Director
Allison Butler ’05
- Director of The Mount Holyoke Fund
Your gift to The Mount Holyoke Fund has a direct effect on every aspect of campus life — providing funds to recruit and retain the best faculty, financially supporting our students, updating state-of-the-art learning environments and keeping Mount Holyoke’s 800-acre campus beautiful. Making an annual gift truly supports the College’s highest priorities.
A Mount Holyoke education empowers and transforms. Our rigorous liberal arts curriculum helps students understand the complexities and beauties of the world and prepares them for career success. We are graduating leaders who are having a profound positive impact in their communities and around the world.
As the College embarks on a new chapter in our history, it is up to each one of us to ensure that “Mount Holyoke forever shall be” — now and into the future.
Every alum. Every year. Stronger together.
You can make your gift using the button below.
The Mount Holyoke Fund goals for the 2025-2026 fiscal year is $9.2M.
Our participation goal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year 26%
Our goal for the 2025–2026 fiscal year is 10,000 donors.
Choose one of the destinations through The Mount Holyoke Fund to make a difference where it matters most to you.
Each year alums volunteer to help support the College by engaging with classmates, sharing exciting news and educating them on the importance of giving.
Your small gifts can have a big impact when you become a sustaining donor. Sustaining gifts are automatically debited from your credit card each month and renewed at the beginning of each fiscal year (July 1).
More than 750 alums from all class years volunteer their time and talents to support The Mount Holyoke Fund. Their hard work, dedication, and love for their alma mater makes it possible for new generations of Mount Holyoke students to continue Mary Lyon's legacy.
Honors the loyalty of donors who make gifts to Mount Holyoke (of any amount, to any fund) for three consecutive years, including a gift in the current fiscal year. Membership is retained by supporting the College each fiscal year.
Recognizes donors who make gifts of $1,837 or more to Mount Holyoke for any purpose each year.
Honors those who have named the College as a beneficiary of a will, trust, retirement plan or life insurance policy. It also honors those who have established a life income gift with the College.
Regular gifts — over time — add up. Your small change can now have a big impact when you become a sustaining donor.
Sustaining gifts:
• are automatically debited from your credit card each month and renewed at the beginning of each fiscal year (July 1).
• reduce the number of appeals you receive and save the College valuable resources.
• maximize your support of Mount Holyoke!
With a sustaining gift of starting at just $5 a month, your regular support will fuel future generations who are speaking up, breaking barriers and demanding positive change in the world. Sustain the chain. Become a sustaining donor today.
The Mount Holyoke Fund Scholars Program is a unique opportunity for you to support need-based financial aid at the College. Your one-time gift of $10,000 or multiyear commitment of $5,000 for four or five years will establish a scholarship that will carry your name and class year (unless otherwise requested). MHF Scholar donors will receive a report in May or June with details about a student’s studies and activities.
Options for funding a Mount Holyoke Fund Scholar:
A one-time annual gift of $10,000 or more.
A multiyear commitment of $5,000 per year for four to five years for a total contribution of $20,000–$25,000.
Please note that donors who make MHF Scholar gifts after March 31 will receive student information in May or June of the next academic year.
Mount Holyoke Fund Scholars are active and engaged students and community members. We look forward to sharing their stories with you.
The Senior Campaign effort is led by the Head Class Agents who are elected their senior year, with support from the entire Class Board. (The Head Class Agents continue in their role through their two year reunion.)
Senior gifts — of any size — help support all the things that make MHC unique, including scholarships and financial aid, incredible faculty, beautiful campus, meaningful traditions, important diversity, equity and inclusion programming and invaluable internship and research opportunities. There are 20 different options for designating your gift, so you can choose the impact you have.
Reunion is an ideal time to honor your Mount Holyoke experience, pay tribute to your education and have a significant impact on current and future students who follow in your footsteps. Learn more about ways to honor your past and impact the future at this special time of celebration.
The Mount Holyoke Fund (MHF) team works with donors and volunteers to support the College’s annual fund. Gifts to the MHF are put to work immediately to support Mount Holyoke’s most pressing needs and impact all aspects of campus life.