Giving Opportunities

Listed below are the donation funds available for online contribution. Your generous support of alumni engagement at William & Mary is always appreciated.

Checks may be mailed to:
Office of University Advancement
Gift Administration
P.O. Box 1693
Harlan, IA 51593-1993

General

William & Mary Alumni Association Fund (3056) - W&M Alumni Association

Formerly the Alumni Leadership Fund, the William & Mary Alumni Association Fund provides support for the most pressing needs of the William & Mary Alumni Association, allowing it to maintain and strengthen its ability to serve a growing alumni body of more than 100,000. The William & Mary Alumni Association Fund provides ongoing expendable support for a variety of alumni and student programs, regional and virtual engagement programming, communications, events and services focused on strengthening lifelong ties to William & Mary.

Alumni House Expansion  

Alumni Center Operations Endowment (1857) - William & Mary Foundation

Funds distributed from this endowment are used to provide support for the operation and maintenance of the Alumni Center at William & Mary. If all of the income from this endowment cannot be used for operations and maintenance, the unused portion is to be used for the most pressing needs of the William & Mary Alumni Association.

Olde Guarde Campaign for the Maintenance of the Alumni House (2705) - William & Mary Foundation

Funds distributed from this endowment are used to provide support to the Alumni Center and its most pressing needs.

Identity-based Programming 

Asian-Pacific Islander-Middle Eastern (APIM) Alumni

Asian-Pacific Islander-Middle Eastern (APIM) Operating Fund for Alumni Engagement (4842) - W&M Alumni Association

This fund supports alumni events and programming that promotes inclusion of the Asian-Pacific Islander-Middle Eastern alumni community.

Hulon Willis Association (HWA)

Hulon Willis Association Operating Account (2101) - W&M Alumni Association

This fund supports the programming of the Hulon Willis Association, including alumni events and regional programming.

Hulon L. Willis, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment (1695) - William & Mary Foundation

This fund is named in honor of Hulon L. Willis Sr. M.Ed. ’56, the first African American student to attend William & Mary. It provides undergraduate scholarship assistance to students with a record of leadership and/or service to the multicultural university and/or local community with a preference for need-based support.

LatinX Alumni

LatinX Operating Fund for Alumni Engagement (4841) - W&M Alumni Association

This fund supports alumni events and programming that promotes inclusion of the LatinX alumni community.

LGBTQ+ Alumni of William & Mary

LGBTQ+ Operating Fund for Alumni Engagement (4840) - W&M Alumni Association

This fund supports alumni events and programming that promotes inclusion of the LGBTQ+ alumni community. 

W&M Women

Alumnae Initiatives Endowment (4156) - William & Mary Foundation

Funds distributed from this endowment are used to provide resources for the university to enrich programming and enhance opportunities to engage, empower and inspire women across the William & Mary community in a multitude of ways. The endowment funds regional alumnae events and a speaker series, networking programs, conferences and so much more.

Affinity-based Programming 

Association of 1775

Association of 1775 Veteran Students Opportunities Fund (4543) - W&M Alumni Association

To provide support for experiential learning initiatives and opportunities for veteran students, including but not limited to funding for attending conferences, participating in internships, etc.

Olde Guarde

Society of the Alumni Olde Guarde Operating Endowment (2049) - W&M Alumni Association

The income is to be used in support of the most pressing needs of the Olde Guarde.

Order of the White Jacket

Order of the White Jacket Fund (0579) - W&M Alumni Association

This fund provides support for the Order of the White Jacket scholarships. The Order of the White Jacket, a society that honors and brings together alumni who worked their way through college in the food service establishments at W&M and in the surrounding community, funds numerous scholarships annually for students currently or recently working in the food service industry. The organization's goals and objectives include fostering and strengthening the fraternal bond between alumni who served in food service, promoting the honor and dignity of the work ethic through manual labor to finance a college education, supporting current students working their way through college in food service through scholarship opportunities and advancing the interests of the Alumni Association and W&M.

OWJ Program Support (3354) - W&M Alumni Association

Support for the OWJ group, including annual meeting, annual reception and newsletter.

Student Programming

Student Initiatives (3499) - W&M Alumni Association

This fund provides support for Alumni Association's student initiatives.

James and Patrice Comey Endowment for the Alumni Association (3448) - William & Mary Foundation

Funds distributed from this endowment support the activities of the Alumni Association’s outreach programs, which include student, young alumni and legacy outreach.

Alumni Admission Weekend (3378) - W&M Alumni Association

This fund provides support for Alumni Admission Weekend.