Invest in Marietta Students
Your gift to The Marietta Fund ensures that every student has the resources they need to succeed. It provides the flexibility to meet their needs, enhance their learning, and support faculty who inspire and guide them.
Your gift today secures a bright future for all Marietta students and helps preserve the values and traditions of The Long Blue Line. Use the form below to make your gift, or call the Office of Alumni Engagement at 740.376.4709 to give over the phone. Thank you for investing in our students!
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The Marietta Fund: Turning Generosity into Impact
At Marietta College, we take pride in our mission to provide students with a transformative education, one that prepares them for lifelong leadership and service. Central to this mission is The Marietta Fund—a powerful resource that allows us to address the evolving needs of our students and community. Your support ensures that our Pioneers thrive academically, athletically, and personally.
With your annual gift to The Marietta Fund, you have the opportunity to make a direct and immediate impact by supporting one of four key areas:
1. Student Priorities
Provide flexibility to address the most urgent needs on campus. Whether it’s upgrading classroom technology, enhancing student experiences, or responding to unforeseen challenges, your gift to Student Priorities ensures Marietta College can meet critical needs as they arise.
2. Student Aid
Help open the doors to a Marietta College education. By giving to Student Aid, you reduce financial barriers for talented, driven students, allowing them to focus on their education and fully immerse themselves in the Pioneer experience.
3. Pioneer Club
Power our Pioneers. The Pioneer Club strengthens our student-athletes by providing access to top-tier facilities, expert coaching, and opportunities for growth on and off the field. Your support ensures that Marietta’s athletic tradition continues to thrive.
4. Women in Sports
Champion our female student-athletes. By giving to Women in Sports, you provide critical resources like equipment, travel, and program support that empower these students to succeed and excel. Your support helps them break barriers and build a stronger legacy of equity and excellence in athletics.
Your Gift, Your Impact
You can support The Marietta Fund through various avenues, such as one-time gifts, recurring donations, or planned giving. Each donation, regardless of size, makes a lasting difference in the lives of Marietta students. Join us in investing in the future of Marietta College by contributing to the Marietta Fund today.
Other Giving Opportunities
Endowed Support
Marietta’s endowment fuels scholarships, programs, and faculty support that shape our students' futures. Growing this vital resource ensures lasting excellence in education.
- Named Scholarships: Honor someone who impacted your Marietta journey or support future students by funding scholarships based on an area of study, financial need, academic achievement, geography and student diversity, study abroad, and more.
- Endowed Faculty Positions: Invest in exceptional faculty through named Chairs and Professorships.
- Other Named Funds: Advance academics, athletics, arts, and more with targeted support.
Gifts That Go Beyond Cash
Alumni, parents, and friends ensure Marietta’s strength for generations through impactful giving. Tax-smart options like stock, donor-advised funds, IRA rollovers, or legacy gifts through your estate plans can align with your goals while securing what you love about Marietta for years to come.
Your gift has an immediate impact
By donating TODAY, your gift to The Marietta Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, with the Chlapaty Challenge! Trustee Joe Chlapaty H’09 will match new, renewed and increased Marietta Fund donations through December 31, 2024.
Last year alumni and friends came together to provide over $3,581,083 in support for The Marietta Fund. These donations have an immediate impact and collectively had a spending power equal to more than $83,400,000 in endowment! Annual Fund gifts support top priorities, including student aid, supporting student-athletes, and ensuring the College has the flexibility to address its most pressing needs.
Your gift counts
Did you know that alumni giving makes up a full 5% of a college's ranking in US News and World Report? Our goal is to ensure 20% alumni participation, and your gift, no matter the size, helps ensure Marietta remains one of the best institutions in the Midwest. About 76% of Annual Fund gifts in the 2021-22 academic year were under $250, but together, they added up to over $175,140 in support for students and faculty. No matter what amount you give, every dollar helps!
Your gift makes a difference
When you make a gift to Marietta College, you create opportunities for today's students to succeed. You provide scholarships, offer updated technology and facilities, and ensure Marietta College continues to blaze new trails.