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“Yale’s alumni, parents, and friends made 2018–2019 a record-breaking fundraising year. You propelled world-changing research, you enhanced our collections, and you helped make it affordable for students to receive a Yale education. I am grateful for your partnership and your shared belief in Yale’s extraordinary potential.”
—President Peter Salovey ’86 Ph.D.
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Since 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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
“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.
Financial aid: your impact
“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.
A foundation for success: First-Year Scholars 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
Across Yale College and the graduate and professional schools, 38,557 donors contributed a total of $42.9 million to the Yale Alumni Fund, the highest amount ever and a testament to the work of more than 2,000 volunteer class agents, chairs, and board members. Supporting financial aid, donors created 442 named Nathan Hale Associates scholarships and fellowships. Participation challenges including the annual Bulldog Blitz, Yale Leads the Way, and the first-ever challenge for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences inspired donors to give at record levels. The Yale Alumni Fund makes a tangible difference in the lives of Yale students by providing support for key priorities including financial aid, teaching, and collections.
“We give to the Yale Alumni Fund to support today's students and help them make the most of their time at Yale. We cherish our Yale experience, and it continues to hold a special place for us.”
–Tiffany Gardner ’98 and Sean Gardner ’97, pictured with their children
Parent giving: supporting our students
Parents contributed $29.2 million overall to the university in 2018–2019, including a record-breaking $4.4 million to the Parents Annual Fund. A successful spring giving challenge built momentum for annual gifts, and parents of each Yale College class, as well as past parents, contributed generously. For the second year in a row, the parents of the class of 2021 collectively gave more than $1 million to the Parents Annual Fund, once again breaking the record for Parents Annual Fund giving from a single class. Across the board, parents supported financial aid, enabled groundbreaking research, and enhanced student life.
"As parents of three Yalies, we appreciate the exceptional undergraduate experience available to our children. Students benefit directly and immediately from gifts to the Parents Annual Fund, which helps provide them with unparalleled academic and extracurricular options, as well as the nurturing community necessary to reach their goals."
–Nancy Marx Better ’84, P ’15, P ’17, P ’19 and Jamie Better P ’15, P ’17, P ’19, Parents Annual Fund chairs 2018–2019Reunion giving: giving back and coming back
Reunion classes contributed $152,749,157 to Yale’s fundraising totals in 2018–2019. Six classes ranked in the top ten, all-time, for their respective reunions. These successes spanned the decades from oldest to youngest alumni. Among them, the class of 1954 set an all-time record for a 65th reunion gift, the class of 1969 set an all-time record for a 50th reunion gift, and the class of 2014 set an all-time record for a 5th reunion gift. In all, 7,474 Yale College alumni and guests came back to campus for reunions in 2019, with several classes setting attendance records.
"Yale was where I became the person I wanted to be and where I forged so many meaningful relationships. Giving back in honor of our reunion and encouraging others to do the same brings me great pride, as together we can provide that same experience to the next generation of Yalies."
–Ethan Karetsky ’14, 5th Reunion Gift co-chair and co-chair of agents
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:
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.
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
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.
Commitments: annual totals
Each year’s commitment total reflects gifts and new pledges received between July 1 and June 30.
Cash: annual totals
Each year’s cash total reflects gifts and pledge payments received between July 1 and June 30.
Commitments by source
Individual donors, including alumni, parents, and friends, provided 80.5 percent of the giving total.
Organizations including corporations and foundations provided 19.5 percent.
Commitments by category (endowment gifts)
Of $826.8 million in commitments, more than $435 million was directed to Yale's endowment, the key resource supporting professorships, scholarships, curriculum development, and other essential functions of the university. Yale's spending and investment policies provide substantial levels of cash flow to the operating budget for current needs, while preserving endowment purchasing power for future generations.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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.
Impact of gifts to the Endowment
Since 1950, just over 78 percent of the Endowment’s value has derived from gifts and the investment performance on those gifts. Over the past twenty years, the Endowment has significantly outperformed its peers with annualized returns of 11.4 percent as of June 30, 2019.
Effect of investment performance on gifts
Endowment performance can multiply the impact of your gift. Over the ten years ending June 30, 2019, a $100,000 scholarship established at Yale would have grown to $286,295, exclusive of spending. With annual payouts, this same fund would have produced $68,376 to support students, finishing at $178,479.