What is the Parent Fund?
Over a thousand parents give each year to the Annual Fund, a vital source of unrestricted revenue that accounts for 10% of the college’s operating budget. The Parent Fund is part of the Annual Fund and is supported by non-alumni parents. Gifts from these parents influence the lives of all students and support the heart of Davidson by providing scholarships, library resources, technological upgrades, athletic equipment and much more.

In fiscal year 2008, Parents were up to the Challenge!

The Goal: Raise $825,000 for the Parent Fund
The Challenge: Increase leadership giving amoung current parents.
The Reward: A current parent will donate up to $50,000 to match all increases in parent giving of $1,000 or more.
The Result: Parents raised $1,014,550—exceeding our goal by $189,550.

In fiscal year 2008, 29.2% of parents gave to the Parent Fund.  These 1,103 parents contributed $1,014,550, accounting for 14.2 % of the Annual Fund's $7,141,150 total.

Parent Fund Giving Breakdown by Class

Class of 2008	$286,415
Class of 2009	$175,587
Class of 2010	$145,757
Class of 2011	$122,157
Parents of Alumni	$284,634