’18
  • Jeffrey C. Miller ’65
  • Alexander Gharib Nazem ’04, ’12 M.D., Executive Committee Member
  • Samuel W. Newville ’18
  • Sean O'Brien ’91, Executive Committee Member
  • Lillian A. Oshva ’96 M.D.
  • Reynolds Elizabeth Ostrover ’14
  • Alexandra K. Parfitt ’10 Ph.D.
  • Devon Michel Marc Philip ’06
  • Christopher Quazzo ’19
  • Allan C. Rabinowitz ’54
  • Rachel Berek Rader ’87
  • Carl L. Reisner, ’78 J.D., Executive Committee Member
  • Richard T. Roberts, Esq. ’86, ’89 J.D.
  • Ellen Ryan ’77
  • Anthony Sabatelli ’84 Ph.D.
  • David I. Schamis ’95, Executive Committee Member
  • Frank A. Sena ’92, Executive Committee Member
  • Deborah Sherman ’89
  • William John Shikani ’10
  • Alan Stamm ’52
  • Jamie E. Stern ’72
  • A. Merritt Tilney ’95
  • Michael B. Tom ’83 M.D., Chair and Executive Committee Member
  • Andrew M. Wallach ’80
  • Gregory Thomas Wolf ’92
  • Ted I.K. Youn ’76 M.A.
  • Gregory J. Zorthian ’75, Executive Committee Member

A year of extraordinary generosity

The total of $826.8 million raised in commitments is second only to the amount raised in the final year of the university’s last capital campaign. The $662.8 million raised in cash is the highest in Yale’s history. These fundraising successes support the university’s academic priorities and help Yale faculty and students improve the world today and for future generations.

Annual Giving

Nathan Hale Associates: leadership annual giving
Membership Level Donors
Leaders Circle
     Fourth Century Associates  $100,000 or more 29
     Elihu Yale Associates  $50,000–$99,999 63
     Woodbridge Associates  $25,000–$49,999 220
Hillhouse Associates  $15,000–$24,999 191
Sterling Associates  $10,000–$14,999 561
Harkness Associates  $5,000–$9,999 979
Woolsey Associates  $1,000–$4,999 5,590
     Class 2010-2014  $500–$4,999 340
     Class 2015-2018  $250–$4,999 608
Total 8,581
Yale College annual giving by class
Class Participation Annual Gifts
1931-1939 N/A $52,558
1940 25.0% $1,210
1941 23.1% $250
1942 50.0% $23,220
1943 30.8% $52,825
1944 40.4% $16,235
1945 30.2% $77,408
 1945W 31.8% $15,130
1946 22.8% $58,806
1947 42.9% $20,732
1948 36.5% $98,357
1949 40.7% $85,670
1950 42.2% $177,471
1951 61.9% $166,513
1952 79.7% $149,258
1953 46.6% $268,928
1954 56.5% $432,346
1955 48.8% $195,494
1956 45.0% $267,357
1957 51.4% $227,359
1958 42.2% $274,718
1959 44.2% $450,549
1960 35.8% $258,374
1961 42.0% $118,591
1962 37.3% $212,841
1963 43.1% $292,869
1964 39.0% $524,458
1965 33.7% $198,725
1966 50.6% $493,704
1967 38.2% $290,781
1968 36.1% $386,893
1969 48.8% $1,051,666
1970 35.7% $228,534
1971 36.5% $259,005
1972 28.6% $234,832
1973 28.1% $268,033
1974 29.1% $390,145
1975 25.4% $450,066
1976 25.4% $249,510
1977 26.3% $281,591
1978 22.6% $330,780
1979 26.3% $446,949
1980 24.2% $546,071
1981 23.5% $352,339
1982 22.3% $300,598
1983 21.8% $348,859
1984 26.4% $540,751
1985 33.9% $825,034
1986 23.5% $707,079
1987 26.3% $507,218
1988 24.4% $676,429
1989 27.0% $771,743
1990 27.8% $495,799
1991 27.4% $567,202
1992 27.2% $520,391
1993 26.6% $536,379
1994 29.9% $805,599
1995 27.2% $516,162
1996 24.6% $323,570
1997 26.5% $255,677
1998 24.9% $346,060
1999 27.2% $473,300
2000 23.6% $231,529
2001 22.3% $257,839
2002 19.6% $139,767
2003 19.9% $154,141
2004 22.3% $223,983
2005 20.1% $130,467
2006 21.6% $98,346
2007 21.2% $116,455
2008 16.8% $106,212
2009 20.7% $103,154
2010 18.1% $53,658
2011 19.3% $49,430
2012 20.6% $49,099
2013 18.4% $36,583
2014 21.2% $83,020
2015 18.9% $43,218
2016 17.4% $26,655
2017 14.5% $18,401
2018 12.1% $8,631
Parent annual giving by class

Parents Annual Fund chairs:
Nancy Marx Better ’84, P ’15, P ’17, P ’19 and Jamie Better P ’15, P ’17, P ’19

Class Chairs Total Raised
2019 David Sobotka ’78, P ’15, P ’19 and Karen Sobotka P ’15, P ’19 $679,159
2020 Ellen M. Iseman P ’20 $709,844
2021 Donna and Paul Nadel P ’21  $1,104,743
2022 Bridget and Donald Fawcett P ’22 $995,122
Past Parents Elinor Flatow P ’86 $919,123
Total  $4,407,991
Graduate and Professional Schools annual giving
School Participation Annual Gifts
Architecture 19.9% $348,780
Art 7.7% $306,743
Divinity 26.6% $658,483
Drama 17.5% $393,863
Engineering & Applied Science 14.7% $98,610
Forestry & Environmental Studies 26.7% $361,013
Graduate School 13.7% $1,132,900
Law 31.3% $6,579,045
Management 54.4% $4,485,735
Medicine 25.4% $1,161,505
Music 10.4% $112,542
Nursing 16.8% $166,542
Public Health 15.8% $181,934

Reunion Giving

Yale College Reunion Results by Class
Class Reunion Final Reunion Gift Total Reunion Gift Participation Reunion Gift Chairs
1954 65th $162,928,965 76% Fred Frank, Charlie Johnson (honorary)
1959 60th $54,253,319 63% Stephen Adams (honorary), Alexander Boyle, Charles Ellis, John Moss, John Wellemeyer
1964 55th $11,761,151 57% Stephen Norman
1969 50th $192,136,160 60% Robb High, George McNamee, Howard Newman, Steve Schwarzman (honorary), Lang Wheeler, Ken Wolfe
1974 45th $7,794,333 44% Sharyar Aziz, Tom Bernstein, Frederick Iseman, Cathy Kaplan
1979 40th $15,450,809 41% Rick Scarola, Sara Lord
1984 35th $19,171,497 46% Alec Ellison, Lauren Tyler, David Singer
1989 30th $10,017,700 48% Justin Chang, Charlie Garland, John Moore, Claudia Taylor Overstrom
1994 25th $21,124,490 46% Audrey Buchner, Roger Lee, Chip Dunn, Kipp deVeer
1999 20th $8,623,042 40% Billy Cheung, Bob Cusimano, Sara Cusimano, Coddy Johnson, Carla Shen
2004 15th $1,141,387 38% Kate Gulliver, Andrew Klaber, Ben Levy, Eden Cardozo Levy, Gabe Ling, Jackie Kessler Starr
2009 10th $573,409 42% Cameron Drinkwater, Zachary DeWitt, Alexander Gill
2014 5th $772,895 46% Ethan Karetsky, Renny Ostrover, Caroline Smith
Record-breaking Yale College Reunion Classes
Class Reunion Records set
1954 65th First place, all-time, for a 65th reunion gift
1959 60th Third place, all-time, for a 60th reunion gift
1969 50th First place, all-time, for a 50th reunion gift
1994 25th Fifth place, all-time, for a 25th reunion gift
1999 20th Fifth place, all-time, for a 20th reunion gift
2014 5th First place, all-time, for a 5th reunion gift
2019 Reunion Attendance Records
Class Reunion Year Records Set
2014 5th Alumni attendance (774), total attendance (838)
1994 25th Alumni attendance (656), total attendance (1,205), percentage of class attending (50.9%)
1989 30th Alumni attendance (395), total attendance (612), percentage of class attending (31.8%)
1979 40th Alumni attendance (372)

The Yale Endowment

The Endowment contributed $1.35 billion to the university’s operating budget. This figure represents 33 percent of Yale’s net revenues. Nearly 53 percent of new gifts and pledges, or $435 million, was directed to the Yale Endowment. These gifts and a 5.7 percent return helped the Endowment reach an all-time high of $30.3 billion as of June 30, 2019.

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