An unrestricted gift to the Senior Gift is an unrestricted gift to the Alumni Annual Fund, which supports every part of Carleton’s operating budget and can be used for a range of critical needs: financial aid; student services such as OIIL, the GSC, TRIO, and the Chaplain’s Office; faculty and staff compensation; off-campus study; internship and fellowship opportunities; and more. It’s the kitchen-sink fund, the rainy-day fund, the unexpected-opportunity fund.
Though the resources of the Annual Fund are used a little differently each year, they always go to support the core of Carleton’s mission: to deliver a meaningful, challenging, and empowering experience in and out of the classroom.