The Annual Fund at Utica College is an essential component of the College's annual operating budget. It represents the combined gifts of generous Utica College alumni, parents, and friends who give each year in support of the College. Gifts to the Annual Fund are solicited from alumni, parents, faculty and staff, friends, and corporations through programs such as direct mail, phonathons and personal solicitations.

Matching Gifts are contributions made by an employer to match and employees contribution. Most companies match employee gifts at a ratio of 1:1 but some companies may match up to 4 times the amount of the original gift. Participating companies provide a form, usually found in the Personnel Office, which employees send with their gift. The UC Development Office will then verify the contribution and return the form to the company, which then forwards the gift. All matched gifts are credited to your individual gift record and make you eligible for the Utica College Gift Clubs listed below.

The size of your gift is a personal decision, but we encourage you to give to the best of your ability. A meaningful gift has less to do with the amount than with the act of giving. Members of our Foundation Fellows (annual gifts of $1,000 or more) enjoy special benefits including invitations to all UC events including the pre-graduation dinner with the commencement speaker, gallery openings, and various receptions held on campus.

Making a gift to Utica College has never been easier. Visit our Donate Online page to make a gift online at or call the Office of Development at (315) 792-3330 or toll free at 1(800) 456-8278.

There are many different reasons for contributing to the Annual Fund. Many people give to show support for the excellent education or student life they received at UC. Others give to the Annual Fund because they want to show support to the current students. Your gift to the Utica College Annual Fund helps us provide financial aid to our most deserving students, assists in the upkeep and maintenance of College facilities, and allows us to purchase equipment and supplies needed to offer a first-rate liberal arts education. All gifts to Utica College are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Code.

Yes, every gift made to Utica College makes a difference. Whether your gift is $5 or $50,000, there is always strength in numbers. Most college rankings services use alumni support as a major basis in ranking colleges and universities. To them and to us, your participation is a vote of confidence to Utica College.

Each year, Annual Fund letters are sent to all of our alumni, parents and friends. Our Phonathon student callers begin to contact everybody in the fall to secure pledges. Phone calls also assist us in keeping you up to date on the latest happenings at Utica College and allow you to update any personal out-dated records.

Yes. All donors receive a receipt and acknowledgment letter from Utica College. In addition, your name will be recognized in Utica College's annual President's Report.

Because the needs of the College evolve over time, we encourage gifts with the greatest flexibility in how they are spent. Unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund help to ensure the most pressing needs such as a quality education and financial aid. Gifts in support of endowed scholarships are also highly valued because they help keep the rate of tuition at an affordable cost to all of our students.

That is completely up to you. You can give directly to Utica College's Annual Fund for an unrestricted dollar amount that is used to support the Colleges greatest needs or you can support specific needs of the College such as endowed scholarships.